Senior People Business Partner (6 months Contract)
Namocell
By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.
Reports To: Director, HR EMEA
Location: Düsseldorf
Contract Type: 6 months Fixed Term
Hours of Work: Standard full time
By joining the Bio-Techne team you will have an impact on future cutting-edge research. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics.
Position Summary
As part of the EMEA HR team supporting a diverse workforce, this role is fast-paced, solutions-oriented and requires effective communication at all levels, both locally and internationally. This role shapes, implements, influences, manages and delivers a broad range of people initiatives and HR activities to support and drive the EMEA business strategy. The role will be responsible for a defined client group within the EMEA region and will be responsible for overseeing all HR matters within that client group, supported by an HR Operations Specialist for elements of operational delivery.
This role builds ongoing and sustainable relationships in the organisation, trust and respect to ensure that the HR function is trusted as advisors to the business and seen as commercially aware professional practitioners of human resources.
Supports the Director, HR EMEA to deliver key projects and works closely with the global HR team to support the effective delivery of a high performing HR function and in the implementation of the strategic HR plan, projects and initiatives to positively add value to both Bio-Techne and employees
Function Overview
- Organization Effectiveness: Support processes and methods for efficiency that are modern and sustainable; deliver nimble execution of plans and strategies; utilize talent systems; practice collaboration across all HR centers of excellence.
- Talent Management: Lead and partner with a global mindset and assist with assessing, hiring, engaging, and retaining for talent succession.
- Leadership Development: Support the leadership capability development to introduce and support employee and leader development.
- Leader Partner: Facilitate and drive strategic on organization design and structure to sustain growth across the Division/Function/Territory
- People Leadership: Provide informal leadership to employees across the People team, site, etc.
Accountabilities
- Collaborate as a point of contact to employees of all levels, to understand their goals and develop People strategies that align with and support their objectives.
- Translate organizational strategies into People initiatives and action plans.
- Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues and provide guidance to managers, conducting thorough and objective investigations when necessary.
- Advise managers on performance management, disciplinary actions, and other people related matters.
- Support and provide guidance on career development, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for organizational improvement and development.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to both employees and management.
- Lead or contribute to People projects and initiatives, and ensure timely and successful implementation of People programs.
- Support the complete administrative life cycle of employees, from onboarding to departure.
- Ensure compliance with local regulations and ensure appropriate People policies are in place.
- Support the People annual processes such as salary review, variable compensation, etc.
- Improve our People processes to positively impact our employee experience (streamline the existing, propose new ones when appropriate, issue and review templates, checklists, etc.).
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 5+ years of progressive People function experience
- Strategic business partner and advisor to leaders and employees
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Experience working in a global, matrix organization preferred
Bio-Techne is committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, continued improvement, minimising environmental impacts and conserving natural resources. Environmental and quality management is an integral core value and vital part of the Bio-Techne culture.
Why Join Bio-Techne:
We offer competitive wages along with extensive benefits for employees and their families.
We invest in our employees’ financial futures through retirement programs and an employee stock purchase plan.
We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.
We offer an international and diverse working environment, enriched by employee resource groups; volunteer and charity events; and employee events that build a culture of caring and belonging.
We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.
Bio-Techne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.