HR Business Partner

Azelis Group is one of the world's leading innovators in the distribution of specialty chemicals.
 

Founded in 2001, Azelis Group has expanded both organically and through acquisitions.
 

Today, we are present on every continent, in 67 countries, with over 116 offices, more than 70 laboratories and over 4,200 employees.
 

Our activities, both in France and abroad, are organized around different Business Units:
Life Science:

• Flavors & Fragrances (Arômes et parfums),

• Personal Care (Produits cosmétiques),

• Food & Nutrition (Produits alimentaires et nutrition),

• Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare (Produits pharmaceutiques),

• Homecare & Industrial Cleaning (Produits d’entretien ménagers et industriels)

• Animal Nutrition (Nutrition animale),

• Agricultural & Environmental Solutions (Solutions pour l'agriculture et l'environnement)

• Nutraceuticals (Compléments alimentaires)µ
   

Industrial Chemicals:

• CASE (Peintures, encres, produits d’étanchéité et adhésifs)

• Advanced Materials and Additives (Caoutchouc et additifs)

• Lubricants & Metal Working Fluids (Lubrifiants et fluides de coupe)

• Essential chemicals

• Performance chemicals

• Fine chemicals

• Electronics

Every day, we offer fully integrated, innovative solutions with a strong value proposition: “Innovation through formulation”.

Our aim and promise is to use our expertise and market knowledge to innovate through our various technical laboratories, combining ingredients and ideas to create opportunities.

Sustainable development is also at the heart of what we do. Thanks to our expertise and innovations, we are helping to build a resilient and responsible company. We respond to the needs of our various stakeholders while being vigilant about our impact on the environment and systematically seeking to reduce it.
 

THE OPPORTUNITY

Azelis France is looking for a dynamic Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), based in La Défense, Courbevoie, France.

This is a strategic and operational role, partnering closely with business leaders across multiple business units and market segments, ensuring deep connection and knowledge about the business & operating environment, to provide comprehensive HR support. The HRBP will play a key role in employee relations, performance & development management, leadership capabilities building, Talent acquisition, organizational transformation and will manage various HR projects. This role will partner with business leaders.

This role reports to the Human Resources Director France.

This is an opportunity for professional growth and development in a collaborative and supportive work environment. If you are passionate about HR excellence and want to make a meaningful impact in a growing organization, we would love to hear from you!

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Employee Relations – Performance & Development

• Advise managers and ensure a consistent and strategic approach on all people-related matters in line with local legislation e.g. performance, development, sucession planning, disciplinary, etc

• Support the application of HR processes and the performance & development culture.

2. Leadership Development

• Support the HR Manager in the design and implementation of effective trainings to develop managers capabilities.

• Collaborate with managers to enhance leadership capabilities through coaching and targeted development initiatives.

• Provide guidance on managerial best practices and tools for effective team leadership.

3. Talent acquisition

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes with the support of the EMEA Talent Acquisition team, including defining role requirements, sourcing candidates, conducting interviews, and coordinating the selection process.

• Ensure a positive candidate & manager experience while aligning recruitment strategies with business needs.

• Collaborate daily with hiring managers, ensuring Azelis can attract and onboard the best talents

• Implement Talent Strategies in support of business strategies to ensure a pipeline of talents

4. Organizational transformation

• Support organizational transformation as part of our rapid growth by aligning HR strategy with company objectives

• Support M&A projects

• Support to the cultural transformation

5. HR Projects

• Lead and contribute to various HR projects aimed at optimizing HR processes and employee & manager experience within Azelis France

• Provide support in compensation and benefits related matters

• Ensure HR initiatives align with company objectives and values and contribute to a positive workplace culture.

• Demonstrate initiative by taking part in EMEA HR projects.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION & SKILLS

• Experience in a HRBP role, ideally in a multinational environment

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels.

• Hands-on experience in recruitment and performance management.

• Fluent in French and English.

Our strong values are part of Azelis DNA:

• We are Innovative and Ressourceful: we are innovators united by technical expertise and a focus on helping our customers and principals become market leaders and trendsetters.

• We are Agile and Empowered: we swiftly respond to change and remain close to our customers and principals. We take ownership of our work and make impactful decisions to maximize new opportunities to add value.

• We are Collaborative and Respectful: we are collaborative and foster trusting partnerships that enhance the customized nature of our solutions, respecting the diverse needs of our colleagues, customers, and principals.

• We are Transparent and Result Oriented: we communicate honestly and address issues head-on. We get the job done, delivering results without delay or confusion, with a clear focus on our goals.

We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued in the workplace. All applications are carefully reviewed and taken into consideration.

Find us on: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OW0T0Fi8ng and www.azelis.com