Operating Company: Kerr
Location: Jicin,Karlovarsky Kraj,CZ
Date Posted: January 28, 2026
Req Number: R5025237 **Job Requirements**:
**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**: - Contribute to the business strategy by collaborating with business leaders to identify, prioritize, and develop organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.
- Develops and leads people engagement efforts, is a steward of our culture and contributes to work that furthers the Kerr business strategy.
- Leads and facilitates organization effectiveness activities and information sessions for employees at all levels of the organization on a variety of topics - from programs to leadership and team development initiatives.
- Partners with the Talent Acquisition team on external and internal recruiting for various roles, primarily commercial and leadership, ensuring a robust talent pipeline for ongoing commercial success.
- Advises and coaches management in appropriate resolution of employee relations and performance issues.
- Drives talent development efforts for targeted employee populations.
- Facilitates processes for assigned organizations (i.e., annual performance management and merit processes, promotions, talent reviews) ensuring alignment between the Corporate and Kerr strategy and philosophy.
- Maintains knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resource functions and ensure policies, procedures, and reporting are complying.
- Directs, coordinates, and reviews the HR components of the strategic plan for Kerr EMEA functions.
- Lead HR team to identify and resolve problems; assign work activities,
projects and programs; monitor workflow; review and evaluate work method, procedures and results across all EMEA Kerr functions and Kerr sites.
- Selects, trains, coaches, motivates and evaluates their HR team of direct reports.
- Leads projects, both inside and outside of the HR function.
- Performs other duties as assigned. **Job Requirements**: - Bachelor’s degree, preferably in HR, Business Management, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Human Resources roles with increasing responsibility.
- 3+ years Commercial HR experience.
- 3+ years’ work experience in operations within a highly regulated industry.
- Experience with organization effectiveness and competency models. **Preferred Skills**: - Master’s degree preferred.
- Proven, strong collaboration and influencing skills.
- Working knowledge of recruiting, data and analytics, sales compensation, and training and development.
- Proficient in MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong effective communication skills oral/written, with experience presenting to senior leadership teams.
- Ability to set and follow process, but also comfortable deviating from process when it makes sense due to business or market demands.
- Strong employment law knowledge.
- Extensive Labor Relations and investigations experience.
- Ability to drive projects to completion.
- Continuous improvement and growth mindset, preferably experienced in one or more continuous improvement methodologies.
- Workday knowledge preferred.
- HR Certification preferred. **Travel**: - Approximately 20% - 30% travel, with occasional international travel required. **Operating Company**:
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