Strategic HR Business Partner | BASF Innovation Center

• Join a globally renowned company active in biotechnology, shaping the future through cutting-edge technologies and innovative applications.
• Although BASF is an international company, the Innovation Center in Ghent plays a pivotal role in driving its ambitious growth, particularly in R&D.
• At the Ghent site, you will work closely with a diverse and passionate team of experts, while engaging intensively with global leadership. As part of a matrix organisation, collaboration, innovation, and cultural awareness are key success factors.
• If you are ready to make an impact within a world-class organisation that gives HR a clear strategic mandate, this is your moment to take on a role where your expertise will drive meaningful change.

• Act as a bridge between local teams and the global organisation, building strong relationships with a broad network of senior business and HR stakeholders.
• Act as a guardian of the performance management process, guiding leaders to implement it effectively and confidently.
• Lead workforce planning by assessing departmental needs annually, ensuring alignment between both budgetary and talent strategies at global & local level.
• Actively contribute to global HR projects such as succession planning and leadership development programmes.
• Facilitate productive and focused meetings with local and global leadership, ensuring clear outcomes and follow-up.
• Provide critical analysis of HR-related questions, challenging requests, identifying underlying needs, and offering strategic, future-proof solutions.
• Encourage leadership accountability while maintaining a strategic advisory position.
• Foster cultural awareness and act as a skilled mediator in a highly diverse, multicultural environment.

• Master's degree with a minimum of 10 years of HR experience within a global, matrix-driven organisation.
• Fluency in Dutch and English.
• Proven ability to prioritise and operate effectively at both strategic and operational levels.
• Able to make decisive, insight-led choices.
• Demonstrates professional maturity through diplomacy, forward-thinking and a strong focus on practical solutions.
• Excellent conceptual thinking skills and the confidence to challenge leadership constructively.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and influence across cultures.

• Positive and resilient, with a pragmatic, no-nonsense approach.
• Naturally curious, with a deep interest in people and organisational dynamics.
• Able to manage high workloads while maintaining focus on priorities.
• Be comfortable with and bring clarity and direction in complex, fast-changing environments.

YouConnect