Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides branding and information labeling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and a variety of converted products and solutions. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of labeling and functional materials that enhance branded packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and the digital, and improve customers’ product performance. The company serves an array of industries worldwide, including home and personal care, apparel, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2022 were $9.0 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer

What we can offer you! - Your Role:

In this diverse role of high impact within our matrix organization, we are hiring an energized, inclusive, and forward-thinking HR Manager Northern Europe (12-month contract) to join our team in our Materials Group (graphics.averydennison.com / label.averydennison.com) in Cramlington, U.K. with a direct reporting line to our HR Director.

Your Mission:

• While providing HR leadership for the Cramlington, Denmark, and Dublin sites and support for Sweden, you will develop, deploy, and lead the implementation of our human resource strategies to support our business objectives and corporate and legal requirements.
• Working closely with our European HR leadership team, our Corporate Functional HR Leaders, and our Organisation Development team, you will develop, deliver, and evaluate strategic European and Corporate HR initiatives and drive the effective implementation of the performance management system in line with corporate requirements, ensuring it cascades from the company strategic plan.
• With your input for developing strategic training and development plans and programs to address individual, team, and business needs identified by feedback programs, you will be a proactive “local market” expert, as well as responsible for the consistent implementation of reward and recognition programs and systems to ensure we remain competitive and to drive business initiatives.
• Next to providing data and input to vital centralized programs (training / policy deployment and development / Payroll & Compensation & Benefits / PeopleSoft optimization / Data Privacy / Relocation et al.), you will implement processes and systems to recruit high-caliber employees, enhance our HR capability / service delivery, and drive succession planning tools to maximize our succession capability.
• Across your region, you will develop, implement and drive communication and culture programs, ensure your region's HR policies and processes are in line with legal, business, and cultural requirements, and oversee the development, review, and implementation of the Occupational Health and employee assistance / support programs.
• Being a coach and role model to our local leadership team, you will drive a diverse and inclusive yet inspirational, innovative, and engaging company culture to foster influential people leadership through the business, developing all levels of the organization.

What we expect from you! - Your Expertise:

• Previous work experience in a generalist human resources position (CIPD qualified), ideally within a manufacturing environment
• Solid (working) experience in UK employment legislation, employee relations & collective agreements negotiation, as well as strategic planning and analytical/financial skills
• Exceptional leadership and influencing skills combined with a passion for continuous improvement / innovation / change management / cross-cultural awareness / diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Strong communication skills and the ability to be an inspirational coach and empower your team
• Skilled in building key relationships at all levels of the organization with an “executive maturity” mindset to work as a “Business Partner”
• Creativity, excitement, and innovation, entrepreneurial spirit for growing a sustainable business to set your career at Avery Dennison

We offer:

• Attractive salary package / Bonus opportunity
• Car allowance
• Flexible working times
• Private medical
• Structured learning and development / Mentoring program
• International environment
• Events such as International Women’s Day, Earth Day, etc.
• A growing, and welcoming team with a good spirit!

Who we are! - Our Story:

Every voice. Every day! Eight Values. One Team!

Being open to every voice, every day, brings our value of diversity to life and makes Avery Dennison a vibrant and engaging place to be. We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work. Across our diverse, global team, every voice makes us stronger. When we listen to and learn from each other, there is no limit to what we can achieve together. Each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.

Avery Dennison is an equal-opportunity employer. In the EMEA region, we have these Employee Resource Groups:

• EmpoWer - focusing on the engagement, mentoring, and promotion of women
• Mental Health - striving to provide a safe space for employees to discuss mental health issues in the workplace
• Unite - supporting the LGBTQI+ and ally community in the EMEA region

To find out more about all our employee resources groups globally as well as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach, please go to our Diversity and Inclusion pages in the About Us section of our website: https://www.averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion.html

At Avery Dennison, we do what we love, and we love what we do - Just click here, and get to know us better: Life @ Avery Dennison (linkedin.com/company/avery-dennison/life/emea)

Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team via jobs@eu.averydennison.com