Context
Within our company of 172 employees, you will report to the HR Director. You will play a key role in supporting the HR transformation of our French subsidiary through a dual scope:
- HR Business Partner dedicated to the Sales population (approximately 50% of staff)
- Transversal HR support on all generalist topics across the subsidiary
Your responsibilities
💼 HR Business Partner – Sales Population
• Main HR contact for sales managers and their teams
• Leading the recruitment process and onboarding of new employees
• Managing individual relations: disciplinary actions, terminations, conflict resolution
• Coordinating annual HR campaigns: performance reviews, salary reviews, talent assessments
• Supporting skills development: training, development plans, career reviews
• Contributing to motivation and retention initiatives (bonus schemes, recognition programs...)
• Monitoring HR performance and employee engagement indicators
🧩 Transversal HR Support – France Subsidiary
• Payroll interface with the external provider (data collection, verification, validation)
• Ensuring data reliability in the HRIS (Workday)
• Administrative follow-up: contracts, agreements, onboarding, personnel files
• Supervising an HR apprentice (HR reporting, managing interns/apprentices)
• Participating in HR transformation projects, internal communication, CSR initiatives...
🤝 Employee Relations
• Preparing and participating in CSE (employee representative body) meetings (agendas, minutes...)
• Monitoring legal obligations: social reports, BDESE, gender equality index
• Conducting labor law monitoring and supporting collective bargaining
• Communicating effectively with employees on transversal HR topics
Profile
🎓 Education: Master's degree in HR / Business School with HR specialization
📅 Experience: At least 5 years in a generalist HR position, preferably in an SME
🗣 Language: Professional English required (communication with Group HR team)
Key competencies
• Proximity-based HR approach with strong business orientation
• Solid knowledge of individual and collective labor law
• Ability to work in a fast-moving, agile environment
• Service-minded, pragmatic, autonomous and detail-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal skills, collaborative mindset, and assertiveness
Why join Zentiva?
When you join Zentiva, you'll enjoy a number of benefits to help you fulfil your potential at work:
7 days' menstrual leave per year, in accordance with current regulations
2 days' teleworking per week
A €150 grant to help you equip yourself for teleworking
Attractive pay for work-linked training contracts based on age and level of study
A dynamic community of work-study students to exchange ideas and grow together.
80% of transport costs covered for Navigo season tickets and 50% for SNCF season tickets
Modern premises designed with your well-being in mind, with rest areas, a tea room and much more!
Recruitment process:
We know that your time is precious, which is why our recruitment process is fast and efficient:
An initial discussion with the HR department.
An interview with 1 or 2 members of the team.
Ready to join the Zentiva adventure? Apply now!
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What We Do
Zentiva is a Pan-European Platform developing, manufacturing and providing high-quality and affordable medicines to more than 100 million people in Europe. Zentiva has 4 wholly owned manufacturing sites and a broad network of external manufacturing partners to ensure supply security. We offer solutions in key therapeutical areas like Cardiology & Circulation, Diabetes, Oncology, Respiratory, CNS and focus on expanding our portfolio in self-care. The company is Private Equity owned, delivering sustainable double-digit growth, with an ambitious 5-year plan for further strong (organic and inorganic) growth across Europe. We are a team of almost 5,000 unique talents bonded together by our mission to deliver high-quality and affordable medicines to people who depend on them every day. We want Zentiva to be a great place to work, where everyone feels welcomed and appreciated and can be their true selves contributing to the best of their ability.
