P&o Head France and Belgium

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally. Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz ***Your Key Responsibilities has**P&O Head France and Belgium**: **Your responsibilities include, but not limited to**: **Company Strategy and Organization** - **Participate in the company's strategic decisions by advising management in compliance with legislation, company rules, culture, and ethics.**: - **Ensure the coherence of organizations or structural reorganization needs.**: - **Develop the HR strategy in line with the company's strategy and the group's functional objectives and ensure its implementation.**: - **Manage the recruitment, integration, career, and departures of senior executives.** **Salary and Social Policy, Social Relations Management** - **Define and implement the social and salary strategy in compliance with legislation and group standards.**: - **Define the social agenda and strategic issues.**: - **Ensure compliance with formalities (convocation, agenda, etc.) within legal deadlines.**: - **Chair the CSE in France and lead negotiations, supervise social relations in Belgium.** **Culture and Change** - **Assess the need for cultural evolution in line with local strategy and group standards.**: - **Lead and supervise the necessary change management.**: - **Ensure clear and consistent communication on needs and objectives to various local and global stakeholders.** **Personnel Administration** - **Supervise personnel management activities handled by centers of excellence, payroll, and individual (employment contract, amendment, disciplinary, etc.) and collective (agreements, amendments, contracts, etc.) contractual documents.**: - **Supervise mandatory declarations and payments.**: - **Monitor workforce evolution, payroll, and HR KPIs.**: - **Liaise with shared service centers.** **Skills and Employment Management** - **Ensure the performance management system and participate in defining the commercial bonus system.**: - **Ensure the coherence of performance ratings distribution and budget compliance.**: - **Implement the group's talent management policy.**: - **Promote employee mobility.**: - **Supervise the training plan.** **Interface with Local, European, and Global Teams** - **Manage the HR team in France and Belgium.**: - **Maintain relations with European and Global teams in the context of regular work relations, visits, or specific projects.**: - **Communicate on local issues and strategy.** **Compliance with Legislation** - **Ensure compliance with local legislation, group standards, and ethical rules.**: - **Supervise the management of social law disputes, manage relations with lawyers and institutions.** **What you’ll bring to the role**: **Essential Requirements**: **Education**: - **(minimum/desired) Master's degree in HR, Business School, or Social Law.**: - **15 years of varied HR professional experience in an international context.** **Languages**: - **Fluent written and spoken English.** **Skills** **Cross-functional Skills** - **Mastery of the Environment: Understanding the company, its organization, values, products, and processes.**: - **Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with the pharmaceutical industry, market dynamics, health systems, and generic drug policies.**: - **IT Proficiency: Competence with common IT tools.** **Technical Skills** - **Social Legislation Knowledge: Understanding employment contracts, disciplinary procedures, social relations, and training.**: - **Change and Project Management: Expertise in supporting individual and collective change, and ability to organize and lead activities in "project mode."**: - **Analytical and Planning Skills: Capability to analyze and synthesize situations and documents, and prepare daily activities, develop workload plans, and meet reporting deadlines.**: - **Facilitation and Communication: Skills in preparing, leading, and ensuring meetings and training sessions, and effective communication.** **Behavioral Skills** - **Leadership and Management: Ability to manage a team, advance projects, develop employees, and handle various situations with autonomy and decision-making skills.**: - **Communication and Collaboration: Effective oral and written communication tailored to the audience, maintaining good professional relations, and influencing decisions.**: - **Adaptability and Problem-solving: Flexibility to adapt to varied and complex situations, methodical approach to resolving issues, a