HR Advisor Belgium

Job description

At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 110,000 employees. Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth. Our values guide how we work: We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation Goal of function: As HR Advisor Belgium, you play a critical role in ensuring the delivery of core HR operations across the Benelux region, with a strong emphasis on payroll administration, employee benefits management, HR operations, and employee relations. Acting as a trusted HR partner for managers and employees, you provide practical and timely solutions to day-to-day operational HR matters while ensuring compliance with Belgian and Dutch employment legislation and company policies. In addition to supporting the Belgian entity, you provide operational HR support to the Netherlands, helping to ensure consistency of HR processes and an excellent employee experience across both countries. This role is ideal for an HR professional who enjoys working in a dynamic international environment, solving problems quickly, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and delivering high-quality operational HR services. Your Responsibilities: Manage and coordinate payroll activities for Belgium and the Netherlands, ensuring accurate and compliant processing in collaboration with external payroll providers and internal stakeholders, while supporting payroll audits and maintaining payroll records Administer and coordinate employee benefit programs, support annual benefits reviews and benchmarking activities Provide guidance and support on employee relations matters, including disciplinary processes, performance management, grievance handling, and workplace concerns, while ensuring compliance with Belgian and Dutch labor legislation, collective labor agreements, and company policies Monitor legislative developments and support compliance activities, including social inspections, audits, policy reviews, and the maintenance of employee documentation and personnel records Act as a trusted HR point of contact for managers and employees, providing advice and support on day-to-day HR matters and escalating complex cases as appropriate Maintain accurate employee data within HR systems, support HRIS administration and reporting, promote data quality and governance, and ensure compliance with GDPR and internal data protection requirements Provide operational HR support to the Netherlands organization, supporting the implementation of HR programs, policies, and initiatives and partnering with HR colleagues and business leaders to ensure a consistent employee experience across the Benelux region Manage HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle, including the preparation of employment documentation and ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements Your Profile: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, or a related field 3-5 years of experience in an operational HR role Fluent in Dutch (Flemish) and English; French is a strong advantage Experience with Belgian and/or Dutch payroll administration, labor law, employment regulations, and HR operations, or a strong willingness to develop expertise in these areas Experience working with external payroll providers Knowledge of HR systems, HR data management, reporting, GDPR, and employee data privacy requirements Strong administrative skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail Knowledge of employee benefits administration and HR compliance practices Excellent organizational, prioritization, interpersonal, and communication skills Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, both independently and collaboratively across teams Our Offer for you: There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have - all dedicated to your professional journey. Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company