Job Description
Lincoln Cornhill Executive are delighted to be retained as the search partner of Renold Plc, for the appointment of Human Resources Director - Europe, on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and expanding AIM LSE listed PLC, and one of the world's leading manufacturers of chains, gears and couplings.
A heritage stretching back 130+ years, with a growing workforce of over 2,500 employees based across 25 countries around the world, Renold have manufacturing sites in nations including the UK, Germany, the USA, China, India, Australia, Malaysia, and South Africa, and a strategy to increase this footprint through further growth, merger and acquisition.
Overview
- This is a full-time hybrid key Regional Senior Management Team role. The position which reports to the President, Chain – Europe, India & China, will enable the leaders of the Chain business across the European Region to achieve their organisational objectives through the provision of comprehensive Human Resources support and advice encompassing (but not limited to), talent acquisition, organisational design and transformation, employee learning and development, employee and industrial relations, reward, HR legal / policy and process support.
- The candidate needs to demonstrate a willingness to operate the full curve of HR activity from administrative tasks, to transactional management, to strategic leadership. The role will have breadth due to the complex HR environment with so many country specific requirements, but also requires depth in terms of driving completion of tasks often single-handedly. This is a ‘hands-on’ role with an emphasis on owning activities and getting things done.
- The leader will need to have bandwidth and drive to lead projects and initiatives beyond the core HR remit. Specifically, this role will be expected to lead the coordination of Sustainability across the European business and may be asked to perform in a similar capacity in other areas.
About you
- Will have operated in a senior HR leadership role providing HR support in a manufacturing organisation in Europe (with experience in one or more of the relevant countries).
- Able to operate independently without frequent day-to-day direction.
- Must project sufficient professionalism and gravitas as a manager and HR professional to earn respect and successfully influence those around them without ‘line’ authority.
- Willingness to challenge the status quo, set challenging and ambitious targets and deliver on them.
- Must be resilient, capable of coping with ambiguity and prioritising the important elements in a very challenging environment.
- Capable of identifying continuous improvement opportunities, seeking to fix problems rather than patch them over, remove waste, reduce cost and improve efficiencies and operational effectiveness.
Reward | Package
- Attractive Compensation & Benefits Package - consisting of generous salary, car allowance and annual bonus.
Location | Travel
- Hybrid position with contracted base of employment at Group Head Office in Manchester; Weekly on-site presence expected.
- Travel frequently within Europe, mainly Germany and Spain (six to eight trips per annum). Ability and confidence to travel independently including driving overseas.
For further information on Renold Plc and the mentioned appointment please visit https://www.lincolncornhill.com/renold
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