HR & Admin Manager - #46207

About us

MG has been ahead of its time since the brand’s inception in the Morris Garages in 1924. MG’s parent company is SAIC Motor (Shanghai Automobile Industry Corporation). SAIC Motor is the 7th largest car manufacturer in the world and was the first automobile group in China with annual sales exceeding 7 million units. SAIC Motor’s affiliate automotive companies include Morris Garages (MG), Roewe and Maxus, but also SAIC Volkswagen, SAIC-GM, and others.

MG is designed with the European motorist in mind, offering sustainable, smart, functional, and affordable vehicles. They’re developed in MG’s design studios in Shanghai in cooperation with the advanced design studio in London, produced in China, and already available in various European countries. Now a new generation can choose a car from this iconic brand. Updated, electrified, recharged and ready for the future. For more information, please visit our website MG Motor EU www.mgmotor.eu

Responsibilities:

HR Management:

• Partner with the local Managing Director to shape and deliver a unified people strategy, ensuring strong alignment with regional priorities and business objectives.
• Contribute to cross-regional European initiatives, balancing consistency of approach with local business requirements.
• Partner with the Leadership Team to shape organisation design, workforce planning and leadership capability in line with strategic priorities.
• Lead the HR function as a strategic enabler of performance and change, aligning structure, capability and accountability to evolving commercial needs.
• Enable the leadership team to build a high-performance culture grounded in trust, inclusion and accountability by promoting best-in-class HR practice.
• Champion and embed the company values across the organization in Belgium.
• Manage, coach and develop team members, ensuring the effective delivery end-to-end employee lifecycle processes.
• Embed a clear and consistent approach to performance, development and recognition that strengthens individual contribution, leadership impact and organisational effectiveness.
• Strengthen talent attraction, succession planning and retention through deliberate capability building and clear career pathways.
• Ensure robust and compliant HR governance, creating the operational foundation that enables our leaders and teams to navigate change with confidence and the business to focus on customers and delivery.

Admin & Purchasing:

• Manage the full lifecycle of company fixed assets, including procurement, registration, allocation, maintenance, and periodic inventory management;
• Oversee employee vehicle administration, including vehicle leasing, borrowing, usage coordination, and related operational support;
• Organize and coordinate internal meetings, company events, and employee engagement activities
• Develop, optimize, and maintain company administrative policies, procedures, and operational processes;
• Support the administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of internal management systems, including HR systems and travel management systems etc.
• Manage admin-related contracts, maintain supplier relations, and coordinate in negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.

Qualification:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in HR or related field.
• At least 8 years of HR management experience.
• In-depth knowledge of the local employment law in Belgium.
• Hands on experience steering and managing performance, talent mapping, levelling and compensation initiatives at a regional level.
• Strong commercial and financial understanding with ability to design and deliver commercially focused people strategies, practices and policies aligned with business objectives.
• Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-focused, able to operate strategically and operationally.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, tactful and highly confidential.
• Proven evidence of excellent organizational skills and project management skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills in Chinese and English. Dutch or French is a plus.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary depending on experience.
• Performance-based bonus.
• Opportunities for personal development.
• Retirement savings plan.

Location: This position is based in Mechelen, Belgium.