Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Strategic HR Partnership & Business Advisory
• Act as the primary strategic HR partner and trusted advisor to the leadership and senior people managers within Operations
• Provide guidance on people strategy, workforce implications and organizational effectiveness aligned with business priorities
• Align regional HR initiatives with local organizational goals to drive sustainable business success
• Workforce Planning, Talent & Organizational Development
• Steer and challenge strategic workforce decisions, including hiring demand, role design, grading, and organizational planning
• Provide strategic oversight across end‑to‑end people processes (talent management, performance, development, succession planning, compensation and benefits)
• Advisory and strategic assessment on total rewards topics, aligned with global expert functions
• Support leaders in implementing organizational development, succession planning, career planning, and performance management strategies
• Steer talent acquisition process including interviews, feedback and support to hiring managers, hiring decisions
• Contribute to workforce and organizational planning initiatives to ensure long‑term capability and talent readiness by using HR analytic data bases  
• Policies, Compliance & Risk Management
• Ensure compliant local implementation of global HR policies, frameworks and annual people cycles
• Act as escalation point for complex employee relations, compliance and risk topics in cooperation with Legal and regional stakeholders
• Provide guidance on policy interpretation and manage deviations in line with defined principles and governance
• HR Operations & Service Excellence
• Oversee all HR functions including talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, employee relations, training, and payroll
• Ensure consistent, high-quality HR services including talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, employee relations, training, and payrollDrive standardization and alignment with global HR policies, programs, and processes
• Employee & Labor Relations
• Serve as a trusted partner with employee representative groups

Qualifications:

• University degree in HR, Business Administration or related field
• +7 years of relevant work experience in HR Business Partnering incl. labor‑law know‑how
• Strong communication skills, assertiveness and ability to advise/challenge leaders
• Proven experience managing complex HR processes & employee relations
• Strong expertise in organizational transformation, labor relations, and change management
• with a balanced approach to both strategic leadership and operational execution
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Very good local language and English skills (spoken and written) is mandatory
• Intercultural competence is beneficial

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.