HR Advisor

- In-depth knowledge of employment law, HR legislation, and compliance (e.g., disciplinary, grievance, redundancy processes, GDPR, health and safety regulations) in the Netherlands.

- Strong understanding of HR policies and procedures, including their practical application and development.

- Expertise in managing complex employee relations (ER) cases, including conflict resolution, disciplinary, and grievance processes.

- Experience of developing and implementing people plans to manage cultural change.

- Experience with HR systems and software, ensuring accurate record-keeping and reporting is desirable.

- Must be able to communicate (speaking and writing) in native Dutch language and also English.

Hunter Douglas is the world's leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we've defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What's yours?

- Provide expert employee relations advice to Site Leaders, line managers and team leaders on all aspects of employee relations

- Understand, display and encourage the Hunter Douglas Purpose, Vision and Values

- Support, engage and coach leaders in the cultural change programme to reflect the Hunter Douglas Purpose, Vision and Values.

- Develop proactive solutions to resolve people issues, share best practices, and drive consistency in handling employee relations.

- Handle complex ER cases effectively, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, policy, and procedure. Attending meetings where necessary, providing HR support and taking accurate notes.

- Support managers on performance management issues, coaching them on managing poor performance and applying disciplinary and grievance procedures.

- Ensure consistent best practices in absence management and help line managers reduce absence levels through proactive measures

- Partner with Divisional and Functional HR Business Partners to deliver strategic people initiatives and workforce planning activities.

- Support organisational health index survey process and action plans

- For the 3 sites, support the implementation of the Hunter Douglas Management System (HDMS), in particular, the People Pillar of HDMS 1.0.

We are looking for an HR Advisor to work within our EMEA Supply Chain function to provide support at our Leek, Hoogeveen and Oudenbosch sites in the Netherlands to be responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of HR policies and practices.

They will provide expert advice and support to managers and employees on a wide range of HR issues; including, absence management, employee relations, performance management and employment law to ensure entity compliance to country legislation. The HR Advisor plays a key role in driving cultural change to reflect the Hunter Douglas Purpose, Vision and Values and connects at a strategic level with Divisional/Functional HRBPs whilst also executing HR processes at the shop floor level.

The role-holder will be based primarily at the Leek/Hoogeveen sites with travel to Oudenbosch site every 2 weeks for 2/3 days including overnight stays. This is a full-time role.

We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor with the drive and ambition to expand their impact, deepen their HR knowledge, and contribute to wider business initiatives through close partnership with HRBPs and central HR teams.

- Demonstrable experience of advisory human resources and able to advise and influence managers and site leaders

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