HR Manager, Iberia

New Balance are looking for an experienced HR Manager to provide operational and strategic generalist HR support to the Iberia wholesale and retail business with the aim of building a high performing, highly engaged organisation.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide generalist HR support for the wholesale office in Vigo and retail stores in Spain & Portugal
- Develop programmes to enhance employee relations and associate engagement
- Manage recruitment and selection from initial requirement planning through to onboarding in line with company policy and procedures including advertising, shortlisting, interviewing and offers
- Monitor annual leave and working time for all associates
- Upload documents and authorisations on external IT platform for associates working in ECI stores
- Manage the ongoing People Pay Performance process
- Encourage and develop a culture of learning and development
- Ensure learning and development requirements are correctly identified and actioned in relation to business needs (design, develop and lead training programmes for local team where necessary)
- Manage internal communications locally
- Act as a change agent in managing organisational changes
- Ensure competitive and fair compensation levels in line with company C&B strategy and market positioning
- Become a local expert for Workday and ensure appropriate Management Information is available when required
- Provide coaching and training to Line Managers and Associates on people related matters
- Build and maintain effective relationships with wider HR team, local/regional/global stakeholders and external partners
- Champion and co-ordinate community connection and wellbeing activities
- Budget tracking, raising Prior Approvals
- Role model for NB values and behaviours, ambassador for the HR function and able to bring new associates into our culture
- Undertake HR projects as needed
- Improve processes and procedures across the HR function

**Qualifications**:

- Experience in a similar type of and level of role within HR
- Experience of recruitment, Learning & Development, internal communications, employee relations, employee benefits and developing policy and procedure
- Retail experience is desirable
- High level of employment law knowledge in Spain & Portugal
- Comfortable with working in a stand alone HR role in country with support from regional HQ
- Outstanding communication, collaboration, influencing skills at all levels across the business
- Decision maker - solutions focused and takes accountability for decisions made
- Proactive self starter, assertive, resilient and tenacious
- Highest levels of integrity and professional credibility
- Energy, drive, positive outlook and willing to take on new challenges
- Experience of working with a HRIS system - Workday is desirable
- Analytical skills and attention to detail
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office
- Team player
- Willing and able to travel
- Fluent in English and Spanish
- Portuguese language skills are desirable but not a requirement for the role

Equal Opportunity Employer

New Balance is committed to equality of opportunity for all current and prospective associates regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership and gender reassignment. We are an equal opportunity employer and support a culture of diversity and inclusion. If you have not already done so, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations should they be required.