HR Director IGC H/F

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

The Position

HR Director IGC H/F

Job Summary

Role overview:

As a key member of the Imerys Graphite & Carbon Leadership Team and the Human Resources Leadership Team you will act as the strategic architect of the people agenda for a fast growing ~250M industrial business.

This role is a "player-coach" position: you will drive high-level organizational design and engagement initiatives while ensuring operational HR excellence across a diverse geographical footprint, spanning Europe, North America, and APAC. (Belgium 170 employees, Switzerland 170 employees and the rest spread in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic, Malaysia, Netherlands, United States of America)

Reports To: Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Dotted Line:Business Vice President Graphite & Carbon

Scope: ~460 FTEs

Direct reports:Country HR Organization Switzerland

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Strategic Business Partnering & Organizational Effectiveness:

• P&L Alignment:Translate the 250M business strategy into a scalable human capital plan, ensuring labor costs and organizational structures are optimized for growth and EBITDA targets.

• Organizational Design: Act as a strategic and fully trusted advisor and sounding board to the Business GM on right-sizing the organization and leading change management initiatives.

• Matrix Optimization: Orchestrate the "Golden Triangle" between Corporate HR, the Business, and local operations to ensure global standards enhance, rather than hinder, local speed-to-market.

2. Industrial Relations & Global Risk Management:

• Social Governance: Drive the labor relations strategy in Switzerland and collaborate with Belgian HR leadership to ensure a stable industrial climate. Proactively manage works councils to mitigate risks of labor disputes that could impact production or delivery.

3. Talent Value Chain & High-Performance Culture:

• Strategic Resourcing:Build a robust talent pipeline for "bottleneck" roles in industrial and commercial functions to ensure the business meets its innovation and sales roadmaps.

• Succession & Capability Building: Lead the "Performance Journey" and succession planning with a focus on identifying high-potentials capable of progressing within the business and moving between the business unit and the wider group.

• Cultural Integration:Synchronize the culture across diverse geographies to ensure that satellite offices are commercially aligned with the manufacturing hubs, driving a "One Business" mindset.

4. Total Rewards & Cost Management:

• Performance-Linked Rewards:Execute the annual compensation and bonus cycles, ensuring a high correlation between individual performance and the business unit’s financial performance.

• Market Competitiveness: Utilize target="_blank">ILC ( Imerys Leadership competencies ): Cares for self and others, drives results, collaborates for success, commits to customers, shapes the future.

  Position Type

  Full time

  and

  Permanent

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