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METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

HR Business Partner

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeDüsseldorf, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in economics or business, ideally specializing in human resources, or a degree in (business) psychology, human resource management, or law with a focus on labor law.
  • Several years of relevant experience in a generalist HR role or as an HR Business Partner, including independently advising leaders, ideally in a corporate headquarters or similarly complex organization.
  • Practical, well-founded knowledge of labor law and works constitution law, with experience handling complex personnel cases and working with a works council.
  • Business acumen and experience translating business needs into HR priorities, supporting change processes, using HR metrics, and combining conceptual work with implementation.
  • Ability to advise leaders at different levels, represent positions clearly, negotiate, and build effective relationships with leaders, the works council, and HR partners.
  • Ability to take responsibility, set priorities, exercise sound judgment and discretion, and handle sensitive matters reliably.

Responsibilities

  • Advise and support headquarters leaders on strategic and operational HR matters, challenging leadership situations, and labor-law issues; provide guidance and practical solutions.
  • Support change processes from design through implementation and help leaders develop their organizations.
  • Coordinate reliable implementation of personnel measures with other People & Culture teams and the central People & Culture service center, and improve collaboration across interfaces.
  • Own personnel-management matters for designated headquarters departments, derive prioritized HR measures with leaders from business objectives, and support workforce and organizational planning using HR metrics.
  • Manage individual development and succession processes in assigned areas and help leaders develop talent and secure key positions.
  • Build constructive working relationships with the responsible works council, conduct negotiations within the role's remit, and guide individual personnel actions, hearings, and organizational changes through co-determination processes.
  • Advise leaders on workforce needs and role profiles, and support filling specialist and leadership positions in close collaboration with the recruiting team.

Desired Qualifications

  • A focus on human resources in an economics or business degree.
  • Experience in a corporate headquarters or a comparably complex business environment.

About the Company

METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

METRO supplies food and related products to professionals, including hotels, restaurants, caterers (HoReCa) and independent traders, through large physical stores and a delivery network. Its product access combines in-store shopping with Food Service Distribution (FSD) and a digitally connected experience, plus METRO MARKETS, an international online marketplace for professional customers that has grown since 2019. The company’s approach extends across more than 30 countries and relies on a multichannel model to reach about 15 million customers, supported by a workforce of over 85,000 and a 2023/24 sales figure of €31 billion. METRO prioritizes sustainability and reports recognition from indices like MSCI, Sustainalytics and CDP. The goal is to meet professional customers’ needs with reliable, scale-enabled wholesale distribution and digital marketplaces that enable efficient purchasing while expanding international reach.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Düsseldorf, Germany
Founded
1964

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