Lead of Business Partners HR Team C (m/f/d)

Field of Work:Human Resources
Location: locationobj
Legal Entity: KWS Berlin GmbH (0017)
Contract Type: Regular
Is Full Time: Yes
Job ID: 15579

Leading diverse teams is your strength You are open flexible and keen on pushing new processes

Then join our great HR organization in the heart of Berlin at KWS Berlin GmbH as Lead (m/f/d) of a team of six international HR Business Partners for Central- Southern- Eastern Europe & Asia. Your main responsibility in this role is to ensure the HR Business Partners deliver high quality consulting services in all strategic and operational HR issues.

As our current position-holder has moved up within our organization we are pleased to announce the availability of this full-time permanent position. The place of employment is Berlin Germany.

Your Responsibilities:

• You lead a highly motivated and committed HR Business Partner team and develop it further.
• You coordinate the HR Business Partners at a regional level during the personnel cost planning and forecasting process.
• You solve complex issues in close cooperation with the HR Business Partners and control/manage the regional introduction of HR strategies and programs.
• You are the interface between the HR business partners the other HR functions (Service Center and expert teams) and other functions within the company.
• Together with your team you will create customized information reports and analyses to support the company in its decision-making processes.
• You will support the further development and implementation of the KWS-wide HR strategy and strategic priorities.
• You will also support the introduction and monitoring of KWS-wide HR policies standards rules and guidelines and adapt them to local requirements together with your team.
• You will ensure appropriate representation in local institutions in the region by the HR Business Partners.
• You carry out improvement projects and allocate the appropriate resources.
• You are part of the extended leadership circle of the global HR organization and part of the HR Business Partner leadership team.

Your Profile:

• Academic degree in psychology business administration law or a comparable course of study
• Several years of successful leadership experience
• Many years of professional experience in management and human resources in a global company
• Sound knowledge of human resources and labor relations ideally with international experience
• Good experience and knowledge in change management and change process support
• Excellent customer orientation and entrepreneurial and analytical thinking along with strategical understanding andproblem-solving mentality
• Strong stakeholder management skills relationship and influencing skills with a high degree of diplomacy
• Very good communication skills fluent in English (oral & written) other languages an advantage
• High mobility and flexibility (40% of the time)

Our Offer:

• An exceptionally interesting and varied job in an international environment with the opportunity to bring in innovative ideas.
• Working in an international highly motivated and dynamic team with flat hierarchies.
• The best of both worlds: KWS Berlin combines the security of a large stable company with the passion of a start-up.
• As a family-run company we live by the values of team spirit closeness and trust independence and vision - a culture that is also lived in practice e.g. through an open and friendly work atmosphere.
• Our location in the heart of Berlin Schneberg is very modern directly opposite a subway station and with secure car and bicycle parking.
• We offer 30 days of vacation flexible working hours with the option of mobile working additional payments for vacation and Christmas company pension scheme JobRad and/or financial support for local transport tickets.
• As a basis we offer excellent work equipment (high-quality ergonomic workstations several monitors air conditioning) and sufficient free parking spaces at the location.
• True to our motto Make yourself grow we support the professional and personal development of our employees.

Use your potential and get started with us! We look forward to receiving your application via our online application system SuccessFactors.

About KWS

KWS is one of the worlds leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around 1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet corn cereals vegetables oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants resistance to diseases pests and abiotic stress. To that end the company invested more than 300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: Follow us on LinkedIn at data privacy policy for candidates is available on Please select the country where the job you applied for is posted in and if applicable the specific business unit.