People Partner (12 Month Maternity)

at  SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, Babyganics® and Ecover®. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you’re into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

• Internal title: Senior Associate, Field HR)
• Location: Malle (with some travel to Brecht)
• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover up to 12 months)
• People Leader: Senior People Partner - Lifestyle Brands
• Function: People & Environment (Human Resources)
• This role is not eligible for relocation

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay & benefits
• Very high commuting allowance when you come by bike
• Flexible working hours
• Free breakfast & fresh fruit
• 20 holidays + 12 ADV days
• Hospitalization insurance and group insurance
• Volunteering days
• Free cleaning products to make your house SHINE!

Overview:
If you are a people-centered, values-led HR Generalist this could be the role for you!
Based in our Offices in Malle with occasional travel to our commercial office in Brecht (commercial side of our business in Belgium, the Netherlands and France) , you will work collaboratively with our broader European P+E team based in Belgium and UK to drive our People Plan. as some support functions for our factory in Malle. This role will also be an additional support to our manufacturing operations in Malle.
This role delivers on core HR processes and HR operations (performance and talent management, employees relations, learning and development, HR administration, employee engagement as well as diversity, equity and inclusion efforts) but also provides business partnering to the Brecht commercial Hub.
You will play a critical role in bringing to life what makes SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands a truly unique place to work, serving as a cultural ambassador for the organization. Driving home our people-first mentality, this role has an amazing opportunity to continue to translate our fun, collaborative culture within our different environments, and to bring to life people programs that promote engagement, performance and career growth.
People and culture are our secret sauce here at LSB and you will play a key role in delivering a strong and compelling people plan locally - delivering solutions that help build a winning team and culture.

Responsibilities:

• Support and collaborate with internal partners at our HR Delivery Centre to manage day to day HR operations (hires/leavers/changes)
• Manage local reward and benefit programmes including HR administration
• Monthly reporting (absence, headcount) and supporting with data for subsidy submissions
• Support Learning + Development programs, leveraging global resources and arranging local events, to provide meaningful learning experiences to our people
• Manage processes that support and drive high performance, such as performance management, the creation of robust goals + development plans, facilitation of regular, open + honest feedback for all employees, as well as performance improvement
• Provide advice on employment matters and directly manage sensitive cases that may arise, escalating where needed

Experience you’ll bring:

• Degree educated (ideally a Bachelors in HR or Psychology)
• Relevant experience in a generalist HR role, ideally you will have worked in a matrixed global environment and have had exposure to FMCG. Experience of a manufacturing environment would be a plus.
• Proven track record of excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels of an organisation
• Technical strength in talent management lifecycle (performance management, talent development, and reward management) and employee relations (applying legal frameworks)

Super powers you’ll have:

• Highly collaborative work style with balanced + empathic approach to building relationships and managing stakeholders
• Strong, positive, clear verbal + written communication skills (Dutch and English essential with French an added bonus!)
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work independently
• Excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize business needs in a fast paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite aswell as ability to navigate HR/Payroll/ Time & Attendance systems fluently (Workday / Connect / Prime time preferred)
• Sense of humor, a positive outlook with a “can-do” attitude!

About us:
We are the people behind method + ecover. We’ve always done things differently – we’re fearless thinkers, mad scientists and adventurous designers who believe that making soap leads to brave ideas, bold inventions and beautiful bubbles. We started small but we have big plans to make the world a cleaner, greener, more colourful place. We invite everyone to join us as we pioneer a future where doing business is doing good for all.
Let’s get one thing straight – you’re not coming here to just sell soap, or cleaning products. You’re joining us to move the hearts, souls and minds of others all over the world that see the world differently. We think about cleaning as an act of creative expression, a gesture of rebellion, and, yes, an escape from the normal. We take cleaning seriously – but not ourselves.
Alongside our friends Mrs Meyers and Babyganics, we are collectively known as Lifestyle Brands and are part of the SC Johnson family.
Application:
If you would like more information about this role, please email us at
LSBjobs@scj.com
and ask for the full job description.
It’s a big, beautiful, colourful world out there and we should celebrate that. That’s why we’re working hard to be a fully diverse and inclusive place to work. Every day we strive to create an atmosphere where everyone feels valued, listened to, supported and where we can do our best work. Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.
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Inclusion & Diversity
We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.
Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome

• Support and collaborate with internal partners at our HR Delivery Centre to manage day to day HR operations (hires/leavers/changes)
• Manage local reward and benefit programmes including HR administration
• Monthly reporting (absence, headcount) and supporting with data for subsidy submissions
• Support Learning + Development programs, leveraging global resources and arranging local events, to provide meaningful learning experiences to our people
• Manage processes that support and drive high performance, such as performance management, the creation of robust goals + development plans, facilitation of regular, open + honest feedback for all employees, as well as performance improvement
• Provide advice on employment matters and directly manage sensitive cases that may arise, escalating where neede