HR Business Partner - Africa at Lenovo

Position Description:

• The role requires a dynamic and passionate HR Partner for a complex geography of WECA & Southern Africa. The primary focus of the role will be in business partnership with the leaders in the territories, managing employee relations and effective delivery of global and regional HR projects.

Key Objectives of Position:

• Drive the overall talent management agenda which includes succession planning, ensuring individual development plans are being executed and working with business leaders on the organizational planning on a quarterly basis
• Implement the annual merit cycle and other compensation programs aligned to the guidelines of worldwide and EMEA compensation and benefits team
• Ensure adherence to discipline and grievance processes across the business
• Instil the Lenovo ways of working and the culture in everyday behaviours among employees and managers
• Exemplify Lenovo culture and ways of working
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy on the HR systems
• Train line managers to manage and update team related data
• Ensure proper workforce planning through headcount analysis and assessment of workforce productivity
• Focus on managing a productive sales workforce through quarterly sales reviews, analysis of sales productivity and driving the action plan on a quarterly basis
• Drive the employee engagement and wellness agenda through a quarterly plan and execution of various engagement and wellness activities across the Lenovo offices.
• Drive compliance in each country of operation with the labour law and stay abreast of any changes in the regulations
• Co-pilot with business leaders to support the business growth ambition
• Advocate employees in employee relations cases
• Drive Quarterly HR metrics across the region

Position Requirements:

• Analytical skills
• Experience as an HR generalist across several areas of HR (recruitment, compensation and benefits, talent management, HR planning & systems, Business partnership, Employee relations, HR metrics management)
• In-dept knowledge and application of the labour laws across the responsible geographies
• Self driven and result oriented
• Independent
• Team player
• Effective in managing conflict
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficient in English language
• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a HR Generalist
• Experience with multi-national organizations in the Consumer Products / Technology sectors
• Experience in managing senior stakeholders
• Degree in Human Resources