Senior HR Business Partner

The organisation

Mileway is the leading provider of last-mile logistics real estate in Europe. The company empowers its clients to meet the ever-growing demand for e-commerce. Mileway’s portfolio consists of over 1,700 strategically positioned locations, all in the proximity of large European cities in the Netherlands, Germany, France, the UK, the Nordics, Spain, and Italy. This footprint helps Mileway’s clients, from small local businesses to large international enterprises, gain direct access to millions of urban consumers and meet their expectations – e.g., same-day and next-day delivery.

In just two and a half years, Mileway has taken a leading position in Europe’s last-mile real estate. Today, Mileway has over four hundred permanent employees and more than 180 consultants spread across twenty offices in ten countries. Its pan-European presence is part of its strong proposition, as it allows Mileway to support clients across borders and help them grow their business internationally.

“The growth of e-commerce and urbanization is intensifying the requirement for faster logistics solutions. We are uniquely positioned to help businesses shorten delivery times, grow their customer base, and scale geographically.” – Emmanuel van der Stichele, CEO

Mileway is planning to sustain its impressive growth. The market for e-commerce and last-mile delivery is booming and players continuously look for opportunities to expand their distribution. Mileway will keep adding new locations to its portfolio and is broadening its scope, e.g., by exploring new developments. To keep up with its ambitions, the company will continue to hire talent and expertise, and professionalize its ways of working and associated people practices further.

The position

In just a few years’ time, Mileway has become Europe’s largest last-mile logistics real estate player. The Senior HR Business Partner facilitates the continuation of the company’s impressive growth by being a trusted partner for senior business leaders and by working on strategic HR projects, like L&D, performance management, and organizational structure.

Tasks & responsibiltiies

The Senior HR Business Partner will play a central role in maintaining Mileway’s growth curve. For fifty percent of their time, they will be the responsible HR Business Partner for all headquarters functions of Mileway, such as Marketing, Legal, and Finance. Secondly, they will be working on large, strategic HR projects that advance Mileway as an organization. An exciting and challenging combination of operational responsibilities and the bigger picture. The Senior HR Business Partner will report to the Head of HR and become part of a new, international team located in Amsterdam.

“I would like our new Senior HR Business Partner to bring a fresh perspective. Someone with the creativity and brainpower to generate new ideas, set a high bar, and continuously look for ways to  expand our organization.” – Otto Peters, Head of HR

A key part of their responsibilities will be to act as a trusted partner to management, providing advice and support on HR-related subjects, such as team development, compensation and benefits, recruitment, absenteeism, and plans and policies. The Senior HR Business Partner will build productive relationships with stakeholders across the business and provide them with the relevant employee and organizational data.

The Senior HR Business Partner will also participate and take the lead in several strategic HR projects. Examples of projects they might be working on are learning and development (designing and managing leadership and people development programs), performance management (e.g., implementing a continuous feedback culture), organizational structure assessments and reviews, and restructuring processes. The Senior HR Business Partner will report on the progress of these projects to senior management and keep all stakeholders up to date.

By joining Mileway, the Senior HR Business Partner will become part of a highly successful and fast-growing company. They will get to work in an environment full of positive energy perfectly suited for a seasoned HR professional with the drive to build a business.

Candidate profile*

• Over 8 years in HR
• Change management
• International background
• Project management
• University degree

* Research shows that while male candidates feel confident enough to apply when they meet about sixty percent of the requirements, female candidates only apply when they tick every box. So if this role has your name on it, but you’re not sure about the criteria, we still want to hear from you.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below. Mileway is working with Top of Minds to fill this vacancy.