Job Description
Job Title:  HR People Partner, Supply Chain
Req ID:  49462
Job Location (Short):  Vaasa, FIN
Employment Type:  Full Time
Segment:  Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives Segment
Job Category:  Human Resources
Work Location Type:  Hybrid

The Impact You'll Make

 

As HR People Partner for Supply Chain, you will be a trusted partner to leaders across the supply chain at our Danfoss Drives Vaasa factory, working closely with operations where people's decisions matter every day. You help create the conditions for strong performance, high engagement, and employee wellbeing in a technology driven production environment. 

 

You will be part of a site with around 700 employees across all functions, within a Finnish organization of approximately 1,000 employees. As a member of the Vaasa factory operations steering group, you ensure that people perspectives are embedded in key operational and business decisions. 

 

By combining hands-on HR partnership with a pragmatic, people focused approach, you ensure that HR practices are fair, compliant, and supportive for both leaders and employees turning business needs into practical people solutions. 

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Partner with all leaders across the supply chain, including managers for factory employees, managers for senior salaried employees and factory leadership, to strengthen performance, engagement, and employee wellbeing. 
  • Manage the employee lifecycle for your scope, from recruitment agency collaboration and pre‑boarding to role changes and offboarding, ensuring smooth and compliant processes.  
  • Support employee relations, applying the factory workers’ collective agreement consistently, and handling cases in close dialogue with leaders and employee representatives.  
  • Contribute to employer branding and site level initiatives, supporting talent attraction, onboarding, and local activities that strengthen Danfoss’ employer value proposition.  
  • Work closely with the European HR Service Delivery Organization (AskHR) to ensure lean, effective, and high-quality HR support for the business. 

 

What We're Looking For

  • Proven experience working with employee relations preferably in the technology industry, in both daily operational matters and annual HR processes. 
  • Solid hands-on experience across core HR areas, including employee relations, annual HR cycles (such as performance, compensation, and workforce planning), and the full employee lifecycle. 

  • Experience supporting leaders in an onsite, operational, or supply chain environment, close to factory and production realities. 

  • Strong working knowledge of Finnish labor law, and practical experience interpreting and applying collective agreements in Technology Industry for both factory employees and senior salaried employees in a consistent and fair way. 

  • Fluency in Finnish and English, with a structured, pragmatic, and people focused approach to complex HR cases. 

What You'll Get from Us

 

At Danfoss, you will join a purpose driven company where HR plays a visible role close to the business. You will have the opportunity to influence decisions, work closely with leaders, and see the direct impact of your work in daily operations and local people strategy for the factory. 

We support your growth through learning, mentoring, and internal mobility in a global organization. You will be part of a collaborative and inclusive culture built on trust, with a strong focus on wellbeing and work life balance. We offer a competitive benefits package, including bonus and insurance. 

 

Ready to Make a Difference?

 

If you are passionate about HR and enjoy working closely with factory and supply chain operations, we would love to hear from you. Even if you do not meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply and start a conversation with us.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Information at a Glance

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.