**Join PPG and Lead HR Strategy for High-Profile General Businesses!**
We are seeking an accomplished **Regional EMEA HR Business Partner (HRBP)** for our high-performing **Aerospace (AERO)** and **Protective Marine Coatings (PMC)** businesses. This pivotal role offers high visibility, autonomy, and a clear path for career progression within the HR organisation. You will guide talent management, engagement, and organisational effectiveness across the largest region for PMC.
This is an investment role for the right person, viewed as a potential successor to the current Global HRBP or for other significant roles.
**What this role offers you**:
- ** High Visibility & Autonomy**: Work with high-profile General Managers (GMs) in small, focused organisations, gaining visibility to the Operating Committee and EMEA leadership. You will be autonomous, with the manager there to support, not micromanage.
- ** Support Growth & Transformation**: Partner with AERO, which is the highest growth rate business in the company, to support major growth initiatives.
- ** Clear Career Pathway**: This is seen as a strategic role with a "pretty clear pathway" for progression and opportunity within the HRBP function.
- ** Strategic Focus**: Lead critical, high-impact areas like sales incentive design, talent assessment mechanics, and succession planning.
**Your key responsabilities**
The role requires a strategic and operational approach, with an expected even split between AERO and PMC.
**Organisation Development & Effectiveness**
- Design and optimise organisational structures to align with strategy and cost objectives.
- Lead and measure the impact of change management initiatives.
- Drive staffing strategies to build required capabilities.
**Workforce Planning**
- Streamline the organisation through restructuring.
- Develop headcount (HC) forecasts aligned with business initiatives.
- Ensure accurate data tracking and reporting.
**Capability Building & Talent**
- Coach leaders on performance management and talent decisions.
- Drive talent development and engagement initiatives. Talent assessment mechanics are particularly valuable.
- Support strategic hiring and executive onboarding.
**Commercial & Operational Excellence**
- Enhance Commercial Excellence capabilities and sales incentives. Experience in sales incentive design, plan design, or changes to payment/pay frequency is a key focus area.
- Strengthen operational effectiveness within business functions.
**Qualifications & Experience**
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field. A Master's degree would be appreciated.
- ** 8+ years** of proven experience in similar HR leadership roles within **industrial manufacturing**, covering all HR functions (business partnering, talent, labour relations).
- ** 5+ years** leading HR for a large-scale region or division in a complex organisation.
- ** Total fluency in English** is absolutely essential to effectively manage the business context and communicate with key stakeholders.
- Experience in high-growth markets is valued, demonstrating a skill set beyond solely cost reduction
**Work Model**:
This is a **hybrid role**, requiring you to be based near a PPG site anywhere in EMEA (e.g., UK, Spain, Poland are possibilities). A decent amount of travel is anticipated, particularly initially, to ensure engagement with both AERO and PMC teams.
**About us**:
**PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD**
**The PPG Way**
Every single day at PPG:
**We partner with customers to create mutual value.**
**We are "One PPG" to the world.**
**We trust our people every day, in every way.**
**We make it happen.**
**We run it like we own it.**
**We do better today than yesterday - everyday.**
Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.
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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.