- Job area
- Human resources
- Activity
- Human care
- Location
- Marcq-en-Barœul, France
- Contract type
- Permanent Contract
- Experience
- +10 years
Contribute to an exciting mission
What will your daily life look like?
JOB MAIN CONTRIBUTIONS:
- Reports directly to Gnosis General Manager and functionally to the Group HR Director;
- Member of Gnosis Leadership Team;
- In charge of the people strategy roll out within the BU in line with group HR strategy;
- Member of the HRLT. Partner with corporate HR team in the design and roll out within the BU of group HR tools, processes and projects;
- Manages functionally Gnosis subsidiaries HR teams.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Business Partner of the Gnosis General Manager in rolling out the BU People strategy:
- Drive BU People strategy within the approved strategic plan;
- Develop a pipeline of talents according to the BU strategic needs;
- Take care of the succession planning of the BU’s key roles.
As member of Gnosis LT:
- Partner with the GM to develop its leadership team dynamics, and those of the Key Managers’ population;
- Partner with each LT member to ensure they get the right level of HR support.
As member of the HR LT, partner with the corporate HR team in the design and BU roll-out of the Group HR strategy, policies, tools, processes & projects:
- Annual people & salary reviews;
- Talent committees (industrial and for other functions);
- Mercer job grading, banding & LINK bonus;
- Expatriation & VIE policies;
- Group digital platforms: NEST, LEA and WOO,…
- Skills charity and Diversity & Inclusion.
Functional management of the Gnosis HR teams:
- Manage directly Gnosis Switzerland & Italy HR Director;
- Support Gnosis subsidiaries in the management of HR teams (recruitments, objective setting, performance appraisal, competencies);
- Support / advise HR teams within non-Gnosis Group subsidiaries in achieving their goals;
Make a personal impact
That makes you the ideal candidate
Education: Master’s degree in HR, psychology or economics.
Experience: At least 15 years of HR Business partnership experience in Leadership teams and industrial environment. Talent management experience in multicultural and matrix organizations.
Knowledge: Fluent in English, you have a solid experience of team management that allows you to lead and to federate around corporate projects. Change and project management.
Technical Skills: Labor law, psychology, coaching.
Managerial & Behavioral Skills:
- Coach – Able to communicate, promotes career development, encourages initiative, promotes team spirit, works alongside team, shows respect, able to listen and to show empathy. Is able to conduct internal and external negotiations;
- Pioneer – Able to encourage innovation, is open to change/new ideas and process optimization;
- Visionary – Able to motivate teams by working on meaningful projects;
- Entrepreneur – Able to create and organize a team, encourages responsibility, able to make decisions, able to undertake proactive and responsive actions;
- Achiever – Able to drive performance, able to work in the field, sets high targets for self and team, shows enthusiasm and competitive spirit. You are recognized for your efficiency, objectivity and accountability;
- Global Company Player – Able to make decisions, promotes cooperation, is customer oriented and ensures top quality service, able to work with others on cross-functional projects, shows transparency and Group spirit;
- Manager – Is stable and open-minded, strives for personal development.
Let’s take on tomorrow’s challenges together

For over 30 years, Lesaffre has been involved in Human Health & Nutrition as part of its ambition to Better Nourish and Protect the Planet. In November 2018, Lesaffre acquired Gnosis Advanced Biotech and officially combined it with Lesaffre Human Care to form a new Business Unit named Gnosis by Lesaffre.
At Gnosis by Lesaffre, we are committed to cultivating and to delivering nutritional actives, probiotics, and nutritional and functional yeasts that benefit human health and wellbeing, thanks to the power of microorganisms and biotransformation processes like fermentation. Put differently, we explore life to improve living.
Our vision: At Gnosis by Lesaffre, we strive for a world that moves better, digests better, ages better, feels better, and, ultimately, lives better thanks to microorganisms and biotransformation.