0Head of Employee Management (m/f/d)
KWS Group | Germany | 39xxx Wanzleben-Börde | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 17.04.2026 on stepstone.de

Head of Employee Management (m/f/d)

Branch: Agriculture, forestry, and ... Branch: Agriculture, forestry, and farming


KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Almost 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated sales of around 1.68 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year. Euro. For almost 170 years, KWS has been run independently and independently as a family-oriented company. The focus is on plant breeding and production as well as the sale of sugar beet, corn, cereals, vegetables, rapeseed and sunflower seed. KWS uses state-of-the-art plant breeding methods to increase the yields of farmers and to further improve the resistance of plants to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. In order to achieve this goal, the company invested more than 300 million in the past financial year. Euro in research and development. .

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For the further development of our organization, we are looking for a responsible and high level of leadership, which reliably controls processes, develops structures and leads our employees clearly and appreciateably.

As Head of Employee Management (m/w/d), you take over the disciplinary responsibility for around 60 employees and ensure that the teams are well organised, work efficiently and maintain high performance. This exciting and varied position is unlimited and full-time at the Klein Wanzleben site (Sachsen-Anhalt).

We do not seek purely administrative support, but a leadership that takes responsibility, gives orientation and creates sustainable stability in the processes and teams.

Your duties Discipline management of about 60 employees at the seed breeding station Implementation of employee talks, target agreements and performance assessments Development of team structures, roles and responsibilities according to KWS process and quality standards Contact person for location management, production management and interface areas in all personal topics Control of central HR near processes (recruiting, onboarding, deployment planning, personnel development) in coordination with the HR Business Partner Identification and promotion of employee potentials and support for individual development measures Ensuring standardized work processes (SOPs), clear rules and a performance-oriented, value-adding work culture

Multiannual professional experience in human resources management, in disposition or in a comparable leadership role Found experience in leading larger teams Very good knowledge of German in word and writing are absolutely necessary; English skills are necessary. High communication capability, enforcement ability and a value-adding leadership style Structured and solution-oriented operation Good understanding of operational processes, seasonal requirements and inter-team relationships High self-responsibility, decision-making strength and willingness to actively take responsibility in the KWS production environment Knowledge of labour law and legal foundations of advantage

Management responsibility for a large, versatile employee area Design spaces for the further development of organisation, processes and structures Short decision-making and clear responsibilities A corporate culture in which performance is recognised and self-initiative is estimated Development opportunities in a growing and future-oriented company As a family business, we live a culture based on the values of team spirit, proximity and trust, self-employment and far-sightedness. True to our motto “Make Yourself Grow” we promote individual professional and personal development. We create the right environment for you: asset-effective services, occupational retirement, Christmas and holiday allowance, childcare allowance, company bike. .

Location

ava KWS Group
Wanzleben-Börde
Germany

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