Leon Cycle is an e-bike business that was established in Hannover in 2014 and has since developed business operations in over 10 countries across Europe, North America and APAC. Leon Cycle offers a range of e-bike models from mountain bikes, folding e-bikes, trekking e-bikes and step thru e-bikes. Our range of products are sold via both our own online website as well as E-Commerce platforms and via our dealers and our own retail stores worldwide.

With strong growth and expansions in place, we are now seeking a HR Manager to join us based in Frankfurt am Main. The role of our HR Manager will include but not limited to:

• support local sales and ops team with the recruitment of their teams and staff, including sales, warehouse, technician and customer services.

• Per request from MD, support in the search and recruitment of new Retail and Business Development Managers in other key regions and cities in Germany and/or surrounding regions, conducting initial research and screening, initial interviews, assist in the scheduling of follow up video interviews between shortlisted candidates with HQ.

• Support in HR general duties such as the onboarding and exit of employees, holidays and leave records and approval process, contract signing and updates, employee record filing and keeping.

• Be the go-to person for compensation and benefits benchmarking and provide HQ HR dept with informative salary benchmarking and talent retention strategies

• Manage employee relations

• Provide PPT and Excel reporting to HQ on HR matters, such as headcount costs and forecast, headcount planning and monitor KPI performance

• Deal with any local HR issues and escalations (insurance, workers compensation, workers union, dismissal and termination, disputes)

• Other HR related matters as and when needed by HQ or local MD.

Requirements:

• 8-12 years of HR generalist and recruitment experience in a retail, consumer goods, sporting goods industry

• Great people skills, interpersonal skills and communication skills

• Very hands on and can work with minimal supervision

• Understand local German HR regulations and labor laws

• Strong flexibility and adaptable to change

• Previous experience working in a very fast pace environment

• Bachelor degree or above in HR or business related field

• Recruitment experience in retail operations highly regarded