HR Business Partner
Huboo, Netherlands

HR Business Partner

We are a young technology led ecommerce fulfilment company, focused on helping online sellers grow their business by providing global fulfilment, we are VC funded and continue to grow at a rapid pace with the recent incorporation of several European subsidiaries and expansion to new sites in the UK.

Huboo is looking for a resourceful and collaborative HR Business Partner to join our EMEA People team, supporting our growing entity in the Netherlands (currently about 55 people, working from our Veldhoven site which includes Operations and Office employees). As our local HR person, you will play a key role and have a lasting impact at Huboo, further building the local HR operations processes and ensuring the team is set-up for long-term success.

If you love working with passionate people from lots of different backgrounds and to question the status quo, we’d love to hear from you! It’s truly an exciting time to join and leave your mark.

Do you have experience working as a HR Business Partner? Are you an expert in providing support to colleagues, managers and stakeholders? Have you got a passion for all HR related activities, from arranging work permits, to overseeing the onboarding of new colleagues, and facilitating decision making processes?

Our People team needs a strong partner in the Netherlands with local HR expertise to work with the team and support getting us to the next level. Does this sound like a match? If so, this opportunity at Huboo could be just what you are looking for as we are entering a huge period of growth and would like an ambitious, passionate, and business focused individual to join our team

You will be joining a young and dynamic team in our offices in Veldhoven. We are looking for someone with lots of enthusiasm with a desire to learn and succeed, a focused mind and a Can Do attitude.

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Key responsibilities for our HR Business Partner:

Our HR Business Partner will be responsible for providing a wide range of HR advice and support throughout our business. Key responsibilities include:

• You work closely with our HR Team, Business Partners and the greater People Team based in Bristol, Madrid and Leipzig, and with the local business operation team in Veldhoven
• You are our People Team representative in the Netherlands and a local Huboo culture ambassador. You assist with all kinds of HR related questions, build trust with the teams and keep an ear to the ground
• You develop and support our people leaders in HR practices
• You prepare monthly Dutch payroll by providing relevant data and ensuring accurate and timely delivery. You coordinate with our finance manager along with social security, ARBO, UWV and pension provider
• Handling complaints and disciplinary procedures for the company
• Managing employee sick cases, long-term absenteeism (working with Arbo amp; UWV)
• Implementing programs to improve colleague experience of the organisation as a workplace
• You assist in revisiting/defining local benefits (commuting, pension scheme, parental leave, etc), and in ensuring we provide a consistent benefits experience globally
• You keep our internal documentation (Hubble/SharePoint/Teams/Slack) about our Netherlands HR processes up to date
• You work closely with our Talent Acquisition Partner/Coordinator/Manager and support the on-boarding of local new hires
• You support the visa amp; immigration process for employees and new hires
• You stay informed about changes in local regulations to ensure we are compliant at all times. And more generally, you support local employee administration and keep the local HR Operations running
• Once the basics are covered, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to grow and take on additional projects (local amp; global) as we are growing

Requirements

What you will bring:

• You have at least 2-4 years of HR Operations/ Generalist or Business Partner experience in the Netherlands, ideally in fast growing tech companies
• You are fluent in English (Dutch is advantageous)
• You have an advanced knowledge of Dutch employment and social laws (and advantageous if you have already worked with Work Councils)
• You’re curious, resourceful, and eager to learn and dig deep into issues at hand
• You connect easily and love getting to know people, understanding their challenges and trying to remove blockers
• You have a collaborative work style and you are comfortable working with multiple different stakeholders at the same time

Benefits

What do we offer for our HR Business Partner?

• Salary: Competitive
• 24 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays)
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