Fater is an Italian company, a joint venture between Procter & Gamble and Angelini Group. In Italy it has been expanding the market of personal hygiene products since the late '60 and it now produces and sells brand products such as Pampers, LINES, LINES Specialist and Tampax.

Since 2013 it manufactures and distributes the brand products ACE, Neoblanc and Comet in 38 countries in Western Europe, the Central and Eastern European markets and Middle Eastern markets; Fater is a dynamic company that invests in innovation around 4% of its annual turnover. Consumer and market knowledge shared competencies and search for efficiency are the drivers of growth in the long run. Our headquarters are in Pescara. Our production plants are in Pescara and Campochiaro in Italy, in Porto, Portugal and in Gebze, Turkey.

For Fater Turkey, we are looking for a well-rounded and entrepreneurial-minded HR Manager to lead people-related activities and topics for our plant in Gebze which makes bleach and home cleaning products of the ACE brand with approximately 75 employees. This is a unique opportunity to join our dynamic organization and help us run and scale our #PeopleFirst agenda and initiatives on-site; Always with a hands-on attitude!

The HR Manager should lead all processes in Employee Life Cycle such as Recruitment, Performance Review, Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, Talent Management, Labour Law and Admin processes.

Main responsibilities

• As an experienced HR Manager you will collaborate closely with the Head of Gebze Plant and the International Head of HR.
• Ensure that talent is recruited in view of the actual and future needs, and work on retention of our talent through promoting a motivating environment that encourages employees to improve and perform at their best.
• Support and guide managers across the operational division to proactively manage their teams, identify potential and implement a performance culture that will deliver improved results.
• Ensure target-setting standards and rules are cascaded and communicated to managers and employees.
• Support the annual performance evaluation process, ensuring the documentation of performance achievement and ensuring communication between employees and their managers.
• Support employee relations and internal communication process
• Ensure that meaningful dashboards and reports are produced, adapted, and maintained, providing useful information to the management team to make the best decisions.
• You will establish positive relationships by being credible, trustworthy, and approachable, act as a sounding board and coach for employees:
• You address employee relations issues.
• You ensure policies & procedures are tracked and applied

Minimum skills required

• Bachelor's degree preferably from HR, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Industrial or Management Engineering and other related departments
• 6-8 years of experience in HR including recruiting and business partnering in an Industrial/Manufacturing environment including blue-collar workers
• A previous experience in Industrial/Manufacturing environments is considered an asset.
• Demonstrable competencies such as communication, planning and organization and being service focused
• Good knowledge of employment/labor laws
• Self-motivation and positive attitude with a high level of energy and strong cultural adaptability
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic work environment
• Strong interpersonal skills,
• Expert in verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with and challenge all levels within the company (fluency in English and Turkish mother tongue)
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications
• Residing in Kocaeli, Istanbul (Anatolian side), or willing to relocate

What do we offer?

• You will have the opportunity to influence the People strategy of our plant.
• A challenging environment with opportunities to develop your career potential to the full.
• We offer an attractive salary package plus benefits

Please send your resume in English!