HR Business Partner - Stokvis Nordic

Are you looking for a broad HR role where you can work close to the business, support managers in their everyday challenges, and help build and develop HR within a Nordic organization?

If you enjoy variety, taking ownership, and working in an environment where relationships, collaboration, and trust are at the heart of the culture, this could be the opportunity for you.

About the company

Stokvis Nordics is part of Stokvis Tapes, an international company specializing in advanced tape and bonding solutions for industrial customers. As part of ITW (Illinois Tool Works), one of the world's leading industrial groups, Stokvis combines the stability and resources of a global organization with the culture and agility of a smaller local company.

From its Nordic headquarters in Norrköping, Stokvis serves customers across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway, delivering customized solutions to industries such as healthcare, electronics, automotive, and industrial manufacturing.

Following a recent Nordic reorganization, Sweden has become the hub for the Nordic business, making this an exciting time to join the company as it continues to strengthen collaboration, develop common ways of working, and support future growth.

The Role

This is a newly established HR Business Partner role where you will become the go-to HR partner for managers across the Nordic organization, with your primary focus on supporting the business in Sweden.

You will work closely with managers throughout the employee lifecycle, providing day-to-day HR support in areas such as recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, talent development, compensation planning, and labor law. You'll also collaborate with the local union and support managers in handling employee-related matters.

Beyond the daily HR work, you will play an important role in building and improving HR processes, creating structure, and supporting the implementation of Workday and other HR initiatives. The role offers plenty of variety and the opportunity to influence how HR continues to develop within the Nordic organization.

You will report to the Operations Director in Norrköping and work closely with local managers and support functions. You will also collaborate with the global HR organization and colleagues across the Nordic business.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

Supporting managers and employees throughout the employee lifecycle

Driving recruitment and onboarding activities

Advising managers on labor law, employee relations, and union collaboration

Developing and improving HR processes, policies, and ways of working

Supporting and coordinating annual HR processes in Workday

Building strong relationships with managers across the Nordic organization

Your Profile

You enjoy working close to the business and are motivated by helping managers and employees succeed.

You are pragmatic, approachable, and solution-oriented, with the ability to balance structure and flexibility. You are comfortable taking ownership while building trust and strong relationships across the organization.

To succeed in this role, you likely bring:

A university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or a related field

At least five years of broad HR experience

Experience supporting managers in operational HR matters

Good knowledge of Swedish labor law and HR processes

Experience across several parts of the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, and talent development

Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Experience from a manufacturing or industrial environment and experience working with Workday or similar HR systems is considered an advantage.

Why Stokvis?

At Stokvis, you'll become part of a collaborative and down-to-earth organization where people enjoy working together and making a difference.

You'll have the opportunity to take on a broad HR role with plenty of responsibility, work closely with the business, and contribute to the continued development of HR within a growing Nordic organization.

Interested?

Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to hearing from you! Please submit your application no later than August 23. Once the application period has ended, we will begin reviewing applications and will get back to all candidates regarding the next steps in the process.

For more information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Sara Lidmer at sara@idax.se.

Stokvis Nordics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. To support an unbiased and inclusive recruitment process, parts of the recruitment process are anonymized.