Senior Manager, Human Resources

AMETEK Inc. is a leading global supplier of electronic instrumentation and electromechanical devices. The AMETEK Group employs over 18,500 people in nearly 150 locations and has a global network of sales, service and support locations in the United States and 30 other countries worldwide.

We are looking for a Senior, Manager Human Resources to join us on a full-time basis, based in Elancourt, France. The position will report to the Country Manager France and Netherlands, with a dotted line to the Senior Manager HR Southwestern Europe.

**Your job with us**:

- Be the business partner to the Country Manager France and the Netherlands.
- Be the primary HR contact for employees within the AMETEK SAS and AMETEK BV entities.
- Support the hiring, development and retention of key talents and key contributors.
- Manage and harmonize HR policies and processes within AMETEK SAS and AMETEK BV at a country level, ensuring standardization where possible and appropriate.
- Build strong relationships with the Business Unit HR leads within your countries and the Country HR Managers from the EMEAI region.
- Lead and implement all restructuring and/or mergers & acquisitions activities for France and the Netherlands.
- Drive performance management, development and succession processes.
- Manage recruitment processes and development of new recruiting strategies.
- Further develop and implement talent management strategy to attract and keep talents.
- Rollout and maintain compensation programs, conduct salary reviews.
- Manage any insured benefits programmes and annual renewal processes for the countries.
- Be the primary contact for the administration of all benefits.
- Oversee HR administration and complete reporting activities effectively and accurately.
- Manage and ensure that payroll is compliant with local legislation and delivered within the established timeframe.
- Lead the local HR team and HR projects across France and the Netherlands.
- Work closely with the European HR team to create and deliver appropriate processes to support business goals.
- Support global HR projects and activities as required and lead the local roll-out within France and the Netherlands.
- Identify improvement opportunities and lead organizational development projects.
- Ensure that all HR activities are in line with legislation, compliance, quality, policies and business requirements.

**Your skills matter**:

- University degree, preferably HR related
- Experienced in similar HR roles for at least 8 years.
- Expanded practical experience, preferably in a global multinational US company.
- Excellent grasp of employment law and practices for France and the Netherlands.
- Know-how in the areas of M&A activities.
- Willing to travel across the region to support the multiple sites of AMETEK SAS and AMETEK BV.
- Ability to inspire people and successfully guide them through country specific issues.
- Ability to create energy and urgency within the team to drive projects and goals to completion.
- Able to challenge and to motivate people, teams and organizations.
- Mindset of continuous improvement and efficiencies, facts based, KPI driven with good grasp of digital tools.
- Strong negotiating skills, resilience, persuasiveness, and a self-confident manner
- Excellent English spoken & written.
- Strong communication skills.
- Proactive, team-oriented approach with creativity and flexibility to adapt to changes.
- Structured, pragmatic and result-oriented way of working.
- Confident user knowledge of MS Office (including Excel), SAP Success Factors an advantage.

**What we can offer you in return**:

- A fully generalist role with a wide variety of tasks
- Interesting development opportunities and excellent exposure in a global company
- A cooperative working atmosphere within a highly motivated team
- The opportunity to make positive changes which shape the future of the FR and NL business.
- High level of personal responsibility and independence.
- The support of a wide HR network and local support and guidance of a motivated and energetic management team.
- Attractive employment conditions.