HR Business Partner Nordics - Maternity Leave Cover (15 months)

About the role

We are looking for an HR Business Partner (Nordics) who brings solid, hands-on experience across multiple HR disciplines and thrives in a highly autonomous environment. We are seeking an experienced HR professional who can confidently navigate complex employee relations matters, support leadership teams, and drive both strategic and operational HR initiatives.

The HR Business Partner Nordics is responsible for providing professional HR support and guidance to managers and employees, ensuring effective people management and the achievement of business objectives.

In this standalone HRBP role, you will work closely with leaders and employees across the organization, supporting workforce planning, talent management, organizational development, labor relations, and change initiatives. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will balance business needs with people priorities while helping create a positive and high-performing workplace culture.

This is a temporary (15 months) role (maternity leave cover), with a preferred start date of November 2026.

Responsibilities

As our HR Business Partner, you will, among other tasks:

• Partner with managers and leadership teams, providing expert HR guidance on people-related matters and business objectives.

• Support managers in employee relations issues, organizational changes, performance management, absence management, and workforce planning.

• Lead and manage labor relations activities, including union negotiations, consultations, and employee representative discussions.

• Drive and support talent management, succession planning, employee development, and leadership initiatives.

• Manage complex employee relations cases, including rehabilitation matters, disciplinary processes, and performance-related cases.

• Drive annual salary review processes, compensation discussions, and pay equity initiatives.

• Ensure HR policies, procedures, and practices are implemented in compliance with local legislation, collective agreements, and company standards.

• Promote employee engagement, company values, and a positive workplace culture.

• Identify opportunities to continuously improve HR services, employee experience, and ways of working.

Your Profile

To be successful in this role, you bring a broad HR background and the confidence to work independently while influencing stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Law, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Professional proficiency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

• Several years of experience within HR, as an HR Business Partner, Senior HR Generalist, or similar role, preferably in a bigger, international, matrix company.

• Demonstrated experience working across a broad HR scope, including employee relations, labor relations, performance management, compensation, talent management, recruitment, and organizational development.

• Strong knowledge of employment law, collective bargaining agreements, and employee relations practices.

• Proven experience leading union negotiations and consultations with employee representatives.

• Experience supporting organizational change, workforce planning, and business transformation initiatives.

• Ability to interpret HR data and insights, supported by strong HR systems proficiency, to provide meaningful recommendations to leaders and stakeholders.

We believe you are

• An excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.

• Comfortable coaching and influencing managers at different levels.

• Business-oriented, pragmatic, and solution-focused.

• Confident handling sensitive situations with integrity and discretion.

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• A relationship builder who thrives in collaborative environments.

We Offer

• A highly visible and impactful HR Business Partner role within an international organization.

• The opportunity to work closely with leadership teams and influence both business and people decisions.

• 30 days of annual vacation.

• Comprehensive benefits package, including pension plan, insurance, health insurance, and enhanced sick leave benefits.

• Employee discounts on company products.

• Health allowance of SEK 3,000 per year and access to KRY for medical consultations.

• Discounted massage services to support employee well-being.

Preferred start date: November 2026 (to be discussed during recruitment process).

Ready to take the next step in your HR career? We'd love to hear from you. Apply today!

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we've experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

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