HR Manager
Location: Porto, Hipercentro Areosa Business Park
Closing date: Sunday 24th November
GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world's car manufacturers.
GKN Automotive in Porto: Established in 2020, our Global Business Services (GBS) is located at the heart of Porto (Hipercentro Areosa Business Park), where our 300+ employees provide support on a global level within areas of Finance, Procurement, HR and IT (to name a few).
Our workplace is diverse and our locally based team is represented by individuals from 23 different countries. Our culture is underpinned by our Values & Behaviours: Ingenious, Collaborative, Driven, Principled.
What will you be doing in this role?
The Site HR Manager is responsible for leading and managing all human resources activities to drive employee engagement, foster a positive work culture, and support the organization's operational objectives.
Leading a team of 2 HRBP's, in this role you will ensure the HR strategies are aligned with site goals and you will provide guidance on staffing, employee relations, performance management, and compliance with local employment laws and company policies.
You will act as a trusted partner to the site leadership, facilitating effective communication, employee development, and continuous improvement initiatives that promote a safe, inclusive, and high-performance work environment.
You will support our diversity & inclusion commitment and guide the site through change projects as well as the ongoing development of our line management population to raise employee engagement and retention levels.
You will analyze the HR data, identify trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance.
Specific experience or behaviours that will set you up for success in this role:
A confident and customer service focused HR manager, used to working in a complex global organization like a shared services environment
Proactive, results driven and accountable
Solid knowledge of Portuguese employment law and HR best practices
A good understanding of analytics and the ability to apply them in a commercial context to find patterns and root causes (we have a team to support you with this)
Your natural leadership style will be to develop and coach, both your team and your peers, role modelling how we best collaborate with, positively question and motivate others to move projects forward to the highest standard
Benefits:
Competitive annual salary
Annual performance bonus of up to 18%
Private Health Insurance
Enjoy your birthday off!
22 Holidays per year initially with more available in the future
Access to LinkedIn Learning, Excel, and Language courses on-site
Dynamic multi-cultural environment
Employee Assistance Program
Interested but not quite sure about applying?
We've made a commitment to focus on fostering an inclusive environment. One where you will feel comfortable being you and sharing your ideas.
If you're not ticking every box above, but believe you'd add value to our role, then please apply.
NOTE: Please submit your resume in English. If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we have a process in place to support you. Please feel free to get in touch with us.
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