People Support Specialist Senior - Employee & Labor Relations (Mainland Europe)

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a talented People Support Specialist - Senior - Employee & Labor Relations (Mainland Europe) to join our People Support Specialist Team, located in Chassieu, France and supporting the entire Mainland Europe region.

This role requires up to 25% travel across the Mainland Europe region. The role is categorized as on-site.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Enhancing Pay Negotiations: Compilation and collation of data in support of the creation and presentation of negotiation packs, you'll ensure site readiness and contribute to successful pay negotiations.
• Streamlining Collective Bargaining: Your work in creating, reviewing, and retaining documents will support smooth collective bargaining processes and stakeholder collaboration.
• Optimizing SharePoint Content: Building and administering SharePoint content for Mainland Europe and the UK to establish improved information accessibility and collaboration within the regional Labour Relations Team and HR partners.
• Driving Strategic Goals: Collaborating and driving forward the 'Traffic Light' strategy with the HR pillars will help achieve strategic goals for the region whilst ensuring effective tracking and maintenance of status indicators.
• Supporting Specialist Projects: Your involvement in ad-hoc projects like policy rollouts, exceptional agreement preparation and M&A readiness will provide critical support for various strategic initiatives.
• Fostering Works Council Relationships: By tracking engagement and coordinating introductory meetings, you'll strengthen partnerships with Works Councils and ensure effective communication.
• Coordinating Regional Forum Activities: Organizing meetings, building agendas, and partnering with the regional Labour Relations Team will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of applicable regional forums.
• Implementing Best Practices: Supporting the dissemination and implementation of labour and employee relations best practices will drive continuous improvement across Mainland Europe sites.
• Integral Support for Labour Relations Practices: Covering the coordination of training needs, data reporting and analytics and specific surge case support where required across Mainland Europe.

• Stakeholder Management Skills: The ability to anticipate and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders effectively.
• Labor Relations Expertise: Experience in practicing employee relations at sites with third-party representation, applying labor law knowledge, and negotiating, interpreting, and implementing collectively bargained agreements.
• Conflict Resolution and Collective Bargaining: While experience with collective bargaining and conflict resolution scenarios is preferable, it is not essential. These skills will help you navigate complex situations and achieve positive outcomes.

• A bachelor's or post-grad degree in Labor or Employee Relations, Human Resources, Law, or a related field is required.
• Relevant Experience and Knowledge: An intermediate level of working experience and knowledge obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience. A strong understanding of employment laws is essential, preferably across multiple Europe-region countries.
• English language fluency essential + additional second language capability desirable (as well as native tongue).