<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><b>Job Description:</b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p><u><b>Location</b></u>: Aimargues, near Montpellier (France)</p></div><div><p><b><u>Type of contract</u></b> : Permanent (CDI)</p></div><div><p></p><p>Great opportunity ahead to shape the world we want to tomorrow by driving our French people strategy today! We are looking for the Head of People &amp; Organization (P&amp;O) for our French Business in Royal Canin. As a member of the French Leadership Team, this is your unique opportunity to shape the choices we make today towards a better world tomorrow. At Mars our associates are our biggest asset, and we believe that through their engagement &amp; development we achieve sustainable business growth and deliver on our purpose of transforming the health and well-being of cats and dogs.</p><p></p><p>In this position you will play a critical role in bringing our ambition to life through driving the talent agenda, ensuring organizational health and leading transformational changes needed to be a sustainably growing business in today´s volatile environment. Your partner and Line Manager will be the General Manager of Royal Canin France.</p></div><div><p></p><p><b><span>What are we looking for?</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><div><ul><li><p>Bachelors degree/MBA in Human Resources or related field.</p></li><li><p>English fluent</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>12+ years of experience as HR Generalist / Business Partner and an impressive track record in diverse P&amp;O roles.</p></li><li><p>Building trusting relationships with the people around you is important to you and you know how to do this, especially with senior executives &amp; leaders to gain support and achieve strategic business goals.</p></li><li><p>You love leading people through change, from an idea to execution – you can bring people along the journey.</p></li><li><p>Projects like increasing engagement and diversity &amp; inclusion are what you are truly passionate about.</p></li><li><p>You have proven skills &amp; the ability to influence decisions to a positive business outcome, especially in the light of the legal &amp; works council environment in France.</p></li><li><p>You know how to effectively navigate within ambiguity and prioritize on business needs and resource.</p></li><li><p>You have excellent oral and written communications skills in English and French.</p></li><li><p>You have a strong work capacity and are able to move quickly from one subject to another.</p></li><li><p>You have an experience in leading Organisation transformation with work councils in France.</p></li></ul><p></p></div><div><p><b><span>What </span><span>will</span><span> be your key responsibilities?</span></b><span> </span></p></div></div><div><div><ul><li><p>Alongside our General Manager you are the inventor, guardian and champion of our people strategy in the Cluster. You´ll work with full energy so our people help us meet our business goals.</p></li><li><p>As a customer focused Business Partner you ensure that the P&amp;O function provides the best qualitative, efficient and legally compliant administrative support, equipped by best in class corporate processes and tools.</p></li><li><p>You understand the pulse of the organization in order to strengthen the organizational health and ensure a “fit for purpose” organization.</p></li><li><p>Line Manager Excellence is close to your heart, so you will guide our Line Managers in serving our Mars associates.</p></li><li><p>You are passionate about Talent Development and Associate Engagement Champion, this is why you use your nose for talent to develop the right people into the right roles.</p></li><li><p>You inspire people working with us and take initiative to develop and drive people management strategies that promote an environment where all employees feel valued and respected.</p></li><li><p>As a member of the RC Europe P&amp;O leadership team, lead or participate in regional impact initiatives and projects.</p></li><li><p>On top you enrich the One Mars P&amp;O Community with your perspective and align P&amp;O agenda across our different Mars segments in France.</p></li><li><p>The P&amp;O head will be leading directly a team of 3 with an Indirect scope of 5 and will be role modeling a Great line manager experience for his / her team</p></li></ul><p></p></div></div><div><div><p><b><span>What can you expect from Mars?</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Work with  </span><span>diverse</span><span> and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. </span></span><span> </span></p></li><li><p><span><span>Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li><li><p><span>You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international </span><span>HQ</span><span>, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a </span><span>kennel</span><span> and a </span><span>cattery with more than 200 cats &amp; dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group </span></p></li><li><p><span><span>Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars Universit</span><span>y.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><p></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p><p>#LI-CB1</p><p><span><span> </span>#LI-Hybrid</span></p></div><div><p><span><span>Find out more about w</span><span>h</span><span>at Mars can offer you by</span><span> </span><span>visiting</span><span> </span></span><a href="https://careers.mars.com/global/en/why-join-mars" target="_blank"><u><span>our Global Careers site.</span></u></a><span> </span></p></div></div><p></p><p></p>