Do you thrive on helping people, building relationships, and improving the way things work? As our HR Advisor, you'll be at the heart of the employee experience, providing expert guidance while driving meaningful improvements across the organization.
At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.
We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?
About the job
The HR Advisor is a proactive and service-minded HR generalist who provides advice and support across the full range of HR topics in the Netherlands. In this role, you quickly build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization and take ownership of issues, seeing them through to resolution, even when they extend beyond your direct area of responsibility.
Due to the nature of the role, you are continuously looking for opportunities to improve HR policies, processes, and ways of working. You take the initiative to drive and implement these improvements, helping to enhance the employee and manager experience across the organization.
In your future role as HR Advisor you will
• Be part of the HR Operations team, owning HR Operations processes and administration across the end-to-end hire-to-retire lifecycle.
• Act as a generalist point of contact for employees and managers on a broad range of HR topics, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Work closely with our Global Service Center (GSC) in India, which supports the team with HR administration.
• Act as the first point of contact for HR-related questions, building strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Support and educate managers and HR Business Partners on HR-related matters.
• Take ownership of problems and see them through to resolution, even when they do not strictly fall within the scope of the role.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and the collective bargaining agreement (CAO), and that these are accurately reflected in our HR processes.
• Create and maintain work instructions and manuals.
• Contribute to activities and projects across different HR areas in addition to your core HR advisory responsibilities.
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements, formulate proposals, and drive implementation.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues and stakeholders across the business and take the lead in projects and initiatives when needed.
We believe you bring
• A Bachelor's degree.
• 6+ years of experience in HR Support, HR Operations, or a similar HR generalist role.
• Broad knowledge of HR policies, processes, and the employee lifecycle.
• Knowledge of multiple HR disciplines, including labour law, compensation, benefits, and employee lifecycle management.
• Experience working in a complex and preferably international environment.
• Experience with HR systems such as SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Kronos, and SAP Payroll.
• Change management experience and the ability to identify opportunities, drive process enhancements, and implement change.
• Fluent in both Dutch and English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
We believe you are...
• Result-oriented and proactive.
• Able to quickly build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization (in and outside HR).
• Highly service-minded, with a genuine drive to solve problems, even when they do not strictly fall within your own area of responsibility.
• Experienced in stakeholder management within a multicultural environment.
• Collaborative and comfortable working with colleagues across teams and functions.
• Detail-oriented, with strong administrative skills and a focus on accuracy.
• Analytical, with the ability to translate information into meaningful insights and proposals.
• A strong communicator, both verbally and in writing, with effective presentation skills.
• Passionate about continuous improvement, with the ability to identify opportunities, develop improvement ideas, and drive their implementation.
• Comfortable taking the lead in improvement projects and bringing them to a successful completion.
We offer you
• An employment contract for an indefinite period
• A competitive gross annual salary
• 35 holidays based on a full-time position
• A variable bonus
• An excellent pension plan with a strong contribution rate, most of which is paid by Nouryon.
• LifeCheck Employee Assistance Program: Free, confidential wellbeing support for you and your family
• Bright, modern offices with excellent public transport connections
• A welcoming, international team and a positive, enjoyable work environment
• An attractive bike plan
• A company fitness plan to stay active and healthy
• Tax-friendly perks & discounts on a wide range of products and services
Have we got your interest?
This is a permanent position on a full-time basis in Amsterdam, reporting to Ellen Willemsen, HR Operations Manager NL.
Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/
We look forward to receiving your application!
We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.
About Nouryon
Explore careers and life at Nouryon
If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.
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Contact
For additional information about the vacancy please contact Diana Martinez, TA Partner, via diana.martinez@nouryon.com
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