Senior Human Resources Manager

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

**Position Summary**:
Lead the Human Resources teaM/Function for France and Belgium to provide a value adding and responsive service to local management supportive of the overall local strategy, and within the framework of the global human resources strategy. As the country lead provide governance across all BU’s and corporate HR policies and procedures. This role requires a great deal of stakeholder management and communication across all BU’s and functional teams. Where there is an independent HR team in country this role is responsible for setting and implementing local HR policy and procedures.

**Duties**:
Your main responsibilities will be:
1. Within the frameworks of local business strategy and global HR strategy, and working closely with senior local management and global leaders, create, innovate and implement HR strategies, policies and practices in line with best practice and governing legislations. This role requires a great deal of stakeholder management and collaboration with all BU’s leaders and HR leaders where there is an independent team. Management of the Country Shared Service function ensuring accuracy around processing of employee data and transfer.

2. Responsible for delivering all HR products (recruitment, training and organisational development, compensation, benefits...) to all business “customers” in the region. Adapting as necessary for local norms to ensure both acceptability and maximum impact.

3. As a member of the International HR Leadership team, recommend, contribute and participate in new initiatives to add value to the business. Also act as the conduit to both express the local HR needs of the business to corporate global HQ, and to communicate corporate initiatives and policies locally.

4. Lead the Global GPS process programmes also offering “challenge” to local management to ensure high standards are maintained. Lead by example.

5. Lead the annual salary administration program. Working with the Compensation and Benefits Centre of Excellence for the region.

6. Work with local senior management to develop the local Business Plan. Responsible for local HR budget submission and managing HR spend within agreed budgets, advising of any possible overspend to Director HR before incurring.

7. Management of the country shared service ensuring accuracy of employee data and processing in line with local legislation and internal KPI’s. System management and governance.

8. Ensure all employees have written terms and conditions of employment which comply with legislation.

9. Ensure Compass database for all employee personal data is maintained, and the hard copy storage of personal records as appropriate.

10. Produce management information for local management that adds value to business decisions, and participate in monthly HR updates with wider team. A member of the local Management team.

11. Provide leadership to a team of HR Managers/HR professionals, including the local shared service team (management of 2 people): development planning and empowerment to see potential and ensure skill growth with the company are aligned.

Your will be responsible for hiring (joint with hiring manager), disciplinary action leading up to termination, recognizing training needs, implementing HR programs, and spend within agreed HR budget limits

**Required Experience**:
Master degree level in Humas Resources.

Minimum 8 years of experience in Human Resources within a commercial or manufacturing environment.

Sound knowledge of employment laws and rules relating to local employment legislation.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

PC skills in use of spreadsheets word processing and HR Information systems database platforms.

Embraces diversity issues and sensitive to cultural differences within region and internationally.

Language skills - Local language and good business English essential.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.