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Country HR Role

• Fulfill fiduciary people responsibilities on behalf of the local legal entity, ensuring that all HR policies, practices, and processes comply with South African labor legislation, employment regulations, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Ensure strong and effective labor and employee relations, building trusted relationships with unions, works councils, and key internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with the global Labor Relations Manager and  assume full responsibility for country labor relations, including dispute resolution, disciplinary governance, and union negotiations in compliance with local legal requirements.
• Represents Hitachi Energy in the cross-business topics in the union negotiations if needed.
• Represent Hitachi Energy externally, or delegate representation to local HR team as appropriate, including participation in employer associations, industry forums, and university partnerships.
• Build and actively manage strategic external partnerships relevant to HR, including regulatory bodies, talent networks, and diversity and transformation initiatives.
• Act as a local spokesperson & provide inputs for employer branding initiatives, career events, and talent attraction activities, in alignment with the Talent & Learning and Employer Branding teams.
• Ensure consistent communication and implementation of global and Hub HR initiatives, adapted to local legislative and cultural requirements.
• Drive the development and execution of country specific, employee friendly HR policies that reflect local needs while ensuring full compliance with South African legislation (including Employment Equity, BBBEE, and related frameworks).
• Oversee HR governance, risk, and compliance within the country, ensuring adherence to internal policies, audits, and statutory reporting requirements.

HR Business Partner Role

• Understand key business drivers, market dynamics, and the short- and long-term strategy of the country (country strategic plans) and business units; identify opportunities where HR can create value and enable business growth.
• Define and execute HR priorities aligned with the business strategy and the People 360 framework, covering culture, talent, leadership, and organizational effectiveness.
• Act as a strategic advisor to business leaders, providing guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and change management. Own and maintain cost control actions aligned with country management team.
• Align and mobilize HR stakeholders (Centers of Excellence, HR Operations, and global teams) to deliver integrated and effective HR solutions.
• Assess mid- to long-term organizational capability needs and drive targeted interventions, including learning and development programs, succession development and workforce transformation.
• Promote employee engagement (completion %, engagement score) and wellbeing initiatives aligned with local workforce needs. Partner with the leaders to implement the Culture Survey follow up actions in the country.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Hub HR Business Partners and Talent Management teams to build strong internal pipelines and attract diverse external talent aligned with Employment Equity objectives.
• Lead talent management processes with business leaders, including performance management, succession planning, country talent review and leadership development for critical roles in alignment with hub HRBPs.
• Utilize HR analytics and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; drive data-informed decision-making on workforce planning, productivity, and capacity.
• Support and implement the global operating model while optimizing local organizational structures in line with business needs.
• Drive Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and South Africa specific transformation objectives (including Employment Equity and BBBEE compliance).
• Foster a high-performance culture by supporting leaders in setting smart goals with clear KPIs, improving team effectiveness, and addressing performance issues proactively.
• Lead and support organizational transformations, including restructuring, integration, and workforce optimization initiatives.
• Implement the global reward and recognition programs aligned with business priorities and global compensation frameworks. Act as input provider on competitive compensation practices.
• Ensure competitive and compliant compensation and benefits practices locally, in collaboration with Compensation & Benefits teams; identify risks and implement corrective actions where required.
• Ensure high data quality in HR tools for accurate decision making.
• Lead the HR audits for South Africa whenever requested by internal or external auditors, and ensure HR documentation and processes are audit-ready, and own the HR follow up actions.

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The opportunity

• Are you passionate about shaping the future of energy-intensive industries and delivering innovative solutions that make a real difference? At Hitachi Energy, we're looking for a forward-thinking Business Development Manager to drive growth across our Mining & Industrial segment within the Middle East and African markets.
• In this exciting role, you'll help expand our Grid and Power Quality Solutions and Services (GPQSS) portfolio, working closely with customers to understand their evolving challenges and co-create solutions that improve efficiency, support electrification, reduce emissions, and enable sustainable growth.
• As industries continue to transform and increase their electrical demand, you'll be at the forefront of identifying new opportunities, building strategic partnerships, and bringing together Hitachi Energy's world-class technologies with complementary third-party solutions. You'll collaborate across business development, engineering, sales, and marketing teams to deliver integrated solutions that create long-term value for customers and accelerate our market growth.
• If you enjoy building relationships, spotting emerging trends, developing innovative business models, and influencing strategy in a global environment, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact while contributing to a more sustainable energy future for all.

How you'll make an impact

• Develop and strengthen relationships with key customers across the Mining and Industrial sectors, promoting our strategy and expanding portfolio to address evolving customer needs.
• Identify emerging market trends and customer challenges, working closely with customers and industry partners to develop innovative, end-to-end solutions.
• Collaborate with the Application Engineering function to shape technical solutions that support growing electrification and power quality demands within the segment.
• Introduce strategic engagement models such as Frame Agreements, Capacity Reservation Agreements, and Base Load concepts to secure opportunities early, meet customer delivery expectations, and deliver optimized technical and commercial solutions.
• Build strategic partnerships with suppliers, technology providers, and complementary industries to enhance our integrated system offerings.
• Support the development and deployment of new business models that combine Hitachi Energy's technologies with third-party products and services.
• Work closely with sales, marketing, and front-end teams to create a seamless customer journey from opportunity development through to project execution.
• Champion a culture of safety, integrity, collaboration, and accountability in everything you do.

Your background

• Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in business development, sales, marketing, or operations within the Electrical and Power industry.
• Knowledge of Mining and Industries sectors is preferred
• Experience working with customers at all management, technical, and operative levels
• Proven ability to develop business opportunities and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Experience working in a multicultural environment across different regions. 
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and collaboration skills

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The opportunity

• To ensure customer satisfaction through effective quality proposals to Hitachi’s customers and delivering results from managing the lead to Purchase order handling to ensure repeatable customer business.

How you’ll make an impact

• Ensuring the successful execution of our tendering process in South Africa.
• Monitor and achieve importance KPIs including Revenue, Cash Flow, Inventory, On-time Delivery, Customer Satisfaction, etc.
• Ensure that all tender execution related activities are performed in accordance with Hitachi Energy policy, contractual agreements, quality standards, health, safety and environment requirements, financial targets as well as schedule commitments.
• Build up strong relations with customers and manage customer satisfaction by on time.
• Proposal reviews with factory management and factory Project Managers to ensure full fulfilment.
• Take an active role in identifying risks, negotiating and resolving escalated issues especially those raised by the customer and implement this in the tendering process.
• Capability to plan, monitor, and control proposal activities across scope, time, and cost parameters, ensuring effective coordination with the Market Manager for regular project reviews.
• Lead the coordination of any customer request whether they are related to proposal or additional requests to projects which lead for additional sales.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, or equivalent with strong technical background
• Experience in Hitachi Energy High voltage Products (GIS, CB and GC) with exposure to tendering process  in South Africa.
• Three years’ experience in tendering is added advantages
• Possess strong leadership skills and ability to lead the team and convince stakeholders in the interest of the tendering and executions.
• Ability to work under pressure to deliver the projects with time, cost, and quality.
• Experience of SAP or another ERP platform knowledge is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and quality in project deliverables.
• Capability to develop work practices and to take lessons learned and implement them into the processes.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work under tight deadlines and excellent collaboration and work with cross functional and cross-cultural team.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks and challenges.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written and English and  south Africa local language is required.