About us:

At SARIA Food & Pharma, our activities are characterized by connected value chains, decades of shared market expertise and a unifying spirit of innovation to continuously develop our people and our products.

Van Hessen, Devro and Bioiberica use animal raw materials to create their wide range of products, which are ubiquitous and universal, but anything but ordinary. With a complementary portfolio of casings for the sausage industry that includes natural and collagen-based casings, Devro and Van Hessen are leading product experts in their industry. The global life science company Bioiberica produces active ingredients for humans, animals and plants, from starting material it receives from Van Hessen.

We create the added layer of value with our products and services, improve the well-being of all by taking life science further and combine our attention to detail with the extraordinary, because it all matters.

About the role:

The Workday HR Systems Specialist is responsible for supporting, optimising, and maintaining the full Workday platform across the employee lifecycle. This role ensures Workday is effectively configured, stable, and continually improved through system updates, troubleshooting, new functionality implementation, and collaboration with HR and business stakeholders. The specialist acts as a subject‑matter expert, delivering high‑quality system support and enabling efficient, accurate HR operations.

Responsibilities:

Implementation & Enhancements

• Lead and support the implementation of Workday features, future new modules, and enhancements.
• Configure Workday functionality including business processes, calculated fields, reports, alerts, and integrations.
• Participate in Workday bi‑annual releases, including impact assessment, testing, adoption decisions, and communication.
• Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes through automation and improved system design.
• Support new companies in onboarding into the workday system

System Support & Maintenance

• Provide day‑to‑day support for Workday modules (e.g., HCM, Compensation, Recruitment, Talent, Learning, VoE, Reporting).
• Troubleshoot system issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and resolve user queries in a timely manner.
• Manage security roles, access requests, and data integrity.
• Maintain system documentation including configurations, workflows, and test scripts.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Support

• Partner with HR teams to understand requirements and translate them into Workday solutions.
• Collaborate with HR first‑line support specialists, HR analytics colleagues, and other key stakeholders to identify new solutions and drive process optimisation.
• Engage with HR system support colleagues across our wider group of companies and external networks to exchange best practices and share lessons learned
• Support HR process owners during annual cycles such as performance, pay review, and talent processes.
• Work closely with IT, payroll, finance, and third‑party providers to support integrations and data flows.

About you:

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of Workday HCM architecture, configuration, business processes, and reporting.
• Ability to translate business needs into system requirements.
• Solid understanding of HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and focus on data accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines.
• Familiarity with integration concepts (EIB, Core Connector, PECI) is a plus.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non‑technical audiences.

Experience

• Hands‑on Workday experience in an in‑house HR systems role.
• Experience configuring Workday modules and supporting system administration.
• Track record of participating in Workday releases, testing cycles, and/or module implementations.
• Experience building reports, dashboards, and calculated fields.
• Exposure to system integrations and security administration is beneficial.

If you would like to be part of a global organisation, growing through transformation and change, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with an updated cv and our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch.

Important to us:

We believe it takes diversity of thought, culture, background, and perspective to create a truly innovative company. If you require any adjustments to be able to pursue an application with us, please let our Recruitment team know.

Information Security is important at SARIA Food & Pharma and your application will be processed and stored in line with our data protection policies.