Richemont Human Resources and HSE Manager

About Richemont

Richemont is one of the world’s foremost luxury groups, stewarding a distinguished portfolio of maisons across jewellery, watchmaking, fashion and accessories, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Montblanc. As an employer, it combines the heritage of artisanal excellence with a forward-looking culture shaped by innovation, client-centricity and responsible business. Its global teams operate in an environment that values craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and collaboration, offering opportunities to grow within iconic maisons and group functions alike. Richemont attracts professionals who aspire to contribute to enduring luxury, preserving rare savoir-faire while helping define the future of high craftsmanship.

Role & Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Manufacture Director and lead all site HR and Health, Safety and Environment activities.
• Serve as a strategic and operational member of the company’s Management Committee, oversee the full HR cycle, and manage the HR-HSE team.
• Manage day-to-day HR operations and employee relations, build trusted relationships with operational leaders, and develop and implement an HR strategy aligned with Richemont Group policies and applicable legislation.
• Promote a creative, stimulating, healthy and fair working environment, supporting teams to act and make decisions in line with this culture.
• Contribute to the site leadership team and implement the HR vision and mission in alignment with Procadrans’ strategy.
• Advise operational leaders and provide sustainable solutions for workforce planning, attraction and retention strategies, continuous learning and skills development, and effective succession plans.
• Lead annual HR processes, ensuring employees and managers understand and complete performance management, individual development plans, talent management and compensation processes.
• Build strong relationships with teams to maintain a clear view of key HR matters, develop appropriate action plans and deliver measurable results.
• Structure and guide the HR-HSE team, clarify roles and responsibilities, support autonomy, ensure high-quality HR roadmap deliverables, and lead the team through organisational change.
• Contribute to the HR roadmap shared with other manufacturing sites by leading projects that benefit all sites.
• Lead a rigorous, pragmatic HSE approach in close collaboration with operational teams; identify risks, coordinate preventive actions, drive continuous improvement, ensure regulatory compliance, and foster a shared culture of safety and environmental responsibility.

Qualifications

• Higher education in human resources, management or an equivalent field.
• Proven experience in a generalist HR role, ideally in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong command of Swiss HR fundamentals and a keen interest in Health, Safety and Environment matters.
• Ability to combine strategic vision, operational rigour and a strong on-the-ground presence.
• Collaborative leadership, listening skills, diplomacy and the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills in French.
• Proficiency in English.

Skills

Experience

Proven experience in a generalist HR role, ideally in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

Education

Higher education in human resources, management or an equivalent field.

Culture

Richemont fosters a refined, international workplace where its Maisons preserve exceptional craftsmanship while benefiting from the strength and perspective of a global luxury group. As an employer, it values long-term stewardship, collaboration, innovation, and the development of talent within an environment shaped by heritage, creativity, and high standards.

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