Employee Relations Manager - #7428272

We are looking to hire a talented and committed Employee Relations Manager to play a critical role the development of the employee relations agenda in Spain

The role can be based in any site in Spain, preferably Barcelona or Madrid.

We are seeking a progressive, hands-on, customer-obsessed individual who will help to develop our employee relations agenda of creating a positive employee relations climate that supports employee safety, capability, engagement and a high performance customer obsessed culture.

The ER Manager will report to the Head of ER, Spain

Key job responsibilities
• To take ownership, play a supporting role in significant ER projects. Support the Spanish Management Teams and H.R Teams in shaping the Employee Relation within the Amazon policies
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with employees at all levels
• Develop an understanding of the employee engagement and support the delivery of initiatives designed to achieve engagement targets which are aligned to Amazon’s ER philosophy.
• Re actively and proactively Support and advise managers and HR teams on employee or industrial relations issues.
• Define, Develop the existing arrangements for collective consultation and communication as required for the ongoing evolution of the business, in compliance with Spain labor Laws and Amazon ER policies
• Provide training on ER matters for managers, HR teams.
• Participate in national and international projects.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Murcia, MU, ESP

- A university degree
- Proven track record of accomplishments in a fast paced similar environment to Amazon FCs/AMZL
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Demonstrate problem solving and analytical capability.
- Extensive knowledge of employment law.
- Demonstrate ability to motivate others and influence work behaviors
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Extensive experience in setting up effective provisions for collective communication and consultation in a recently unionized environment.
- Proven ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, make best use of limited resources
- High dependability – be there to support the business
- Decision Making/Complex Problem Solving- proactively gathers the right data from appropriate sources; conducts root cause analysis; refers to long term plans and goals; acts decisively, promptly and confidently; complex analysis
- Experience with complex problem solving and analysis using analytical methods.
- Possesses intellectual curiosity; brings insight into the team/business, especially in a multicultural and multi-location environment
- Proven presentation and communication skills
Experience in the analysis, design and implementation of people programs, policies and practices to develop and sustain positive employee relations and engagement.