Senior HR Business Partner

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come. External Information We cannot consider application not based in the Netherlands with the right to live and work, relocation and work permit sponsorship is not offered Job Purpose and Impact Location: Gouda, Netherlands The role is a full time permanent Monday-Friday position. Ideally based 5 days per week at the Gouda site (minimum 4 days per week). This position is part of Cargill's Bioindustrial buisness (CBI). CBI is a Global business serving non-feed and non-food applications with biobased chemistries, mainly from agricultural products (grains and oilseeds) including construction, dielectric fluids, automotive lubricant systems and cosmetics. This role will partner with key stakeholders at the Gouda location, to drive our people and culture strategy, as well as lead the implementation of complex solutions to improve performance and engagement, workforce plans, learning programs, talent activities, solving sensitive matters and support Works Council negotiations. The position holder is an individual contributor and will report to the Senior HR Director - Cargill Bioindustrial Key Accountabilities Translate Cargill’s business people & culture priorities into impactful strategic local plans and execute them for mixed professional and manufacturing workforce of c. 300 employees Partner with key leaders on the execution of strategic local people and culture plans Provide partnership and solutions to improve performance, engagement, recruiting and retention to increase productivity and mitigate people risks while also building an inclusive culture Play a leadership role with the Collective Labor Agreement Committee and orchestrate effective partnerships between Gouda site leadership, union representatives, Netherlands Works Councils, and Cargill Labor Relations teams Deploy workforce plans, learning programs, talent acquisition activities and other talent programs and projects at the Gouda location Communicate and adopt diversity, equity and inclusion policies and practices leveraging data, reports and dashboards to measure and analyse human resources and business performance metrics at the Gouda location Respond to employee and manager inquiries received on site and identify themes, triage every day matters, partner with other Netherlands based HR colleagues to investigate serious and sensitive matters and manage on site audits Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in HR or another degree area and/ or proven HR experience in the Netherlands Experience in HR in a Manufacturing environment would be strongly preferred but other relevant sectors e.g. R&D would be actively considered Strong knowledge and practical application of Dutch Employment Law and Unions/ Works Councils - Essential Fluent Dutch and English - Essential Ability to partner effectively, build credibility and trust at all levels of an organization #LI-TG1 Our Offer We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately. Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today: Follow us on LinkedIn: Cargill is committed to being an inclusive employer. Click here to find out more