HR Business Partner - Hygienic Fluid Handling

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers, and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water, and shipping.​

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

Business Unit Hygienic Fluid Handling (BU HFH) provides high-quality process equipment and services for industries with strict hygiene requirements, like food, dairy, and pharmaceuticals. The solutions help ensure safe, efficient, and contamination-free fluid handling while supporting regulatory compliance and sustainability. The organization comprises the Supply Chain, R&D, Product Management and Sales Management - with main footprints in China, India, US and Denmark, with a total workforce of 1150 employees.

About The Job

BU HFH is currently seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join us on our ambitious journey. In close collaboration with the BU management teams and the organization, you will be instrumental in driving organizational leadership, fostering a positive culture, where learning & transformation are key elements. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring our success and enhancing customer experience.  

In this role you will assume ownership of strategic initiatives for the BU. Your approach should be self-driven, forward-thinking, embodying both strategic and tactical responsibilities. You will be a crucial team player that will enable us to reach our ambitious goals. Your main responsibilities include: 

• Be part of the BU’s management team, contributing towards the strategic and commercial objective

• Plan and drive the people & culture plan aligned with the business strategy as well as the Global People strategy and Food & Water People direction.

• Guide and align the people and culture plans with local HR Business Partners.

• Functionally lead and develop the local HR BPs in different parts of the organization.

• Ensure implementation of relevant Alfa Laval HR processes, tools, and analytics

• Coach, guide and support Managers in the day-to-day opportunities and challenges drive initiatives in partnership with business leaders to improve performance, develop and retain talent in the organization along with succession planning

• Collaborate with HR colleges in HR Service centres and Centres of Excellence globally.

At Alfa Laval, we embrace a hybrid work model, providing you the flexibility to work from home when it aligns with your tasks. This position is based at our Kolding office, with an expected travel commitment of approximately 20 - 30 days per year.

What you know 

You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in human resource management, organizational development or equivalent. You are an experienced HR leader with a strategic mindset and are interested in strongly contributing to business success through people, culture, and organization. You have multiple years of experience as a business-minded HR Business Partner or Generalist and/or experience in driving change and transformation, developing and implementing successful strategies aligned with business objectives. Besides that, you have:

• Experienced in managing stakeholders at all levels of a fast-paced, global matrixed organization.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• A pro-active, self-driven, creative attitude with a clear sense of accountability.

• Fluency in written and spoken English, Danish will be an advantaged.

• Demonstrated a strong growth mindset and an inclusive approach.

• A target-oriented mindset while being a solution-oriented team player. 

Who you are 

You can easily create trusting relationships and inspire towards change and growth. Your approach is structured, while you also bring speed to drive things forward and follow through. You contribute to fostering an inclusive learning culture as key enablers to our business success. You can handle multiple projects and stakeholders, with the ability to influence, collaborate and deliver on time. And most importantly – you bring passion for creating an organization, building culture and new ways of working.  

What’s in it for you

We offer an inspiring and challenging position in an open, friendly, and international environment. A team where we work together in an agile and entrepreneurial way to develop business and create value for our colleagues and customers.

For more information, please contact.

President, Business Unit Hygienic Fluid Handling Ole Petersen [email protected]

Vice President HR, Food & Water Pernilla Südow Gustafsson [email protected]

Please send your application and resume through the link below no later than 31st of January 2025

We are conducting a continuous review of received applications. We do not accept applications via email, they will be deleted, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

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