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People and Culture Professional CHC - VIE

Barcelona, Spain International Work-Abroad Program (VIE) Date posted Oct. 21, 2024
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Job title: People and Culture Professional CHC

  • Grade: VIE
  • Hiring Manager: Loic Delettre
  • Location: Barcelona
  • % Remote working and % of travel expected: 2 days per week in office, with a minimum of 50% of time in office for a month
  • Job type: VIE

About the job

At Opella, we have one shared mission – we work passionately, every day, to ‘serve healthier, fuller lives’ now and for the generations to come.

In order to do so, we strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.

Everything we do is centered around people’s interests – our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees – across the world.

We are building loved brands that serve 1bn consumers worldwide, through our key platforms: Allergy, Physical & Mental Wellness, Pain, Digestive Wellness and Cough, Cold & Flu.

We aspire to become the best Fast Moving Consumer Health (FMCH) company In & For the world and we aim to build a work environment where people can thrive, grow, enjoy and be at their best.

Our Team:

This role sits within the People & Culture Western Europe team at Opella (Sanofi Consumer Healthcare business)

Main responsibilities:

We are looking for a high energy, results-driven, team-oriented People and Culture Professional to join our Western Europe People and Culture team. The VIE is responsible for providing a customer-focused service, actively working with and supporting the People and Culture Partners in the different locations in the Western Europe zone (Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and UK).

The VIE will play an active role in assisting the Team with coordination of various activities and projects. The VIE will learn all about People and culture Partnering best practices in a framework of building a standalone organization.

It is a fast-paced role that fits high energy and agile people who like challenges. Organization and proactivity are key elements in this role.

Support People and Culture Business partners with day-to-day operations, training and employee relations.

Talent and performance management

  • Ensure the process flows and deadlines are met
  • Run reports on a regular and ad hoc basis and interpret data in Workday
  • Support the preparation of and organisation communications around Talent and performance management
  • Support the Talent Review campaign collaborating with stakeholders
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to keep database up to date (development plans and succession)
  • Help builds up talent pools of candidates for future reference.
  • Participate in continuous improvement projects and attraction/retention programs (EVP)
  • Analyse data, generates metrics and follow up as required on performance management, compensation cycle, diversity etc

Recruitment

  • Support managers to design job descriptions that reflect each position’s requirements, and partner with Talent Acquisitions team to publish job opportunities
  • Provide system support to Hiring Managers and Recruiters as required and act as a Subject Matter Expert on Workday and recruiting processes
  • Play an active role in supporting candidates through post offer processes to contribute towards a positive onboarding experience

Change Management

  • Support the creation and update of communication materials/tools to support change management on all dimensions (tools, processes, ways of working…)
  • Provide ideas on how to engage and support Opella people partners on promoting our challenger mindset

Data & Analytics

  • Maintain org charts
  • Produce and deliver standard (monthly, quarterly, and annual) and customized HR reports and dashboards on all people processes (Talents, turnover, mobility, recruitment, compensation) to support meaningful conversation around volumes, performance, compensation.
  • Respond to data requests on an ad hoc basis by gathering, analyzing, and reporting relevant data from various reports/sources.
  • Ensure people data integrity is maintained by checking the accuracy and consistency of input data. Audit people data and troubleshoot irregularities.
  • Partner with local people partners to ensure system upgrades and analyses

About you

Education: Degree or Master’s Degree in Social Sciences or relevant HR field (Psychology, Legal, etc..)

Experience

  • Previous experience of at least 1 year in HR department
  • Interested in HR reporting, working with systems and analysing HR data

Skills

  • Fluent in English, and one other European Language (Spanish and German preferred, French is a plus)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication Skills
  • Customer focused
  • Team player
  • Autonomous
  • Advanced skills in excel and enjoyment of data analysis
  • Powerpoint skills
  • You have strong organizational skills and you are disciplined in daily activity planning & prioritizing
  • You are enthusiastic, ambitious, and self-motivated with a strong work ethic
  • The individual would have a real interest in People Development and would ideally want to pursue a career in people and culture. They would also be open minded with an ability to work in a fast changing, agile environment showing a positive “can do” attitude.

Cultural traits

Push to go beyond the level we have operated until now:
constantly challenge the status quo focusing on the priorities that will deliver the best outcomes and letting go what won’t: be intolerant to mediocracy, believe we can and must do better and aim at higher but never at the expenses of our values and judgment

Take action and don’t wait to be told what to do:
take smart and informed best bets with the information at hand and anticipate the consequences of her/his actions; use personal judgement and others’ advice to make bold and impactful decisions which move us forward

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com

Pursue progress. Discover extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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