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Country HR Business Partner – Belgium & Netherlands
IFFCountry HR Business Partner executing HR strategies across Belgium and the Netherlands. Leading employee relations and ensuring compliance with local labor laws while supporting managers on various HR aspects.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the primary HR advisor to business and site leaders in Belgium and the Netherlands, providing coaching and pragmatic guidance
- Translate global HR strategy into local execution plans and country people priorities
- Lead employee relations topics end-to-end, including investigations, performance management, absenteeism, and disciplinary processes
- Build and maintain effective social dialogue, including engagement with Works Councils and employee representative bodies in Belgium and the Netherlands
- Ensure compliance with Belgian and Dutch labor law and applicable collective agreements, partnering as needed to manage risk and governance
- Own key parts of the HR year calendar, including performance, talent, and compensation cycles
- Support managers on job profiles, grading, compensation, and benefits decisions within IFF frameworks
- Partner with People Services Shared Services and HR Centers of Excellence (CoEs) on onboarding, mobility, and exits, ensuring a consistent employee experience
- Lead or contribute to local and regional HR projects, change initiatives, audits, and manager training/information sessions
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Employment Law, or a related field
- Senior HR Business Partner experience in a multinational environment
- Strong expertise in Belgian labor law; solid working knowledge of Dutch labor law
- Demonstrated experience working with Works Councils and employee representative bodies
- Ability to operate independently with country-level HR accountability, prioritizing effectively across two countries and multiple sites
- Proven capability to handle sensitive employee relations matters with sound judgment and confidentiality
- Fluent in Dutch and English (written and spoken)
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid working combined with multi-site exposure (Olen and Zaandam)
- Opportunity to translate global HR strategy into meaningful local impact for leaders and employees
- Collaboration with HR CoEs and shared services in a modern HR operating model
- A role combining strategic advisory work with hands-on delivery where it matters most
- The chance to contribute to innovations that elevate everyday products through our Food Ingredients business
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Hard Skills & Tools
HR strategy executionemployee relationsperformance managementabsenteeism managementdisciplinary processesjob profilinggradingcompensation managementonboardingHR project management
Soft Skills
coachingpragmatic guidanceeffective communicationindependent operationprioritizationsound judgmentconfidentialityengagementcollaborationchange management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in HRMaster’s degree in HRBachelor’s degree in Employment LawMaster’s degree in Employment Law