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HRBP - France at International Flavors & Fragrances in Melle, France
Job Description
HRBP - France
Location: Melle, France · Hybrid Working
Job Summary
We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. The Food Ingredients Business creates ingredient solutions that help improve nutritional profiles, taste, texture and cost efficiency for global food and beverage manufacturers. As the Food Ingredients Business transitions to a standalone organization, we are building a high-performing HR team that will help stand up, stabilize and shape the future organization.
Why Join Us
Help build HR capabilities for a business transitioning to a standalone operating model.
Work in a fast-moving environment where HR plays a direct role in business continuity, transformation and value creation.
Partner with leaders across regions and functions to improve how work gets done.
Contribute to a future-state HR model focused on stability, simplification, technology enablement, workforce productivity and scalable growth.
About the Role
The HRBP serves as the strategic HR partner to business leaders, translating business strategy into workforce, talent, organization, and leadership actions. The role combines strategic business partnering with hands-on execution, leadership of HR initiatives and French labor requirements.
Why This Role Matters
France is a complex labor environment requiring dedicated in-country HR expertise.
Strategic Business Partnering
Partner with senior leaders to translate business strategy into organizational and talent priorities.
Act as a trusted advisor, coach, and consultant to business leaders.
Build credibility and influence business decisions through workforce insights.
Organization & Change Leadership
Lead organizational effectiveness and change initiatives.
Support organization design, workforce planning, communications, and process improvements.
Drive implementation of business and HR transformation efforts.
Talent Management
Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and retention strategies.
Coach leaders on performance management and talent development.
Identify capability gaps and development priorities.
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
Partner with leaders on hiring strategy and workforce planning.
Support recruiting, internal mobility, and succession pipelines.
Work with Talent Acquisition on market mapping and critical talent needs.
HR Operations & Analytics
Ensure HR data integrity and reporting accuracy.
Leverage workforce analytics to support decision-making.
Monitor key talent and workforce metrics.
Transformation Opportunity
Help France operate within a more documented, scalable and digitally enabled HR support model while preserving labor relations and works council expertise.
Where You'll Make a Difference
Partner with business and site leaders on workforce priorities, organization design and leadership effectiveness.
Provide guidance on employee relations, disciplinary matters, grievances and terminations.
Lead or support works council engagement, consultation processes and employee representative interactions.
Partner with Legal, Payroll, Total Rewards, HR Operations and Shared Services.
Minimum Qualifications
7+ years of demonstrated HRBP experience in France.
Proven French employee relations and labor relations experience.
Strong working knowledge of French employment law and works council processes.
Fluency in French and strong business English.
Preferred Experience
Manufacturing, food ingredients, specialty chemicals, life sciences or industrial experience.
What Will Make You Successful
Strong execution and follow-through in a fast-moving environment.
Ability to simplify complexity and work effectively across HR, business and cross-functional partners.
Comfort using data, systems and structured processes to improve decisions and outcomes.
Practical judgment, resilience and willingness to help build new ways of working.
Strong business acumen and executive stakeholder management.
Experience leading organizational change and talent processes.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
Strong analytics, coaching, and influencing capability.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more