Head of HR Location for OESL Porto (Portugal)

The head of HR Location assists and advises senior management on HR issues and creates a trust-based partnership with internal customers by developing, planning, and executing innovative people strategies.

The position is located onsite in Porto, Portugal.

Main tasks:

•  Contributes as a member of the management team, representing HR to business strategy and operational goal setting to reach location/business objectives and expectations;
•  Ensures effective delivery of HR Operations and Solutions to line management and senior management;
• Localizes global perspectives and globalizes local perspectives in partnership with the other HR stakeholders (Country, BU, Divisions, Corporate);
• Steers and manages Strategic Workforce Planning, HR Planning & Controlling (KPI scorecard, HC structure) and derives appropriate measures (e.g., recruiting, retention, etc.);
• Participates in HR Reviews & Audits and implements required actions;
•  Steers, consults, and communicates Organizational Changes;
• Rives the implementation of Corporate HR Initiatives in the Location (i.e.. Culture development, Diversity);
• Ensures alignment and consistent application of HR processes, policies, and resources in areas of responsibility;
• Ensures compliance with local employment regulations;
• Follows up with labor market trends and develops and implements appropriate HR-related measures accordingly;
• Enables human resources training and development and ensures a strong talent base for the organization;
• Represents the organization in the local community (i.e. employee representatives, spokesmen committee, local union, HR-related legal actions);
• Leads own HR organization which includes setting vision, defining strategy, managing budget, allocating resources, creating global networks, etc;
• Advises and supports management in effective organizations to meet future challenges of the business;
• Implements people-related measures to support roll out of change projects;
• Defines and implements HR change projects;
• Consults and guides the organization through times of significant changes (e.g. restructuring, fusion) and supports organizational development;
• Ensures the successful Employer Branding / HR communications and Recruiting activities for the location;
• Ensures organizational effectiveness at the local level by designing and deploying appropriate measures (e.g. talent development, reorganization, new organization build-up);
• Triggers and supervises the annual Salary review respecting Budget/Legal requirements;
• Ensures global consistency in job evaluations and market benchmarking for Executives and Senior Executives in collaboration with BU's & Division HR where applicable;
• Seeks for approval of annual executive merit and variable compensation in collaboration with Division HR (re-assign;
• Ensures that the working conditions within the area of responsibility respect the health management regulation and well-being;
• Acts as an ambassador for health and well-being initiatives.

• Academic degree or comparable experience;
• Functional HR Knowledge - Employer branding - advanced level;
• Functional HR Knowledge - Recruiting & Staffing - advanced level;
• Functional HR Knowledge - Compensation & Benefit - advanced level;
• Labor Law/ Legal Compliance - advanced level;
• Consulting, Moderating and Facilitating Skills - expert level;
• Conflict Management and Mediation - expert level;
• Organizational Change Management Skills - expert level;
• Has several years of working experience in HR;
• Project leader experience in strategic HR projects. Has experience managing a budget and costs;
• Has demonstrated tenacity/persistence (successfully managed a change process, turnaround, start-up, severe organizational conflict etc.). Experience in HR processes (e.g. staffing, organizational development);
• Automotive-related industry and trends including cultural and political trends. Local related legal knowledge( e.g. Tax, Labor, Contracts);
• Leadership Experience (minimum 3 years in leading people);
• Language Skills (English) - advanced level.

What we offer:

Compensation package: 14th salaries plus performance bonus

Lunch Allowance: in line with local regulation

Flexibility - Flexible schedule, hybrid work.

Home-Office - Employees received 1,00€ net for each Home-Office day, paid monthly.

Work Abroad - Possibility to work abroad within the EU for 20+20 days per year (two different countries).

Vacation days - 22 days per year + 3 extra days the following year (considering absenteeism). Seniority days added starting from 3 years in the company.

Referral Bonus - A bonus of 500€ or 750€ (depending on the seniority of the candidate) is paid for each referral. 

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For our newly established OESL location in Porto, Portugal, we are looking for an HR Head, located on site, to support our management developing organization further.

OESL – Original Equipment Solutions, For Future Mobility.

Are you ready to move ForwardTogether with a global, dedicated, and experienced team? 

Join us and take the opportunity to contribute to our future in the fundamentally changing automotive industry with your new role as Head of HR Location in the stand-alone Business Area Original Equipment Solutions. Your new place to work is flexible and will be defined later (hybrid).

About Original Equipment Solutions:

With more than 17.000 employees and around 2bn€ sales, present in 15 countries with 35 locations and tech centers – OESL is a global player in the automotive sector with extended material competence in rubber, plastic, and metal, serving all major OEM’s and commercial vehicle customers’ needs with millions of parts in high quality.