HR Manager (f/m/x) - Lich Warehouse

Location: Lich, Hessen, Germany

As a true business partner to our leaders, you will be tasked with providing strategic input, insight and advice on the people pillars and the impacts that our people have on the success of our site.  You will have a detailed understanding of the objectives of the business across your site and the key metrics and KPIs driving the success of the site and delivery to our customers.  You will tackle existing and potential future challenges.

 

What You’ll Do 

• Partner with Senior Leadership at the site on strategic planning and provide guidance on development plans, turnover challenges understanding the “why” behind people leaving and hiring trends.
• Provide expert and objective advice, coaching, and counsel to leaders and employees on talent programs, policy and procedures, employment/labor laws, conflict resolution, change management, and organizational development while effectively mitigating business and company risk.
• Super user of data in our HRIS systems to identify trends, provide insights and make recommendations to stakeholders and cross-functional partners to develop solutions that improve business results- claims, complaints, engagement, turnover, attendance, leaves, productivity metrics with an eye to improving the overall health of our sites.
• Drive and implement employee engagement initiatives at your site in conjunction with site leaders- assess impact of all programs and events and maintain an independent workforce.
• Lead complex employee relation investigations including harassment and ethics complaints, working with leaders to resolve issues
• Work cross-functionally to drive department specific projects and initiatives.
• Drive site specific talent strategy 

 

What You'll Need

• Multiple years of experience in a dedicated HR Management role, ideally in a distribution or manufacturing organisation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or related field preferred
• Experience partnering with Senior Leaders
• Ability to analyze, interpret, manipulate data as it relates to the HR function
• Experience working in a fast-paced and complex environment
• Superb customer management skills with ability to build trust and credibility with employees, managers and colleagues at all levels
• Strong in-depth knowledge of German employment law 
• Proven track record of handling works councils in a shop floor environment
• Excellent German and English language skills – both verbal and written
• Experience with HRIS systems (Workday preferred)

If you are interested please contact us!

 

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About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

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