HRBP - Benelux

About Global Blue

Global Blue is a strategic technology and payments partner that empowers retailers to improve their performance and shoppers to enhance their experience. At Global Blue, innovation is at the heart of our services.

Our story started over 40 years ago when we pioneered the concept of Tax Free Shopping. Today, we provide state-of-the-art technology within Tax Free Shopping, Payment and RetailTech.

From small retailers to large department stores, we connect over 300,000 retail stores worldwide with POS providers and payment solutions.

Global Blue listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2020. We have experienced significant expansion into the RetailTech sector, with the creation of Global Blue Ventures and the ZigZag (2021), Yocuda (2021) and Shipup (2022).

Nature and aim of the position

To strengthen our HR team in the Benelux region, we are looking for an experienced and precise HR BUSINESS PARTNER for a full-time position.

HR Business Partner plays crucial role in delivering the best practice HR to all employees based in Benelux. The HRBP role is a blend of delivering operational excellence, carrying out administrative tasks and ensuring that robust audits are carried out.

Main duties and responsibilities:

HR Business Partnering

• Works closely on a daily basis with departmental heads to understand operational issues and to anticipate and resolve any issues
• Guides managers through the HR processes
• Remains up to date on legal changes and embeds changes to policy and processes as cascaded from group HR
• Ability to lead and guide on investigations, disciplinary, grievance or capability processes
• Engages with hiring managers to ensure the role has been correctly scoped and does recruiting him/herself
• Responsible for ensuring that the on-boarding process has been carried out effectively
• Responsible for reviewing all relevant policies and procedures on an annual basis
• Ensures that exits from the company are carried out in a timely and professional manner
• Responsible for employee engagement initiatives

HR Administration and payroll

• Coordinate payroll data in Benelux ensuring complete & timely processing in accordance with payroll schedule/deadlines
• Update and maintain payroll related systems, such as Workday
• Process new starters, leavers, leave of absences, long service awards, referral bonus, loans, retirement and commissions
• Coordinate employment benefits
• Is responsible for fully understanding SOX regulations and adhering to those rules
• Maintain records, create and update template documents and letters and handbook with employment legislation changes

Ideally who would have:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in HR general tasks
• Broad HR generalist skill set
• Previous experience on payroll processing
• A strong emphasis on accuracy and quality of work
• Highly organized and pro-active approach to problem solving
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• A willingness to learn new tasks and be flexible
• Ability to build relationships with vendors and colleagues
• Knowledge of Dutch employment legislation
• Experience of working in an international environment
• Fluent in English and Dutch

We offer you a possibility to work within a truly international environment. You will get a possibility to effect on your role and opportunity to develop yourself and grow professionally. In addition, we ensure you committed and supportive work community and colleagues and competitive salary and benefit packages.