HR Business Partner (People & Organization)

Belgium - Hoboken
People & Organization
People & Organization

Posted on 17-04-2024

About Umicore

Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?

About P&O (People & Organization)

The 2030 RISE Strategy has set-out an ambitious transformation and growth trajectory for Umicore with a goal to enable our 2030 strategy by maximizing cash flow in existing businesses through optimization while conquering new business fields. P&O (People & Organization) will act as a strong strategic partner to these functions in setting the agenda for all related organization and people management priorities while being fully imbedded in and delivering on the overall Umicore P&O (People & Organization) strategy.

What you will be doing

The Global P&O (People & Organization) Business Partner is responsible for several Catalysis & Recycling departments, partially spread across the globe but with strong focus on Hoboken/Belgium, providing expertise and guidance in areas of culture and change management, strategic coaching, talent assessment and development, succession planning, performance management and organizational design. Critical in co-developing and executing P&O (People & Organization) strategy in enablement of the department’s business objectives and a connected partner for the business leaders.

The position holder is working in close collaboration with site P&O (People & Organization), P&O (People & Organization) operations and the CoEs, ensuring all implemented P&O (People & Organization)  processes and strategies are in line with local legal requirements as well as Umicore P&O (People & Organization) global processes.

You have strong interpersonal and communication skills. In addition, you have analytical and decision-making skills. You are a reliable partner, well organized, understand prioritization, are entrepreneurial and goal-oriented.

You will be based in our office in Antwerp-Hoboken.

Your Responsibilities

As a Global P&O Business Partner

• You understand the business needs, identify related P&O (People & Organization) priorities, generate and deliver on projects and initiatives and collaborate closely with the CoEs to provide solutions for the business
• You are a Partner with assigned management team members and their leadership teams to develop and execute both long-term and short-term departmental P&O (People & Organization) strategies that directly support and enable business objectives
• You act as an organizational coach, who builds organizational capabilities, reduces complexity and partners with leaders to maximize performance
• You are strategically partner with assigned leaders to design and implement the most effective organizational structures and manage transitions using change acceleration techniques
• You provide timely, effective and direct coaching, assisting in the development of strong, contemporary leadership skills in line with the Umicore values
• You provide strategic coaching to leaders as related to succession planning, career path development and performance management
• You co-lead talent assessment in the organization, identifying key employee strengths and development needs in order to recognize and develop key talent and select the best candidates
• You co-Lead succession planning and talent development strategies for the organization, identifying critical roles and preparing potential talent and pipelines, mentoring, training etc.
• You lead through critical P&O  (People & Organization) operating rhythms, such as performance management, succession planning, salary planning, leveraging assistance from site and corporate P&O (People & Organization) sources (e.g. P&O Administration, Employee Relations) as appropriate
• You are also a partner with site and corporate P&O (People & Organization), setting up fundamental P&O (People & Organization) activities in order to focus on strategic organizational and employee development strategies, while regionally securing as much consistency as possible
• You act as a Partner with global business leaders to drive organizational und cultural change initiatives

Who we are looking for

• • You hold a Master's degree in HR, Psychology, Economics or equivalent through experience in such a HR position
  • You are fluent in Dutch and English (spoken & written) this is a must
  • You have minimum 5 - 7 years’ work experience in several HR functions
  • Certification in change management and coaching techniques preferable
  • Savvy in relevant labour law
  • Experience in dealing with labour law issues
  • Experience in Compensation & Benefits
  • Experienced facilitator of various group sizes on all leadership levels
  • Coaching and leadership assessment experience
  • Demonstrated ability to use knowledge and judgement to make sound decisions
  • Demonstrated ability to drive the P&O strategic agenda using knowledge of the organization and the employees
  • Capable of handling multiple issues and/or projects simultaneously and executing to completion
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a demanding, high performance work environment and team-oriented culture
  • Excellent collaboration, influencing, project management, organizational and change agent skills
  • Ability to lead in complex, matrix, goal driven organizations, with a specific track record of working effectively with all level of management strong internal and external customer mind-set
  • Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Ability to work in changing environments, see through complexity and strategically promote an inclusive/diverse workforce
  • Passion for innovative P&O solutions and process improvement
  • Experienced facilitation skills
  • Knowledge in change management techniques and organizational development
  • Trained/experienced in coaching techniques
  • Ability to effectively partner with business and HR stakeholders

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise, and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organization, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary package and many benefits (company car, bonus, insurance package, net allowance, meal vouchers, smart phone, laptop, company restaurant etc.).

With all this and more, imagine what you could do?

 Come and join the Umicore P&O Team!!!