Senior HR Business Partner (6-Months Maternity Cover) at adidas Group

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Be the strategic HR Business Partner for the Retail and Back office functions in South Africa, acting as a facilitator and influencer on all HR topics. Partner with the business leaders on key HR topics like talent management, succession; development; resourcing and performance. Provide the best HR solutions to attract, develop, motivate and retain the best people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Focus and drive the HR priorities of Culture; Leadership; Performance; Diversity and Development
• Drive a high level of communication with Business Leaders in South Africa to contribute to the decision-making process of structuring and developing a fit for purpose team for the organization.
• Ensure that all aspects of staffing, employee relations, performance management and compensation & benefits for all employees are delivered timely and in accordance with relevant local labor and commercial legislation, in line with corporate guidelines, the global policy manual and best industry practices
• Work closely with the Rewards team to promote and develop overall compensation & benefit programs and ensure proper implementation.
• Partner with the senior managers of all functions to ensure all HR practices and processes are well understood and implemented.
• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition team to ensure relevant future sucession and resourcing for key roles and vacancies
• Drive employee engagement at every level through effective motivation, coaching, training, and development of staff, working closely with L&D to ensure appropriate development plans are delivered.
• Lead Strategic HR Projects to drive maximum business value both in Retail and Back Office
• Influence and coach middle managers to take correct business decisions
• Ensure relevance of content and mode of internal communication to all employees on organization topics
• Maintain HR data and system integrity, and effectively utilize data as a key decision-making tool
• Ensure constant flow of employee information to Talent and Rewards (and other sub-functions) for proper updates of employee data in SAP HR

Key Relationships:

• Management Team in South Africa
• Peers and Managers in other Emerging market countries
• All People Managers
• Regional and Local Centers of Excellence
• External suppliers and partners

Knowledge; Skills and Abilities:

• Must have the ability to interact at the highest levels of the company and manage multiple stakeholders
• Proven experience as a strategic, commercial minded HR Business Partner
• Strong coaching skills necessary to ensure the drive towards high-performance culture
• Strong leadership skills
• A strong and dedicated understanding towards the Group and customers' needs
• MS-Office skills, SAP experience is a plus as well as excel
• Experience in managing complex mid to large size projects within HR
• Good local Labour Law knowledge

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma or degree from educational entity focusing on Business Administration, Human Resources Management, Personnel Administration or related field
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources Management of multinational company with experience in HR Management of which at least 5 years at middle management level
• Willingness to travel both locally and internationally when required
• Experience in handling complicated employee relations issues including IR issues and CCMA representation