Human Resources Business Partner
About the role
Caldic is growing, transforming, and investing in our people. As a People & Culture Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how leaders and teams connect to our strategy, navigate change, and build a high‑performance, values‑driven culture. You will act as a trusted advisor to leaders across multiple sites and functions, while also leading Talent & Organizational Development initiatives for North America and partnering with global teams to adapt programs to local needs.
About the Role
In this strategic and hands‑on role, you will anticipate people‑related needs, diagnose organizational challenges, and design integrated solutions that strengthen leadership effectiveness, team engagement, and organizational capability. You will coach leaders, guide talent decisions, support organizational change, and ensure a healthy, productive workplace climate.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic people insights — Assess business priorities and develop innovative, integrated people strategies aligned with organizational values. Leadership coaching — Provide strategic guidance on all aspects of people management, grounded in best practices and applicable legislation. Manager capability building — Equip leaders to fully own their role expectations and consistently demonstrate leadership success factors. Change Management — Anticipate organizational challenges, shape change strategies, and foster adoption across teams. Talent & succession planning — Partner with leaders to identify, develop, and retain talent while building strong succession pipelines. Conflict resolution — Provide guidance on conflict prevention and resolution to maintain a positive organizational climate. Employee relations — Lead investigations related to labor law, harassment, and employee complaints; recommend actions and partner with stakeholders. Learning & development — Design and facilitate workshops, training sessions, and co‑development experiences for managers and employees.
What You Bring
Degree in Industrial Relations, Human Resources Management, or equivalent experience. 5–8 years of progressive HR experience as an HR Business Partner and/or in organizational design. Experience working in a multi‑site, matrixed, and fast‑changing environment. Strong planning, project management, analytical, and synthesis skills. Business acumen, agility, and comfort with ambiguity. Broad HR expertise across talent management, performance, employee relations, disability management, change management, engagement, compensation, OD, workforce planning, and succession. Proven ability to influence leaders, build relationships, and drive alignment across teams. Collaborative mindset and a desire to share expertise with colleagues CHRP or CHRL designation is an asset.
Why Join Caldic?
You’ll be part of a global organization undergoing exciting transformation, with the opportunity to shape people strategy, elevate leadership capability, and make a meaningful impact across North America. This role offers autonomy, strategic influence, and the chance to build programs that truly matter.
About Caldic North America
Caldic is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands operating with 23 companies and 45 sites in 17 countries throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific and North-America.
Think GLOBAL - Act LOCAL
The Caldic Advantage
Caldic serves as a one-stop shop meeting all the needs of the food industry – sourcing, research and development focusing on tailor-made innovative solutions, processing, and warehousing & distribution. This full range of services is something unique in the food industry. Together with our commitment to customer service excellence is what we like to call the Caldic Advantage.
With our global network of world class suppliers, we are able to source the very finest ingredients and stay abreast of innovations and developments in the industry, we have immediate access to new products and ingredients that add the "Magic" to transform your products from good to great. We are proud to say that we are able to bring ingredients from around the world to your door.
What distinguishes Caldic and what truly translates to a competitive advantage for our customers is our focus on delivering specialized made-to-order innovative solutions. We are not just your distribution partner … we are your knowledge partner.
DESIGN Our in-house R&D and Regulatory teams can turn your ideas into commercial and profitable products.
DEVELOP Our manufacturing capabilities allow us to blend & package to your specifications.
DELIVER We offer more than 5,000 ingredients from over 300 suppliers offering solutions to any formulating challenges.
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Human Resources Business Partner
About the role
Caldic is growing, transforming, and investing in our people. As a People & Culture Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how leaders and teams connect to our strategy, navigate change, and build a high‑performance, values‑driven culture. You will act as a trusted advisor to leaders across multiple sites and functions, while also leading Talent & Organizational Development initiatives for North America and partnering with global teams to adapt programs to local needs.
About the Role
In this strategic and hands‑on role, you will anticipate people‑related needs, diagnose organizational challenges, and design integrated solutions that strengthen leadership effectiveness, team engagement, and organizational capability. You will coach leaders, guide talent decisions, support organizational change, and ensure a healthy, productive workplace climate.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic people insights — Assess business priorities and develop innovative, integrated people strategies aligned with organizational values. Leadership coaching — Provide strategic guidance on all aspects of people management, grounded in best practices and applicable legislation. Manager capability building — Equip leaders to fully own their role expectations and consistently demonstrate leadership success factors. Change Management — Anticipate organizational challenges, shape change strategies, and foster adoption across teams. Talent & succession planning — Partner with leaders to identify, develop, and retain talent while building strong succession pipelines. Conflict resolution — Provide guidance on conflict prevention and resolution to maintain a positive organizational climate. Employee relations — Lead investigations related to labor law, harassment, and employee complaints; recommend actions and partner with stakeholders. Learning & development — Design and facilitate workshops, training sessions, and co‑development experiences for managers and employees.
What You Bring
Degree in Industrial Relations, Human Resources Management, or equivalent experience. 5–8 years of progressive HR experience as an HR Business Partner and/or in organizational design. Experience working in a multi‑site, matrixed, and fast‑changing environment. Strong planning, project management, analytical, and synthesis skills. Business acumen, agility, and comfort with ambiguity. Broad HR expertise across talent management, performance, employee relations, disability management, change management, engagement, compensation, OD, workforce planning, and succession. Proven ability to influence leaders, build relationships, and drive alignment across teams. Collaborative mindset and a desire to share expertise with colleagues CHRP or CHRL designation is an asset.
Why Join Caldic?
You’ll be part of a global organization undergoing exciting transformation, with the opportunity to shape people strategy, elevate leadership capability, and make a meaningful impact across North America. This role offers autonomy, strategic influence, and the chance to build programs that truly matter.
About Caldic North America
Caldic is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands operating with 23 companies and 45 sites in 17 countries throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific and North-America.
Think GLOBAL - Act LOCAL
The Caldic Advantage
Caldic serves as a one-stop shop meeting all the needs of the food industry – sourcing, research and development focusing on tailor-made innovative solutions, processing, and warehousing & distribution. This full range of services is something unique in the food industry. Together with our commitment to customer service excellence is what we like to call the Caldic Advantage.
With our global network of world class suppliers, we are able to source the very finest ingredients and stay abreast of innovations and developments in the industry, we have immediate access to new products and ingredients that add the "Magic" to transform your products from good to great. We are proud to say that we are able to bring ingredients from around the world to your door.
What distinguishes Caldic and what truly translates to a competitive advantage for our customers is our focus on delivering specialized made-to-order innovative solutions. We are not just your distribution partner … we are your knowledge partner.
DESIGN Our in-house R&D and Regulatory teams can turn your ideas into commercial and profitable products.
DEVELOP Our manufacturing capabilities allow us to blend & package to your specifications.
DELIVER We offer more than 5,000 ingredients from over 300 suppliers offering solutions to any formulating challenges.