HR & Employee Relations Lead

Position: HR & Employee Relations Lead F/M/X
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* Job Description:

**** Location**:
Aimargues (30 min from Montpellier)
** Type of contract**:
Permanent (CDI)
** Entity**:
Mars IS France The Royal Canin Associate Relations (AR) Segment Lead France is responsible for leading and shaping the AR strategy in Royal Canin in France with the objective to enable and amplify an inclusive, fair and positive workplace that safeguards the company’s culture and principles. To establish an environment of collaborative relationships with the social partners of the legal entity, and to anticipate the needs at the social level of the organisation and associates.

Key responsibilities include the responsibility of the management of labour relations in RC France delegated by the General Management and build the mid and long-term social strategy for RC. This included the deployment of global, regional & local OD transformations (as part of the people strategy), in line with French labour law.

The role has a responsibility to act as the pulse of the business and identify associate and organization insights to segment leaders and to coach people leaders to create an environment of engagement and inclusivity in line with the spirit of the Mars culture. Another key responsibility includes leadership of complex AR issues, managing high risk situations and resolving them in a fair and mutual manner.

Royal Canin France- campus site, is one of the most complex sites from a volume, level, and complexity standpoint. The role partners with the entity’s Global Management and People & Organization (P&O) Business Partners of the Head Quarter, the French market, Supply and MGS within an international environment. The role collaborates with a.o. the Site Mgt, Rewards, Legal, H&W and Ombudsman teams.

The role is people leader of a team in France (remote and on site) of 4 Associate Relations professionals who own the relationships and negotiations with Unions and Works councils on their unit perimeter.

The role leads and provides strategic AR input for Associate Relations France (x-segment team) such as AR France x-segment projects, x-segment policies and practices and union engagement strategies.

The role will have an expert level of business expertise- understanding global business as well as expert in French social/employee relations and labour regulations/law.

* Minimum qualification:

University degree or equivalent, preferably in Human Resources, Labor/Industrial Relations, Management, Legal
* Preferred qualification:
Master degree;
Combination of education and experience preferred
* Extensive functional HR experience in vision of social relations, understanding organisations and understanding (by experience) of managerial issues
* Experience in successfully carry out negotiations with unions and IRP’s.
* Ideally experience / knowledge of French labor relations
* Ability to interact and develop relationships with all levels of associates, including senior management, to influence desired outcomes
* Ability to rapidly mobilize and manage teams
* Ability to work independently and efficiently, with minimal supervision, in a fast-paced environment
* Ability to handle and maintain confidential and sensitive information
* Strong communication skills, written and interpersonal
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
* Exceptional conflict management skills
** AR Leadership** **& Relationship management
*** Partner and build sustainable relationships with Leadership teams, P&O VP’s and P&O Heads, legal, H&W and other AR partners to achieve the goals aligned with the people agenda and business strategy.
* Consult and provoke senior stakeholders on people insights and key industry trends related to work and workplace
* Be the pulse of the business and report on associate and organization insights with use of Data
* Assess employment trends and initiate progressive employment practices to support our work, workforce, and workplace
** Industry Relations (Union/WC) Leadership
*** Establish collaborative and trustful relationships with all the social partners of the legal entity
* Lead with the team the negotiations of collective agreements with the Unions and coordinates the deployment…