Senior HR Manager Northern Europe (Maternity Cover)

Description

Being part of LOEWE gives you the opportunity of learning new things every day and working with people passionate about what they do, in a fast moving and ambitious company.

As Senior HR Manager Northern Europe, you will join the EMEA Retail HR team, supporting our stores across France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.

You will bring strong HR generalist expertise and solid knowledge of France, including employee relations, employment law, payroll oversight and HR operations. With a hands-on approach and strong business partnering skills, you will build trusted relationships quickly, support leaders effectively, and drive people initiatives that enable business success.

This role, which is fixed-term to cover a maternity leave, is key within the business, partnering closely with leaders and teams to deliver a broad and complex HR agenda in a fast-paced retail environment.

Les missions

Your role will be:

• Act as a trusted HR Business Partner to managers and employees across the region.
• Provide expert guidance and hands-on support on employee relations matters.
• Coach and support line managers on people matters, performance management and team effectiveness.
• Manage complex HR issues in line with local legislation, internal policy and business needs.
• Draft disciplinary, grievance and other employee relations documentation where required.
• Liaise with external legal counsel where appropriate.
• Ensure HR policies and practices remain aligned with legislative developments and internal standards.
• Lead and support the annual salary review process and bonus cycle in partnership with the HR Director and relevant stakeholders.
• Support compensation benchmarking and benefits review activity across the countries in scope.
• Manage headcount and salary budgets, ensuring accurate reporting and alignment with agreed plans.
• Partner with business leaders to manage headcount in line with budgets and organisational needs.
• Oversee payroll coordination with local providers or internal teams to ensure accurate processing.
• Ensure HR data integrity across HR systems and monthly reporting.
• Lead and support ad hoc HR projects as required.
• Provide line management support within the HR team.

Profil

What is important for the role: Significant HR generalist experience, ideally 10+ years, at Senior HR Manager or HR Business Partner level. Strong HR working knowledge of France is essential. Experience managing employee relations issues in a complex, fast-paced environment. Strong understanding of compensation processes, payroll oversight, budgeting and HR reporting. Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across multiple countries. Strong communication, influencing and organisational skills. Fluent French and English are required.

Informations complémentaires

About Us 

Created in Spain in 1846, LOEWE celebrates 180 years as one of the world’s major luxury houses. Now under the Creative Direction of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the brand presents itself to the world as a house focused on craft and culture, evidenced through an intellectual yet playful approach to fashion, bold and vibrant Spanish lifestyle, and unmatched expertise with leather. 

LOEWE has a rich legacy of craftsmanship dating back to its beginnings as a collective workshop and has long valued artisanal techniques in its approach to design and manufacture. These core values are reflected in the brand’s belief in the importance of craft in today’s culture, its modern interpretations of historical artistic achievements, and its commitment to supporting contemporary art, craft, and culture around the world. 

At LOEWE, we value the uniqueness of our clients and our teams, whoever and wherever they are. We are committed to a culture that welcomes all genders, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and abilities, including people with disabilities of all types. Our aim is for everyone to feel valued, included, and empowered to contribute their best. 

 

Perspectives d'évolution

About Us 

Created in Spain in 1846, LOEWE celebrates 180 years as one of the world’s major luxury houses. Now under the Creative Direction of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the brand presents itself to the world as a house focused on craft and culture, evidenced through an intellectual yet playful approach to fashion, bold and vibrant Spanish lifestyle, and unmatched expertise with leather. 

LOEWE has a rich legacy of craftsmanship dating back to its beginnings as a collective workshop and has long valued artisanal techniques in its approach to design and manufacture. These core values are reflected in the brand’s belief in the importance of craft in today’s culture, its modern interpretations of historical artistic achievements, and its commitment to supporting contemporary art, craft, and culture around the world. 

At LOEWE, we value the uniqueness of our clients and our teams, whoever and wherever they are. We are committed to a culture that welcomes all genders, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and abilities, including people with disabilities of all types. Our aim is for everyone to feel valued, included, and empowered to contribute their best.