Job: Human Resources Manager/Director – Beauty Retail Brand

Objective

The Human Resources Manager/ Director will be in charge of setting up all HR procedures for this newly created US operation (office and retail stores).

Ideal Profile

We need a experienced and high potential HR executive with previous experience in a retail company and with a very entrepreneurial mindset. Ideally someone with a passion for natural health & beauty products.

Responsibilities

• Set up health and retirement benefits
• Set up payroll for retail staff to be hired
• Organize with the GM and the Regional Retail Manager the recruitment process of 8 store managers and corresponding retail staff before the store openings scheduled in October 2016.
• Process all hirings and terminations
• Create the employee handbook
• Participate in designing retail training materials

Requirements

• At least 5 years experience as HR Manager in a retail environment
• Strong experience in recruiting retail staff
• Passion for natural health and beauty products
• Entrepreneurial mindset (work with minimal support and provide structure and process where needed)
• Strong organizational skills
• Positive attitude
• Sense of urgency; ability to work at a fast pace
• Appreciated previous experience: L’Occitane, Fresh, Kiehl’s, Body Shop, Aesop, Organic Pharmacy, L’Oreal, Clarins, Clinique, Estee Lauder, Aveda, Benefit Cosmetics, Nivea, Beiersdorf, Caudalie, Nars, Neutrogena, Origins, Olay, Shiseido, Lush, Bear Minerals, WholeFoods, Sephora, Infinity, Bath & Body.
• Appreciated previous titles: HR Director, Human Resources Director, Human Resources Manager, HR Manager, HR Generalist, Human Resources Generalist

Our Client

Our client is an established natural health & beauty brand from Germany. Already wholesaling in the US via a distributor, they have decided to open a network of fully owned retail stores across the US and need to build the team that will make it possible!