Are you professionally strong and have a burning commitment to people and good leadership? Do you want to further develop leaders and build a good workplace?  Then we would like you to apply for this position as HR Business Partner at Specsavers.

Employees and their well-being are at the heart of Specsavers and therefore also our biggest focus area. As a HR Business Partner, you support the support office with various HR (P&O)-related areas, and you help our store owners (partners) to create a workplace where job satisfaction and employee development are part of everyday life. You will work closely with the P&O team at the support office in Maarssen and the regional managers for the stores, and these will be your main tasks:

• Provide HR support, advice and challenge to the wider management team
• Responsibility for different P&O areas based on the needs of the organization – for example onboarding, wellbeing, D&I, management support in recruitment processes, internal communication and insurances
• P&O-related administration
• Being the driver with absence management for both support office and stores
• Understand and contribute to the development of the People Strategy with the rest of the P&O team
• Support the Head of P&O to develop plans to drive through the people agenda and execute against the plan
• Act as a facilitator to enable individual, team and business development
• Support and proactively work with partners on P&O-related issues, such as employee and team development, rehabilitation, and labour law issues and negotiations
• Use the P&O strategy to scope project plans that are relevant to your business area.

Within 3 months, you will:  

• Be onboarded and establish in the local HR/ Payroll team. Learn about our ways of working and get to know our employees and their needs
• Gain understanding of the matrix organization and stakeholder management
• Start working with your pears in Northern Europe working together on projects such as onboarding, wellbeing & other initiatives. Support the Head of P&O in absence Management, Quarterly bonus management & Talent Reviews

  

Within 6-12 months, you are:  

• Running projects such as Diversity & Inclusion and Great place to Work
• Understanding how to best support the Head of P&O in daily operation and how to support the management team.
• The go-to person for all support office employee questions, administration, development needs and employee wellbeing.

• We have a strong focus on your personal development plan to make sure that your competencies and skills continue to be best in class
• You can choose a career path within Specsavers you perceive as your personal journey
• You can grow professionally in an organisation that recognises your skills and personality.

We’re a highly skilled and collaborative team with an ambition to take Specsavers’ employee experience to the next level. As HR Business Partner you´ll have 1 direct report and be part of a P&O team consisting of 7 colleagues, including Payroll. We like to get involved, learn from each other, and have fun together even though our roles are quite independent. You´ll also collaborate with many other colleagues at the support office and in the stores.

We are looking for someone who has the following qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in P&O or similar and at least 3 years of experience in an HR Business Partner role
• Good expertise in labour law, negotiation experience and broad experience of manager support and employee matters
• Used to independently run projects and different areas of responsibility
• Very good language skills both written and oral in Dutch and English
• Preferably experience from retail or manufacturing and distribution environment
• Awareness of working in a multi-site organization.

As a person, we believe that you are:

• Solution-oriented and service-minded, and good at creating and maintaining good relationships and good collaboration so that together we reach our goals
• Communicative, empathetic and a good listener, while knowing what questions to ask to challenge and create constructive dialogues and develop our partners and the organization
• Educational and comfortable with holding webinars, presentations and used to adapting your way of communicating based on the target group
• Responsible, driving and taking initiatives to develop and improve our processes and working methods
• Committed and structured, and can see what needs to be prioritized in a fast-paced everyday life.

At Specsavers, you’ll get more than just a job. You will join us on a journey to make eye health services easily accessible to everyone.

We offer you an exciting and challenging everyday life and career in a company with success and ambitions. You will also be part of a workplace with a strong, unique family culture and a community that extends beyond a single department.

In addition to personal and professional development, we offer a salary package with good insurance schemes.

To apply, please send us your CV using the button below. We want to respect your time, so including an application letter is optional. Feel free to apply as soon as possible.

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If you’re interested in learning more about the incredible team you’ll be joining and our shared goals as a family business, visit our pages: This is who we are, and This is what we do.

Specsavers will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected factor.

 

In line with our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we integrate these principles into all aspects of our work, from product development to team building.