Senior HR Business Partner at STARK Group

Are you a seasoned Senior HR Business Partner with a track record of driving change and significantly impacting the HR landscape?

If so, we invite you to consider a pivotal role within STARK Group, a leading Northern European builders' merchant. As we continue our journey, having more than tripled in size over the past four years, we are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner who values organizational culture, collaboration, stakeholder management, and who possesses a robust HR toolbox.

As Senior HR Business Partner you will be responsible for supporting our Group HQ at Frederiksberg with some +50 employees as well as our Group Sourcing organisation, which is an international organisation with +30 individuals located across our business units.

We seek an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to ensure a seamless transition by leveraging your extensive HR expertise and engaging with international stakeholders. In this role, you will onboard and advise new executives, deploy governance models and operational structures to support organizational change, cultivate strong relationships with our business units, and serve as a trusted advisor and sparring partner for some of our most senior people.

What you will be working with

• Collaborate with the Group Head of HR Development and the CHRO to shape the strategic direction of our Group office, offering proactive sparring and guidance.
• Collaborate and support our Sourcing organisation with a fairly new management team working in an international matrix across all our business units.
• Ensure the implementation of Group policies and initiatives within our Group office.
• Drive and execute HR activities outlined in our annual HR plan.
• Provide sparring, coaching, and strategic HR support to our senior people and managers.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships with all HR Centres of Excellence (CoEs) and Group managers.
• Facilitate key HR processes, including performance reviews, our annual engagement survey, salary reviews, and bonus procedures at our Group office in close collaboration with HR CoEs.
• Collaborate closely with our Head of Talent Acquisition to ensure all critical positions are filled, from creating role descriptions to recruiting and conducting interviews and assessments.
• Plan, secure, and approve all HR processes and activities within our HR system.
• Champion ideas and initiatives that enhance performance, shape behaviour, and ensure the execution of our strategy.
• Engage in team and management collaboration and support.

Your work experience

• A minimum of seven years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a large, international corporation
• Previous experience working with an HR system (experience with Workday is a plus).
• Experience in change management and organizational development.
• Experience from supporting and advising both Danish and international senior executives
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Higher academic education.

Your competencies

• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders in an international matrix organization.
• Ability to think strategically and translate business needs into HR actions.
• Willingness to balance more high-level responsibilities with details of daily HR operations when necessary (with support from our service team on practical matters such as onboarding, contracts, and IT systems).
• Proficiency in facilitating processes.

Your personality traits

• High emotional intelligence
• High business ethics
• Humble - open to learning and feedback
• Proactive
• Openness to change - we work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

What we offer

As a valued member of our team, you will be part of a dynamic and international organization spanning eight countries with a total of 19,000 colleagues. Our Group office, located in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, supports our local Business Unit headquarters and is home to various departments, including Finance, Legal, Business Development, HR, Communications, Sustainability, Health and Safety, Sourcing, and IT. You will join a supportive HR community, fostering strong relationships and cooperation among managers and senior directors.

Reporting to our VP Group Talent & Development, Britt Bargfeldt, you will be part of a skilled HR community where you can make a significant impact and contribute to our continued success at STARK Group. Flexibility is essential to us, and you can work remotely per your manager's agreement and when it fits your schedule.

If you are ready to take the next step in your HR ca