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Who we are

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Vianen, Netherlands

HR Manager (permanent OR temporary, 12 months)

As Human Resources Manager for the Netherlands and Belgium, you will be responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining Human Resources policies, activities, and programs that align with our group's strategic objectives, standards, processes, and people philosophies. You will play a key role on the local Benelux GC’s WHS Leadership Team, driving and implementing our people agenda and supporting a team of approximately 75 employees, with around 65 based in the Netherlands and 10 in Belgium.


Your tasks

 

  • Execute professional and modern HR management in accordance with group standards, procedures, and local customs and legislation
  • Oversee all operational HR activities at the local level
  • Implement strategic activities and measures to foster a high-quality work environment and a comprehensive employer offering
  • Coordinate HR processes in close collaboration with line management
  • Ensure compliance with labor laws and actively guide managers and employees across all entities
  • Create conditions for a sustainable, high-performing organization with strong employee engagement
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure alignment and cooperation between group and local initiatives
  • Serve as the local GDPR Champion
  • Support change management strategies and promote diversity and inclusion to meet employee needs

 

Your profile

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in HR or equivalent
  • Previous experience managing HR responsibilities independently for a legal entity, preferably in a generalist role within a multinational company with multiple stakeholders; experience in a matrix organization is beneficial
  • Solid knowledge of labor law legislation in the Netherlands (white-collar); knowledge of Belgian labor law is advantageous
  • Proven experience in change management and process improvement within HR workflows
  • Highly structured, results-oriented, and customer-focused, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in an international structure
  • Fluent in Dutch and proficient in English
  • Willingness to do regular travels to Groot-Bijgaarden (Belgium) 


Our offer

 

We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more – including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models (hybrid working with the possibility to work up to 40% from home) in various roles. In addition, we are offering the option to convert the contract into permanent employment. Employment level: 80 – 100%.

 

Marcel Huber, Senior Manager Recruitment Delivery CH & PL, is looking forward to receiving your complete application via our online job application platform.

 

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered. 
 

 

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.

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