We believe amazing things can happen over a cup of coffee.

Everyone’s coffee experience is unique – that’s why we bring this flavour into our careers. We keep our care and guidance individual to you. We celebrate achievements and support one another in a workplace that’s committed to doing the right thing – all across the world.

Our goal is simple but ambitious. Jacobs Douwe Egberts: a coffee for every cup.

JDE is a €5 billion global business retaining a start-up feel and containing some of the leading brands in Coffee and Tea – Kenco, L’OR, Tassimo and Douwe Egberts to name a few.

The UK represents a top 5 global market for JDE and continues to be a growth engine for the category, driving premiumisation by leading the single-serve partition with the Tassimo brand and premiumising the instant coffee segment through Kenco, L’OR and the Douwe Egberts brands.

Working with us is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in the world’s largest pure play coffee company.

Business context of the role:

As part of the UK&I HR team, this HR Services Manager role is responsible for HR Services related to the local UK&I markets. This team supports and advises the business, based on their substantive expertise, on issues concerning their knowledge areas. This work involves co-creation / collaboration with global and functional business units, to provide a 'Centre of Excellence' in their field of expertise.

The businesses are supported for all ‘generalist’ HR aspects per Business unit (BU) by an HR Business Partner.

About the role:

The HR Services Manager is a critical role contributing to the formulation of HR policy of JDE UK&I, applying this and Global C&B policy/‘playbooks’, and ensuring organizational and personnel management of HR Services processes and employees.  The role covers all BUs in the UK & Ireland, to ensure legal compliance, collective labour agreements, and payments are made on time and correctly, employee files are up-to-date and reliable management / steering information is available. The focus areas include:

• Compensation & Benefits; responsible for market-level employment policy (remuneration, insurances, car fleet management, mobility)
• HR Services; responsible for executing and communicating personnel and salary administration and related management information for all business units in the UK & Ireland (c. 800 Associates). The ‘hire-to-retire’ cycle.
• Reporting and Analytics
• Payroll and pensions

 Education:

• Degree level education or otherwise
• CIPD or other appropriate professional qualification

 Must have:

• Knowledge of HR generalist processes and approach.
• Knowledge of payroll/pension/compensation benefits activities within a blue chip business
• Experience working across complex functional structures and BUs.
• Proven experience in stakeholder management.
• Experience of continuous improvement within HR Services.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Inspiring team leadership style

Nice to have:

• Experience in an FMCG environment

• Experience in an international environment with HQ based overseas.

What’s it like to work at JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS?

We are proud of our passionate and driven associates who challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS: A coffee for every cup

Working with us means you’ll be making an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We work as a team, celebrating success and support one another. Our associates work with a diverse group of like-minded people in an innovative environment committed to doing the right thing across the globe. Your achievements here will get noticed.

Jacobs Douwe Egberts is a global coffee & tea company, serving consumers in more than 80 countries through iconic brands including: JACOBS, TASSIMO, MOCCONA, SENSEO, L'OR, DOUWE EGBERTS, KENCO, PILAO and GEVALIA