Senior HR Business Partner EMEA

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Job Details

World Courier, a Cencora company, is the global leader in specialty logistics and supply chain solutions for the life sciences industry. Operating in over 50 countries, World Courier delivers innovative, compliant, and patient-focused solutions that help pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare organizations bring critical therapies to patients worldwide.

The HR Business Partner will provide HR business partnering support to World Courier's EMEA region. The role acts as a key connection point between the business and HR, supporting leaders in the delivery of people plans, HR processes, organizational effectiveness activities and employee-related initiatives aligned to business needs.

Working as an individual contributor within the HR Business Partnering team, the HRBP will build a strong understanding of the supported countries and leadership, their priorities and operating model. The role will support leaders with practical, proactive and people-focused HR solutions, while partnering with Centres of Expertise and HR Operations to ensure effective delivery of global HR programs and processes.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, sound HR judgement and the ability to work in a global, matrixed environment. It will support activities such as talent management, performance management, workforce planning, employee engagement, organizational change, employee relations coordination and implementation of enterprise-led people initiatives.

This position is available on a hybrid working location from our Coslada office.

Principal Accountabilities

HR Strategy and People Plan Support

• Support the implementation of HR strategy and enterprise people priorities across World Courier's EMEA region.
• Partner with HR leadership and business leaders to translate functional priorities into practical people actions.
• Contribute to the delivery of annual HR processes such as performance management, talent review, engagement survey action planning, compensation planning and workforce planning.

Business Partnering

• Build effective relationships with functional leaders and managers to understand business priorities, people needs and future challenges.
• Provide day-to-day and tactical HR guidance while escalating complex or high-risk matters appropriately.
• Support leaders in building high-performing, engaged and inclusive teams.
• Use people data and insights, where available, to identify trends and support decision-making.

Working with Centres of Expertise

• Partner with Employee Relations, Legal and local HR teams on employee relations matters, performance concerns and sensitive people situations.
• Work with Talent Acquisition to support workforce planning, recruitment needs and selection processes for supported functions.
• Collaborate with Talent Development and Learning teams to identify development needs and support targeted interventions.
• Partner with Total Rewards and Compensation teams on compensation-related processes, job evaluations and reward initiatives as required.

Organizational Effectiveness and Change

• Support organizational design, role clarity, resource planning and change initiatives within the supported functions.
• Help leaders prepare and implement people-related change activities, including communications, stakeholder engagement and transition support.
• Promote a constructive and people-focused approach to change, ensuring alignment with company policies, values and local requirements.

Talent, Performance And Employee Experience

• Support talent review, succession planning and development planning activities for designated areas.
• Advise managers on performance management, development conversations and effective follow-up actions.
• Support employee engagement initiatives and help leaders translate survey outcomes into meaningful action plans.
• Champion a positive employee experience and support initiatives that strengthen culture, inclusion and collaboration.

Projects and HR Program Delivery

• Contribute to HR projects and initiatives that support EMEA and wider World Courier priorities.
• Coordinate HR activities and follow-up actions, ensuring timely execution and clear communication with stakeholders.
• Support implementation of global HR programs, tools and processes, adapting delivery to the needs of supported functions where appropriate.

Education & Experience

• Experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist or similar HR role supporting business leaders or functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Industrial Relations, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of experience in HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, or Workforce Planning.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong English and Spanish communication skills; additional languages would be an advantage.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting organizational change, talent management, and leadership development.
• Solid knowledge of employee relations, employment legislation, and HR best practices.
• Ability to influence and coach leaders on complex people matters.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a matrixed, multinational environment.
• Proficiency with HR systems, preferably Workday.

What Cencora offers

• Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: World Courier de Espana, S.A.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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