HR Business Partner Benelux (18 months)

HR Business Partner Benelux (18 months)

We are Reckitt

We are Reckitt, home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Human Resources

Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.

About the role

As an HR Business Partner BNL, you will play a critical role in supporting multiple functional leaders across Commercial Functions in Netherlands and Belgium. You will act as a strategic partner to the business, driving complex transformation initiatives, supporting managers through organizational changes, and ensuring strong alignment between people plans and business priorities.

This role operates in a fast‑paced, constantly evolving environment, requiring strong stakeholder management, solid understanding of local labour law, and the ability to navigate sensitive employee topics. You will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, providing coaching, guidance, and hands‑on support across talent, performance, organisational design, employee relations, reward processes and engagement activities. You will also translate global HR initiatives into the local context, ensuring effective implementation across the region.

Your responsibilities

• Partner with leaders across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply, Regulatory and Quality to shape and deliver people strategies that support business growth and performance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, supporting organisational change, team development and leadership effectiveness.
• Drive key talent processes including talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development to build strong future talent pipelines.
• Coach managers through employee relations topics, performance management and sensitive people matters.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition and HR Centres of Excellence to attract great talent and deliver seamless HR support to the business.
• Use people insights and engagement feedback to help leaders build high‑performing, inclusive teams in a fast‑paced international environment.

The experience we're looking for

• Proven HR Business Partner experience (5–10 years in HR, including several years partnering senior stakeholders in an international, matrix environment).
• Strong business partnering capability, with experience supporting corporate or commercial functions; FMCG or consumer‑focused industries are a plus.
• Experience navigating transformation and change, with the ability to support leaders through complex organisational topics.
• Confident stakeholder manager, able to influence senior leaders and adapt communication to different styles and expectations.
• Analytical and solutions‑oriented mindset, with the ability to prioritise, manage multiple topics and turn insights into clear actions.
• Fluent English; French is a strong advantage, with a degree in HR, Business, Law or a related field.

The skills for success

• Business partnering mindset – ability to build trusted relationships with leaders and translate business priorities into effective people strategies.
• Change and transformation leadership – confidence supporting organisations through restructuring, evolving business needs and complex change initiatives.
• Stakeholder influence – strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
• Employee relations expertise – capability to navigate sensitive people topics, guide managers and ensure compliance with local labour legislation.
• Strategic thinking with operational execution – able to connect insights with practical actions and deliver results in a fast‑paced environment.
• Resilience and adaptability – comfortable operating in ambiguity, prioritising effectively and maintaining a calm, solution‑focused approach.

What we offer

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.