HR Business Partner - Central Region at The Heineken Company

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic HR partnership with business leaders
• Providing people direction to maximize performance, sound employee relations, High staff morale and devise functional strategy to unlock full potential of the talents through diversity and inclusion
• Contribute to the HRLT meaningfully to drive the people agenda for the overall business success and to maximize shareholders value, Opco profitability, market share and drive optimum cost efficiencies
• Work with the departmental heads to design fit for purpose org structures
• Develop job profiles and arrange job evaluations as and when necessary
• Facilitate rollout of functional competencies in area of responsibility
• Train manages and employees on HEINEKEN behaviours and values
• Assist departmental heads to interpret climate survey results and develop action plans
• Coach managers and employees on the use of the performance Management systems
• Co-ordinate objective setting sessions with departmental plans
• Co-ordinate calibration sessions in areas of responsibility
• Ensure that departments set SMART objectives in areas of responsibility
• Prepare performance trend report and coach managers on the execution of performance improvement initiative
• Work with departmental managers to identify future talent needs and prompt the People & Organizational Development team
• Support hiring managers to fill vacant positions by utilizing fit for purpose sourcing methods
• Manage the recruitment process to ensure completion of recruitment activities within targeted timelines
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on employment equity targets
• Prepare a regular talent analysis report
• Execute all types of employee exists
• Conduct exist interviews for middle and senior managers
• Work with the departmental heads to design fit for purpose org structures
• Attend departmental meetings regularly
• Assess customer needs and recommend interventions
• Develop sound relationships with internal customers
• Perform other duties as required from time to time
• Manage Dispute and Grievance procedures
• Negotiating Collective bargaining agreements with the union
• Overseeing dispute resolution involving employees, management and unions
• Advising management on issues regarding union-management relations, such as contract negotiations
• Handle CCMA matters (Conciliation, Arbitrations, reviews, Condonations, Rescission and Mediation
• To ensure that robust Employee Relations policies are developed and implemented in alignment with the Group HR strategy and business needs
• To monitor labour legislation developments and implement appropriate strategies to ensure compliance and minimize business risk. 
• To build and maintain excellent relationships between management, employees and employee representatives.

Education & Experience

• A Barchelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Humanity, Business or any other related field
• 8 years experience in Human Resources, or in an Organisational Development/Effectiveness environment.
• 3+ years specialized experience in one or more of the following: Learning, Organisational Development & Design, Change Management, Organisational Effectiveness, Talent Management, Diversity, Well- being, Reward, HR Generalist
• Above-market/Regional and Global Experience as HR Business Partner preferably in a FMCG company
• Sound knowledge of HR trends, best practices and procedures as well as appropriate labour legislation, e.g. Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, etc.
• Successful Industrial and Employee Relations with a successful CCMA track record
• Good business acumen and successful problem-solving experience leading to lasting employee relations solutions within a business.
• Track record of effective leadership practices – leading self, others and teams
• Computer literate and technologically savvy in the general office management systems e.g.  MS Office as well as HR Information Systems e.g. SAP Specific Company or Industry Knowledge