The first Woolworths store opened its doors to the public in Cape Town in October 1931. And it was founder Max Sonnenberg who captured the public’s imagination with dynamic store policies that set Woolworths apart from its competitors.
Three years later, a second branch opened in Durban, with another two in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg a year later. And...
Read more about this company
To achieve business objectives in a partnership with line management in a way that increases the effectiveness of high performing individuals and teams.
Job description
Contribute towards the stores group(s) operating plan and develop a people operating plan
Facilitate change and transformation initiatives
Align and integrate all HR processes, practices and systems to reflect the corporate People Strategy
Create and develop a partnership role to line management and to the business
Drive transformation and change initiatives across business unit and guide the business on the management of risk and the business impact
Build leadership competence through coaching and guideline management around people processes to deliver the People Strategy
Diagnose and understand the business unit culture relative to the desired organisational culture
Co-ordinate project integration initiatives into corporate stores
Implement all people processes and practices and ensure that they are legally compliant
Advise and educate on HR and ER policies and procedures
Help implement, develop and facilitate a learning environment
Ensure that processes and practices are in place to measure and manage performance of individuals and teams
Ensure sustainability of practices to facilitate communication between individuals and the organisation
Participate and integrate with HR team to achieve goals
Ensure effective organisational design process and structures