HR Business Partner - Homechoice (Southern Suburbs (Cape)) at HomeChoice Holdings Limited

Description

• Responsible for providing specialist knowledge, skill and competence in attracting, sourcing, developing, engaging and retaining talent pools. Partner with key stakeholders (business unit, HR support areas etc.) to build a competent workforce. Conceptualize, manage and implement strategic HR projects based on local and global best-practice, adapted to meet Business Unit requirements, thereby ensuring a high performance. Utilize analytics and reports for decision making for the senior business unit heads.

What you will love doing in this role

Implement HR strategy

• Deliver on HR strategy and tactical plans to enhance employee retention

Talent Management

• Build an effective talent pipeline to strengthen succession through the Talent Strategy Plan
• Analyse trends within the broader labour market and customise suitable staffing solutions to meet the unique needs of the business units
• Drive the Recruitment needs of the business and partner with the talent acquisition specialist in the sourcing of candidates
• Manage the integration of the talent framework of the business
• Conduct internal and external trend analysis and provide business with talent insights and recommendation

Developing a strong performance culture

• Support business units in the management of under performers
• Implement and gain buy-in for the local performance management process, ensuring compliance across the business units
• Ensure bi-annual performance reviews are held for all employees through the appropriate performance management system, and that monthly performance discussions aligned to the talent plans take place

Stakeholder Engagement 

• Communicate and share relevant HR reports/dashboards with insights to middle and SNR management during departmental people management meetings
• Engage with business to obtain business insights and align HR talent initiatives and plans to support business needs
• Collaborate with relevant HR teams to execute HR initiatives and projects

Talent Development

• Manage all learning initiative per business unit through the Learning & Development department and facilitated specific interventions where required
• Support business and the L&D team with learnership and PWD programmes 
• Manage and monitor the execution of the Talent Plan development initiatives and execution thereof

Employee Relations

• To have responsibility for the provision of advice on discipline and grievance issues and being present at disciplinary enquires and of CCMA as HR representative where appropriate. 
• To liaise with Line Managers to ensure the consistency and adherence to  company guidelines, developing Team Leaders ‘ understanding and implementation of IR principles against legislative requirements and Company policies.
• To guide managers on how to manage poor performance within their teams in line with company policy and best practice, provide coaching tips and guidance on how to give feedback

Culture and Employee Experience

• Support the business in driving departmental and group culture initiatives
• Engage with business units on organisation effectiveness challenges impacting on culture and implement initiatives to address those challenges
• Ensure a successful employee life cycle experience from onboarding to offboarding by analyzing onboarding and offboarding survey trends and recommending interventions as required. 

Cost Management

• Support business in their remuneration expenditure and ensuring pay is benchmarked and aligned to marketing and remuneration budgets
• Implement cost containment plans and ensure business organisational structures are maintained within the boundaries of department budgets

Wellness

• Drive employee wellness through the Company wellness programmes and initiatives and support individual departmental needs

Requirements
What we will love about you

• We love your acute commercial awareness and insight.
• We love that you are digitally savvy.
• We love your strong judgement & decision-making skills.
• We love your strong cognitive flexibility.
• We love that you are customer-centric.
• We love your strong problem-solving and analysis skills. Critical Thinking

What you'll need to do this role

• A relevant HR related qualification 
• 4 to 5 years experience in an HR generalist capacity
• Sound labour relations experience
• MS Excel proficiency
• Retail experience
• Stakeholder engagement at Snr management level

Behaviours we love 

• Wow my customer
• Walk in my customers’ shoes
• Deliver on my promises
• Deliver insight-led solutions my customers need
• Treat the business as my own
• Take accountability
• Be curious, creative & explore opportunities
• Do it right & at the right time
• Play as a team
• Be helpful
• Be inclusive
• Find the fun