Area HR Manager m/w/d chez H&M Group

As an Area HR Manager, you are responsible to ensure all our stores are equipped to provide the best possible customer experience by securing the successful implementation of the brand’s HR strategy. In this role, you work together with Area and Store Teams to secure quality throughout the employee life cycle. This role will be responsible for stores in &Other Stories Area Central covering the markets AT, CH, DE, DK, NL, NO.

What you will do 

• Responsible for implementing the brand HR strategy to ensure employee engagement and the quality of the employee life cycle 
• Contribute to a people first working environment, driving and supporting actions & events based on the annual HR goals  
• Collaborate with all functions in the Area Team, contribute to an efficient- and informative- workflow 
• Collaborate with the Regional HR Team to provide feedback on the people agenda to influence materials and processes needed to meet the changing needs  
• Train & coach Store Managers to take actions based on HR KPIs to ensure business needs are met​ 
• Work with Store Managers to ensure stores operate within the guidelines of global health & safety policy 
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with H&M group HR teams to ensure quality of employee relations​ 
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Partner to secure recruitment activities and succession planning 
• Knowledgeable on local legislation and culture, liaise with H&M HR and legal departments to ensure all stores are following local policies

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

What you need to succeed:

• Previous experience working in HR function (preferable)
• Excellent English language skills, both verbal & written 
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills 
• Proven organisational, analytical and decision making abilities  
• Sales driven and result oriented 
• Self motivated and ability to take own initiative  
• Ability to travel up to 60% of time  

This is a full-time position on a permanent contract based in Berlin. Please apply including your CV as soon as possible. Due to data policy, we only accept applications via the careers page.

Benefits:

We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the world. All employees receive a 25% employee discount that can be used for all brands in our H&M Group in stores and online. In addition to our employee discount, all of our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program - HIP. You can find out more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition, colleagues also receive

• Holiday and Christmas bonuses
• Subsidy for the Germany ticket
• Family service
• Corporate benefits
• Capital-forming benefits

Inclusion & diversity

At the H&M Group, we are committed to creating and maintaining inclusive, diverse and fair workplaces across our entire company. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experiences and ideas. A diverse workforce has a positive influence on how we tackle challenges, what we believe is possible and how we deal with our colleagues and customers around the world. Therefore, all dimensions of diversity are taken into account in our recruitment process.

Severely disabled applicants and those with equivalent qualifications will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

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