Senior Site HR Manager (d/w/m)

Essity is a leading global hygiene and healthcare company. We are committed to improving the quality of life through high-quality hygiene and healthcare solutions. We sell our products and solutions in around 1 50 countries under many strong brands, including the global market leaders TENA and Tork, as well as well-known brands such as Jobst, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa.

About the role

Are you a transformational HR leader who thrives in complex manufacturing environments? We're looking for a strategic and hands-on HR professional to drive business transformation, strengthen employee relations, and shape the future of our Tissue site organizations in DACH.

The position is based in Mannheim.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop HR Professionals at several sites, fostering a collaborative, high-performing, and customer-focused HR organization
• Serve as a trusted partner to the site leadership team on all people-related topics with a focus on business performance
• Lead organizational change, transformation, restructuring, and culture initiatives and be a champion of continuous improvement and embed change across the site
• Support leaders to strengthen performance, talent, and succession management and lead Works Council and employee representative negotiations, building constructive partnerships
• Own the HR operational agenda for the assigned site area, including headcount planning, personnel cost budgeting, and monitoring of workforce-related KPIs
• Provide expert guidance to leaders on labour law, employee relations, and complex people matters
• Ensure compliant, efficient, and high-quality HR operational processes across the sites in strong collaboration with HR Services, Compensation & Benefits and EATA while using people data and insights to improve engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness

Who you are

Even if not all of the following points apply to you, we would be happy to get to know you and talk about the possibility of working with you!

• Several years of HR leadership experience, ideally in matrix-manufacturing or industrial environments
• Proven track record leading large-scale change and transformation programs
• Strong expertise in Works Council negotiations, labor law, and employee relations
• Demonstrated people leadership and the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic, hands-on approach
• Key Skills: Change & Transformation, Works Council Negotiations, Labor Law, Leadership, Employee Relations, Organizational Development and Manufacturing HR Leadership

What we can offer you

The benefits listed refer to the primary location. If you want to start at another location, these may vary. This also applies to a non-tariff position.

• Compensation & Benefits

Compensation above tariff, 14 salaries, bonus, annual salary adjustment process, pension schemes, anniversary bonus, childcare allowance, Corporate Benefits & other employee benefits, factory outlet and free give-aways

• Work-Life-Balance

Hybrid working model, flexible working hours, 40h week, 30 days of vacation, lifetime working time account

• Learning & Development

Structured onboarding, training opportunities such as digital learning platform, coaching & mentoring as possible part of individual development plan, participation in professional conferences and fairs

• Health & Well-being

Lease-a-bike, health and well-being month, mindfulness courses, "PME Familienservice", employee surveys

• Team & Collaboration

People culture, communities & networks, co-working spaces, leadership guidelines, canteen

• Mobility

Public transport allowance, bicycle parking, free car parking, e-charging stations

This is Us

At Essity our Beliefs & Behaviours (Care, Collaboration, Courage and Commitment) is the foundation for our inclusive culture and as such something we are living on an everyday basis. With a purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being diversity, equity & inclusion is established in our core.

We are committed against discrimination on the basis of color, ethnicity, migration history, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, caregiving responsibilities, disability, chronic illness, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information and other. We explicitly welcome applications from people who are structurally, institutionally, intersectionally discriminated.

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Application End Date:

03 sep. 2026 Job Requisition ID:

Essity264041