HR Business Partner
Forvia · Bavans · €40,000–€50,000 (stated in the posting)
Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader
We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.
Your mission, roles and responsibilities
As an HR Business Partner within a large international matrix organization, you will play a key role in supporting our R&D Center in Bavans and partner closely with managers and employees to develop people capabilities, attract and retain top engineering talent, and deploy global HR processes locally. You will also ensure the successful implementation of talent management programs while supporting business growth and organizational transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with managers to provide strategic and operational HR support across the employee lifecycle.
- Advise managers on employee relations matters, organizational changes, performance management, and career development.
- Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract highly qualified engineering and technical talent.
- Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and deliver effective recruitment plans, including coordination with external recruitment partners when required.
- Lead and support talent review and succession planning processes to identify key talent, high-potential employees, and critical succession pipelines.
- Drive the deployment of global Talent Management processes, ensuring consistent calibration, development planning, and follow-up actions.
- Identify learning and development needs and coordinate the implementation of global and local training initiatives in partnership with Learning & Development teams.
- Promote employee engagement, diversity, inclusion, and retention initiatives that foster an inclusive and high-performing culture.
- Support annual HR processes including performance reviews, salary review campaigns, workforce planning, and organizational reviews.
- Monitor and analyze HR KPIs, including headcount and labor cost (HC/LC), providing meaningful insights to business leaders.
- Ensure compliance with French labor legislation, company policies, and HR governance standards.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes and actively support change management initiatives.
Your profile and competencies to succeed
Education
- Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner or in a generalist HR role within an international and matrix organization.
- Experience supporting engineering, R&D, industrial, or technical populations is highly desirable.
- Solid experience in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Performance Management, and Employee Relations.
- Experience in workforce planning, headcount and labor cost controlling is an advantage.
- Good knowledge of French labor law and HR best practices.
- Experience working in an international environment is preferred.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Proven ability to build trusted partnerships with managers and employees.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Analytical mindset with experience using HR metrics to support decision-making.
- High level of intercultural awareness and collaboration within a global matrix organization.
- Proactive, solution-oriented, and customer-focused approach.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken. (Minimum B2 _ Ideally C1)
What we can do for you
- At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
- We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
- We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
- We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
- We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
- Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.
Why join us
FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.
With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.
In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.
As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.
Salary Range: EUR 40 000-50000