Senior HR Business Partner Mr Price Group at Mr Price Group

Job Description

• To develop and implement tactical people solutions that deliver on strategic human resource imperatives aligned to the business vision and its current and long‑term objectives, by providing expert HR advice and ensuring all HR activities and programs are executed in line with company strategy and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities
Strategy & Strategic HR Partnership

• Manage the execution and implementation of short‑ and long‑term people strategies aligned to business objectives and KPIs.
• Partner with divisional senior leadership and line management to translate business strategy into workforce, talent and capability plans.
• Influence HR strategy through insight‑led input, people analytics and risk identification.
• Act as a trusted advisor on organizational effectiveness, structure and transformation.

Talent Acquisition, Reward & Retention

• Lead workforce planning, talent forecasting and onboarding, ensuring recruitment standards and processes align to current and future workforce needs.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to deliver quality, diverse and timely hiring, aligned to EE and transformation objectives.
• Drive reward and recognition initiatives that support attraction, motivation and retention of talent, aligned to internal equity, market benchmarks and Group reward frameworks

Talent Management & Organizational Development

• Lead talent management and organizational development initiatives that build succession planning and bench strength, enable performance, support career mobility and strengthen leadership capability.
• Support organizational design and role clarity to enable efficiency and scalability.
• Embed a high‑performance, inclusive and values‑driven culture, aligned to Mr Price Group DNA and D&I principles.
• Enable leaders to effectively manage performance, including underperformance.

Change Management

• Lead the implementation and execution of change management processes, including change impact and readiness assessments, communication and engagement plans, and stakeholder alignment
• Ensure change is embedded with minimal disruption to business operations.

Employee Relations, Risk & Governance

• Keep abreast of statutory requirements and industry best practices
• Lead and manage complex employee relations matters, partnering with Group ER where required while retaining ownership and accountability.
• Ensure consistent application of labour legislation and company policies
• Proactively mitigate people‑related risks and reputational exposure

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) in Human Resources Management, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Industrial Relations or any other relevant qualification.
• 5-7 years HR experience, including senior HR business partnering exposure
• Experience partnering with technical or project‑based environments (e.g. Property or Real Estate) will be an added advantage