As an HR Lead based in Lahr you are driving the strategic development of the warehouse in partnership with the senior leadership team and Directors and the Vice President for Logistics. You represent Zalando as an employer and the warehouse in the local ecosystem, namely the local talent market and the governing authorities and you ensure compliance with local regulations, build strong relationships and collaboration with the Headquarter. 

As an HR Site Lead of our logistics centre in Lahr you will lead a diverse HR team of colleagues from business engagement, people operations and people development. You will partner with the site management and various business stakeholders to achieve business objectives and deliver high-class people services.

• Drive long term success and growth by designing and delivering a meaningful strategy to improve the site’s health in alignment with HQ Central Functions. Run healthy site operations by reviewing and initiating actions based on organizational and team findings. 
• You facilitate a healthy, vibrant and diverse culture and create a working environment where our talent fosters. To raise awareness, build our employer brand and attract great talent you represent and advocate for us in the local ecosystem. 
• You lead the cross functional Site Operations team (Business Partnering, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding /Community Management, Finance, IT Infrastructure, Office Management), set goals, give strategic guidance, mentorship, support talent development and performance evaluation to constantly improve the site health. You own the cost center to make most out of our investments.
• You ensure that the hub complies with all regulatory, employment, safety and health, environmental and other statutory requirements through development and implementation of policies and procedures. You maintain effective relationships with relevant government departments and local authorities, act as a local liaison for the central Compliance, Legal and Internal Audit teams and advise and guide the local leadership team to help them ensure compliance.
• Lead and develop a team of more than 20 HR specialists (People Operations, HR Business Partner, People Development and HR Controlling) 
• Provide effective employee relations and strengthen the relationship with the works council
• Be a member of the site management team as a trusted and insightful HR partner to senior leaders
• Proactively initiate and lead HR projects and change initiatives, including implementing new tools and technology that will provide better support to the stakeholders