Country Hr Advisor

As pioneers and global leader, Hiab is ambitious to write forward our success story, inspiring and shaping our industry. The world in which we operate with our class-leading products, intelligent services and innovative digital solutions is constantly changing.

Together, we keep everyday life moving to build a better tomorrow.

Purpose of the position

The Country HR Advisor plays a crucial role as a local HR partner for the organization and the leaders in the country in question. Specifically they drive the agreed agenda and scope of our Hiab People Strategy and processes such as salary review, payroll, employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, employee retention, employee termination, global mobility, talent development, learning and development and performance management in. They hold together the country agenda as a part of the overall People Strategy.

Main tasks and responsibilities

The Country HR Advisor provides local operational support and advice for Hiab units and supports the respective management teams, managers and employees with local HR topics,

initiatives, coaching and support.

• Accountability: Implement and support initiatives, policies, and programs that align with Hiabs People strategy and business goals at local level.

• Local HR policies: Develop, implement and maintain local HR policies, ensuring ongoing legal and Hiab company level compliance

• Collaborating with and interface between local line managers, employees, division HR and HR Services team

• Day to day management of: Employee Relations issues, maintaining constructive works council and trade union relationships (where applicable), & ensuring compliance with employment legislation, HR Policies & Procedures. Preparation of different documents like contracts, NPLs, various changes, as well as archiving.

• Vendor Management: Ensuring cost efficient and customer driven service and vendor management (helping negotiate and monitor vendor contracts and Service Level Agreements) on Payroll, recruitment, Healthcare, Pension & Insurance benefit providers. Manage relationships with the various pensions and insurance benefit providers and ensure cost effective service deliver to a high standard and within SLA

• Operational HR: Effective resolution of local site operational issues, including employee negotiations. Includes provision of appropriate guidance, advice and coaching to local line managers.

• Compliance: Oversee compliance responsibilities, such as payroll, pensions, insurances, data protection, etc. Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to local HR practices and global policies

• Payroll and Time and Attendance: Work in collaboration with relevant parties to ensure cost efficient and reliable payroll operations. Coordinate overall payroll and Time and Attendance process with the Payroll provider and the HR Services team including monthly payroll input collection, timely submission, payroll check and validations. Follow-up on post payroll activities such as reporting, employees' enquiries, etc.

• Rewards: Drive the local salary review process in alignment of the global agenda. Ensure, where needed, the local market salary benchmark analytics.

• Organizational changes: Support organizational and restructuring changes in the country

• Recruitment: Support agreed level of recruitments in target population, including recruitment administration. Coordinate and lead the entire recruitment process in partnership with internal and external stakeholders through different sourcing and selection phases.

• Learning & development: Implementing global HR training locally in collaboration with division HRs. Develop and implement local training activities.

• Local authorities: Coordinate and communicate with relevant local authorities.

• Communication: Develop and handle any local HR communication as needed. Align communication agenda with Global HR communication guidelines.

• Data and analytics: Ensure handling of all local data needed for Hiab or for local legislation. This concerns sick leave numbers and other relevant statistics.

• System and tools: Working with Hiab HRIS systems, including different SuccessFactors modules, Learning Management System and ServiceNow ticketing system (processing HR tickets according to the Global HR catalogue)

• Health and Safety: Collaboration with QHSE teams on general Health & Safety and Occupational Health issues

What you'll need to succeed

Education:

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).

Competencies & Desired behavior:

• Experience as an HR Advisor or similar role, preferably in an international setting.
• Experience of managing a wide range of HR topics.
• Knowledge and experience of all key HR processes
• Stakeholder management experience
• Experience in working in/with centralized HR Teams
• Demonstrable capability to be able to resolve issues locally
• Experience and understanding of HR legal practises in the country
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate with different levels of the organization.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to collect and interpret data to drive informed decision-making.
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs and organizational dynamics
• Positive and committed person with focus on solutions, achievement and results
• Flexible mindset
• Ability to oversee external vendors, monitor cost level development
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Change Management and driving change
• Strong IT literacy, numeracy, and analytical skills. Good attention to detail.
• Ability to implement and follow up work through network relations (rather than direct reports).
• High integrity
• Good spoken and written English
• Japanese and Korean seen as an advantage

You will be part of

We offer you an opportunity to put your skills and experience into work and make an impact in our global organisation and the cargo handling industry. You will work together with great colleagues from various backgrounds inspired by shared, ambitious goals. We value collaboration in our open and inclusive culture. With us, you will have the opportunity to develop yourself professionally. Join us to make a difference - and have fun while doing it.

Interested to join?

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Hiab is part of Cargotec

Hiab is the world's leading provider of on-road load handling equipment, intelligent services and digitally connected solutions. As the industry pioneer, Hiab's more than 3,300 employees worldwide focus on our commitment to increase efficiency in our customers' businesses and to shape the future of intelligent load handling.

Hiab's offering encompasses class-leading load-handling equipment, including HIAB loader cranes, LOGLIFT and JONSERED forestry and recycling cranes, MOFFETT truck mounted forklifts, MULTILIFT demountables, and tail lifts under the ZEPRO, DEL, and WALTCO fabrands. Hiab's ProCareTM service, award-winning HiVisionTM crane control system, and HiConnectTM platform demonstrate our constant drive to provide intelligent services and connected solutions that add value to our customers.