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Job Summary
This role acts as HR Business Partner to the GKN Aerospace – Engines, Engineering & Technology Leadership Team. This is a unique opportunity to be the global business partner in a truly strategic capacity.
As part of the business line HR team, you will be responsible for developing the people strategies for the Global E&T organization.
You will also act as the Site aligned HRBP for the Global Technology Center (GTC) based in Sweden and support the HR Director Engines with the implementation of group wide HR projects and initiatives as and when required. This ranges from talent management, capability requirements, coordinating engagement activities for the function, leadership and development strategies, deploying appropriate reward and recognition processes, as well as any other duties as required.
We are looking for someone from a generalist background, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should be able to manage multiple stakeholders, and lead strategic projects across the organization.
Key responsibilities
- Provide professional HR business partnering to the organization.
- Identify and plan to address the resource and capability requirements of the business by leading/managing the Organisational Planning and Strategic Workforce planning process for assigned talent within the organization.
- Work in close collaboration / co-ordination with Site aligned HR teams to manage the full employment life cycle for employees based Engineering & Technology and the GTC.
- Support the implementation of GKN Aerospace wide HR projects and initiatives as and when required.
- Validate, develop and mobilize talent pools within the business.
- Co-ordinate employee engagement activities across the function.
- Work closely with the business area teams and leaders in managing internal and external recruitment process.
- Ensure people have the diversity of experience to meet the business needs by planning assignments as part of talent planning process, and through recruitment.
- Develop professional functions to deliver the business strategy.
- Develop exceptional leaders by deploying leadership processes, programmes and frameworks.
- Ensure all employees have the skillset to be successful in their roles by managing L&D processes, programmes and frameworks in co-ordination with the Talent team.
- Ensure people are aligned, engaged and performing to the highest standards through PDP.
- Deploy reward and recognition processes fairly and consistently to drive performance, attract and retain talent.
- Be in tune with the employee population to understand what makes a “Great Place To Work”.
- Enable cross boundary working and transfer of information.
- Ensure flawless transactional service through HR Admin processes and teams.
Qualifications/ Experience/ Skills/ Profile
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders
- Project management
- Succession and talent management
- Fully proficient with Microsoft applications including Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and Outlook
- Experience in human resource management from a Global R&D environment
- HR certification preferred.
- Excellent organizational skills.
The selection process takes place continuosly. The position may therefore be filled before the application deadline. Therefore, do not wait with your application!
Start date:
as soon as possible
For More Information, Please Contact Hiring Manager
Anton Gustavsson, HR Director Engines. tel. +46 520292299
The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the current regulations for security protection. For positions where GKN's customer has requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, involve specific citizenship requirements.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
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