People Business Partner at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant degree (e.g., B Comm / HR / business / Psychology); post-graduate degree advantageous.
• 5 – 8 years’ experience in a People Partner Role with exposure to managing all aspects of the HR value chain.
• 5+ years’ experience in a Clothing retailer – Operations and Corporate

Key Responsibilities

Including but not limited to:

Strategy alignment:

• In consultation with line, prioritize HR objectives, draw on technical HR skills to propose solutions and create plans and metrics to meet these objectives. Ensure understanding of Pick ‘n Pay’s HR strategy and vision to facilitate alignment within own area.

Organisational effectiveness and resourcing:

• Identify vacancies to be filled in conjunction with line management and execute recruitment for all vacancies in line with recruitment process. Integrate job profiles into onboarding, performance contracts and development plans.

Performance and talent management and succession:

• Actively promote the performance management processes amongst new and existing employees. Communicate performance management process, timelines, and templates.

Learning and development:

• Implement Learning and Development initiatives in accordance with defined policies and processes
• Provide input into the identification of needs within operating environment

Compensation, benefits, and HR services:

• Provide advice to line managers on all reward policies and practices
• Communicate employee value proposition (EVP) and changes to conditions of service and benefits
• Diversity and inclusion accountability and employment equity:
• Implement diversity and inclusion programmes and provide tools and support where needed.

Employee relations:

• Implement and communicate any changes in the strategy and advise line managers on changes. Communicate with recognised trade unions/employees in the regions regarding company ER Strategy in the event of any changes

Change management:

• Provide input into the design and implementation of key stakeholder engagement and communication interventions in support of critical business initiatives, with particular focus on culture and shared vision and values.

HR effectiveness:

• Ensure accuracy of all inputs into HR systems and critical HR metrics, (e.g. time taken to recruit the right people; skills shortages; recruitment costs; post-placement trends; attrition rates; talent and retention issues, etc).

Business partnering:

• Execute the HR strategy into store operations
• Partner with leaders and managers as trusted adviser to achieve shared organisational objectives and drive a high-performance culture
• Effective teamwork, self-management, and alignment with group values
• Continually drive best-in-class solutions and practices
•  Drive and instill Pick ‘n Pay values at all levels
•  Remain abreast of legislation, new developments, etc.

Closing date: 10 July 2026