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HR Business Partner

When you look at L’Oréal, what do you see? If all you see is lipstick, look again and experience the Freedom to go Beyond the ordinary. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal. We operate in 150 countries on 5 continents. With 36 international brands and 86,000 employees worldwide, we’re well on our way to fulfilling our common purpose: to create beauty that moves the world.

By 2030 we want to capture over another 1 billion consumers around the world. How? By creating cosmetic products which meet the infinite diversity of consumers beauty needs and desires, and always through digital innovation. Not only that but taking our sustainability goals seriously; moving us to a more inclusive and sustainable society, for every generation.

Our brands, dynamic culture, and always being our own challenger mean that we offer freedom and opportunity you won’t get anywhere else.

If you want the Freedom to go Beyond, we’ll see you at L’Oréal.

YOU WILL...

As the HR Business Partner ("HRBP") you will report into the HR Director and act as the trusted advisor to a mix of brand and functional teams and take care of the Human Resources development for L’Oréal UK& Ireland. As part of your role you will be able to quickly build strong relationships with internal managers and employees and be able to think on your feet. You will also always ensure legal security at both individual and collective levels, as well as compliance with HR processes and practices in consultation with managers. You will be accountable for your HR KPIs and will strengthen and promote L’Oréal's image, as well as its diversity, by ensuring respect for the Group's values and code of ethics

In accordance with the HR Frame, your mission will be as follows:

Talent acquisition and development: Be recognised as the best employer in the premium market

Attract talents and convey our specific recruitment criteria for Retail, obsession with details, brand sensitivity and aesthetic intelligence.

Select, identify and recruit a strong and diverse pipeline of junior talents.

Run a best in class integration track for the new starters.

Talent Management: boost retention and loyalty of our employees

Motivate and retain talents longer in L’Oréal and on the job.

Ensure a fair and transparent reward policy and practices; participate into individual and collective payroll revisions and changes (starter, transfer, leaver changes); follow-up on headcount and payroll cost for your remit (budget and trends) and work with the HR Shared Service team to ensure organisational chart and Divisional data is up to date.

Have proximity to your assigned population.

Talent development: Build champions to support the growth of the Division

Build meaningful long-term career tracks for everyone, based on talent conversation and appraisals.

Identify and prepare key talents for international moves, in collaboration with Paris

Co-design training plan (the "must-have") and deliver specific trainings

Employee engagement & change management: in an agile, "simple" and friendly organisation

Outline business challenges in terms of HR issues and projects, anticipate and accompany operational requirements and organisational changes, acting as a business strategic partner

Contribute to improve the well-being at the office through creative initiatives in terms of the working environment and ways of working.

Celebrate and share successes; deliver continuous feedback to peers and Brand Mancoms

YOU ARE...

Operational Master: Deliver a service of excellence * Champions HR tools * Delivers HR Fundamentals * Guarantees Compliance

People Champion: Build diverse team of champions * Attracts, Recruits and Integrates Diverse Talents * Customizes Employee Development * Creates Continuous Employee Proximity

Change Agent: Anticipate and facilitate change * Shares L’Oréal Culture * Enhances Collective Engagement * Creates Future Readiness

Strategic Business Driver: Transforms business challenges into HR Strategy * Develops Business Acumen * Anticipates Talent Pipeline * Drives Individual and Collective Performance

YOU HAVE...

• Relevant experience in an FMCG or Luxury environment desirable.
• Previous experience of recruitment and selection.
• Ability to coach and develop client base.
• Previous experience of change management and organisational design.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with experience of building relationships across an organisation.
• Commercially aware with the ability to make the complex simple.
• Solutions orientated mindset with the ability to work accurately at pace and cope with ambiguity.
• Confidentiality and integrity.
• Ability to analyse data, draw accurate conclusions and communicate key messages succinctly.

- Strong planning and organisation skills - with an ability to appropriately re-prioritise and change as required to meet deadlines.

• Team spirit, commitment and strong work ethic.
• Is risk aware and builds contingency into plans.
• Good IT skills with knowledge of MS Office.
• CIPD qualified or equivalent desirable, but not essential

You show

Ambition: You anticipate, think and dream big, demonstrating a high level of aspiration. You are self-driven and show proactivity, especially when seeing problems as challenges. You thrive for exceptional performance.

Judgement: You can balance operational and strategic thinking, challenging the status quo and managing confrontation effectively. You cut quickly through complexity and ambiguity whilst also thinking sustainably and are future-oriented. You reduce complexity to get things done.

Resilience: You always demonstrate purpose and ownership mindset but manage your own energy well. You uphold positivity for others and persist, bouncing back when faced with obstacles. You step back at times and accept limits.

Empathy: You cooperate and network effectively, creating genuine and trustful relationships with diverse people. You are sensitive to beauty and related emotions, always supporting others and showing benevolence. You understand and respect others’ feelings and motives.

Learning Agility: You are a self-motivated learner, showing self-awareness and demonstrating openness and curiosity. You experiment and learn from mistakes and past experiences, always showing courage and stepping out of your comfort zone. You support the development of a learning culture.

You get

We put people development and learning at the heart of our business; we’ll help you master your role, develop your technical expertise and you’ll benefit from exceptional management and leadership programmes. From face-to-face workshops to our global online learning resources, you’re actively encouraged to embed learning into your daily life and are rewarded for continuous improvement. Don’t forget that every employee gets 3 Coursera credits; that means you can get qualifications from over 1000 universities from around the world, with thousands of courses to choose from.

Looking for a good work/life balance? With our new hybrid working scheme, you can take a flexible approach to work as well as benefit from early finishes on Fridays during the summer...so you can enjoy more time with your friends and family.

As any great employer should do, we make sure we look after your financial wellbeing. That’s why we have a great pension plan, profit share scheme and many more incentives to give you the security you deserve. We also put employee health and wellbeing at the front of everything we do; fully training employees as mental health ambassadors to support and educate ourselves further. There’s also the chance to enrol in medical and dental insurance, gym discounts, health check-ups and even yoga and Pilates classes to employees in all of our locations.

Oh, did we mention that as an employee you also get discount sales of up to 70% off throughout the year on our 36 brands? Plus, you also get the option to share that in our Friends and Family sales as well!

How we recruit

At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal