HRIS Project Manager

About Sonepar

Sonepar is an independent family-owned company standing as the world leader in B-to-B distribution of electrical equipment, solutions, and services. In 2024, Sonepar achieved sales of €32.5 billion. Present in 40 countries with a dense network of brands, the Group is leading an ambitious transformation to make its customers’ lives easier providing them with an omnichannel experience and sustainable solutions in the building, industry, and energy markets.

Sonepar’s 46 000 associates are committed to accelerating the world’s electrification and driven by a shared Purpose: Powering Progress for Future Generations.

www.sonepar.com

How will you shape our tomorrow

The HRIS Project Manager plays a key role in shaping, delivering, and continuously improving the Group's HR digital ecosystem.

Working closely with HR stakeholders, IT teams, regional organizations, and external partners, he/she leads HRIS transformation initiatives and translates business challenges into scalable, user-centric digital solutions that enhance employee and manager experience, strengthen data quality, streamline processes, and support business growth.

As a trusted advisor, he/she challenges existing ways of working, promotes innovation and best practices.

Main responsibilities :

• • Lead HRIS projects and solution enhancements from business requirements definition through design, testing, deployment, and adoption, ensuring successful delivery and business value realization..

  • Partner with HR and business stakeholders to understand operational challenges, translate requirements into scalable solutions, and provide trusted functional expertise and guidance.

  • Manage the full project lifecycle, including scope, planning, governance, risks, timelines, budget, testing, communication, documentation, and stakeholder alignment.

  • Drive user-centric design principles and lead change management activities to maximize user experience, engagement, and adoption of HRIS solutions.

  • Collaborate closely with HRIS Team (Data, RUN), IT teams, and system integrators to ensure solution consistency and quality.

  • Build and nurture strong HR communities across regions, promoting knowledge sharing, collaboration, and adoption of best practices.

  • Contribute to the HRIS roadmap by identifying opportunities for optimization, automation, innovation, and continuous improvement.

  • Serve as the recognized functional expert within the assigned domain, providing guidance on solution design, process improvements, market trends, and future capabilities.

The experience you bring

Technical Skills

• • Strong expertise in HR Information Systems (HRIS), preferably SAP SuccessFactors, with solid knowledge of Core HR processes. Knowledge of Performance, Talent or Compensation process would be an advantage.

  • Solid understanding of HR processes (employee lifecycle, workforce planning, data governance) .

  • Proven experience in managing HRIS projects

  • Ability to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements

  • Strong focus on user experience and adoption, ensuring intuitive and value-added solutions

  • Full professional proficiency in English and French.

Behavioral Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills, with the ability to collaborate across HR, IT, Legal, Regions, and OPCOs
• Customer-oriented mindset, with a strong focus on user needs and business impact
• Ability to work in a complex, international environment, fostering collaboration across geographies
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to challenge the status quo and propose pragmatic solutions
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with a results-driven approach
• Change management mindset, supporting adoption and engagement across HR communities
• Team player with a collaborative spirit, able to build communities of practice and share knowledge effectively

Work Mode & Location

Hybrid: 3 days in Paris (8ème)

Benefits that await you:

The role - Your daily activities will be interesting, stimulating and varied... No two days are alike!

The organisation - You'll be part of the Sonepar family and share the same values!

The culture - You'll be working in an international environment.

The team - Our dynamic, multidisciplinary, open-minded and talented team is eager to welcome additional skills to continue to meet the challenge.

• 75% reimbursement of your monthly or annual transport pass.
• Swile Ticket restaurant card
• Gym exclusively reserved for the company and made available to employees free of charge.
• Sustainable mobility package
• Health insurance & Welfare
• Employee Savings Plan & Profit Sharing Bonus.

Recruitment Process

• Interview with the an HR member
• Interview with the Manager
• Interview with a skip‑level

We are interested in knowing you more. Start an exciting new career and enjoy many employee benefits by applying online. Sonepar HQ is thankful for your interest in joining the team, only individuals selected for interview will be contacted.

More information on Sonepar:

Website: www.sonepar.com

Twitter: @sonepar

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonepar/

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