HR Director Contract Logistics Europe

HR Director Contract Logistics Europe

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co‑create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the HR VP Europe, the Europe HRBP for Contract Logistics serves as a strategic advisor to the Europe Contract Logistics Leadership Team and drives organizational performance, transformation, and growth across a large international perimeter of more than 20,000 employees.

Acting as a trusted strategic partner and right hand to the Europe Contract Logistics leader, this role directly contributes to business decision‑making, organizational design, leadership effectiveness, and talent strategy at a Europe scale.

The role requires a combination of:

• strategic HR leadership,
• strong business acumen,
• executive presence,
• international leadership capabilities,
• and the ability to influence at senior executive level.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Strategic Business Partnering to CL EUROPE Leadership
• Partner closely with the Europe CL leader to define and execute the business strategy
• Translate business priorities into a global people and organizational agenda.
• Actively contribute to executive leadership discussions and governance forums.
• Challenge and advise senior leaders on:
  • organizational effectiveness,
  • leadership capability,
  • culture,
  • succession planning,
  • and people‑related risks.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on complex organizational and leadership matters
• Define and drive the Europe HR strategy for Contract Logistics in alignment with business objectives.
• Act as the Europe CL single point of orchestration for strategic HR transformation topics (including CEVA Ways/Global HR roadmap) so execution is measurable, auditable, and aligned to business outcomes and external stakeholder expectations.
• Lead workforce planning and strategic capability development initiatives/projects.
• International expansion.
• Operating model evolution, digital and AI transformation.
• Talent, Leadership, Succession and Capability Building
• Lead succession planning for critical leadership roles.
• Identify, develop, and retain high‑potential talent globally.
• Support CL Europe leader in preparing CL Europe people review.

Foster a high‑performance, accountable, one‑CEVA and inclusive culture.

• Performance, Engagement & People Analytics for Business Reviews
• Coordinate and oversee annual people processes for CL Europe, including:
  • Performance management
  • Compensation review (annual bonus setting, annual salary review)
  • Lead Europe‑level synthesis of Employee Engagement Survey insights for Contract Logistics and ensure translation into measurable action plans (ownership, timelines, follow‑up cadence), tracking completion and impact through business reviews.
  • Coordinate Europe CL requirements for Job Architecture changes (roles, levels, sizing logic) and ensure alignment with the global job architecture framework; translate outcomes into implementation steps for clusters (communication, data updates, system implications)

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in HR, business, or related fields; strong grounding in HR governance and operating models.
• Significant experience leading HR business partnering in a multi‑country matrix, including program deployment, stakeholder governance, and ER/labor relations escalation management.
• Deep HRBP capability (business acumen, stakeholder partnership building, courageous conversations) and data‑driven prioritization.
• Executive presence, ability to influence (dotted‑line leadership), strong negotiation and conflict resolution, and the ability to communicate strategy and performance clearly in business reviews.