Personnel Leader (m/w/d)

Shape HR in a Corporate Group anew.

International | 750 Employees | 6 Production Sites in DE, FR, IT, NL, CH

About this

Our client is an internationally established corporate group with around 750 employees and six production sites in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Industrial performance meets a long-term owner strategy — and a clear willingness to make HR from a manager to a strategic driver of company development.

In the context of a regulated succession, the current personnel leader is handing over responsibility to a personality who will not only accompany this change but actively shape it.

Why this position is exceptional

You won't take over a finished HR organization that just wants to be managed. You'll receive the assignment to rethink People & Culture in a growing, international group — with direct access to management, a reliable team of six experienced HR colleagues, and the mandate to use modern tools. This includes explicitly using intelligent KI in Recruiting, Personnel Development, Workforce Planning, and HR Operations.

Tasks

• Strategic sparring partner for management in all matters related to people, organization, and culture
• Transformation of the HR organization: You develop structures, processes, and tools for the next ten years — not just for the last ten
• Use of modern technologies and KI to increase efficiency and improve decision-making quality in HR processes
• Career and succession planning across all locations and management levels
• Conceptualization of modern remuneration and incentive systems, which combine performance, loyalty, and international comparability
• Development of a company-wide People- & Culture strategy with measurable contributions to the business result
• Harmonization of HR standards across six countries — with respect for local peculiarities
• Factual and disciplinary leadership of three personnel referents, two HR business partners, and one personnel officer

Qualification

• Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or equivalent qualification
• Multiple years of professional experience in human resources, ideally in a production-oriented, internationally focused environment
• A genuine interest in KI and digital HR tools — and the willingness to actively use them in daily work, not just talk about it
• Experience in change processes: You've already rebuilt HR structures, not just optimized them
• Outstanding strategic thinking combined with pragmatic implementation strength
• High social competence, empathy, and communication skills at all levels — from the worker to the supervisory board
• Fluent English; additional languages spoken at the site locations are welcome
• Willingness to travel regularly to European sites

Benefits

• A and a genuine mandate for shaping
• A traditional company with an owner structure, thinking in generations — not quarters
• An attractive remuneration package including a company car, also for private use
• A secure job at a financially healthy corporate group
• The freedom to build HR as it deserves an organization of this size in 2026

Your application please send confidentially to Schaffmann Consultants. We will handle your documents discreetly and conduct initial conversations focused and efficiently.

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