Senior HR Business Partner

**About the Role**

As the Senior Manager, Human Resource Business Partner in the country, you will perform a hybrid role overseeing teams of HR providing Group HR functions as well as serve as a HR business partner for Marks & Spencer in your respective countries. To provide strategic expertise guidance to the existing. Place forward looking strategies and plans to enable the organization to attract, motivate and retrain our talents. Leading, coaching and inspiring the teams to deliver high quality and timely HR advices to the organization and other HR teams.

**Responsibilities**
- **Organisational Development**_
- a) Strategy_
- In liaison with the HR Director create a HR strategy for the business and the annual HR Plan for the respective country. Communicate plans and progress against the plan to the HR Function and the Business Units. Create and support a continuous improvement environment for HR Activities within the Business Units.
- b) Capability_
- Ensure new employees are properly inducted into the business and given support to become productive as quickly as possible. Develop succession plans and retention strategies for key talent and positions. Develop and execute a learning and development plan that equips individuals with necessary skills. Formulate and implement performance management plans to improve performance or assist with exit from the organisation.
- **HR Operations**_
- As a trusted advisor for the HRBP’s on the ground, develop matrix and reporting MIS in order to ensure the key goals of HR operations are met (MPC, Productivity, Coverage and Turnover) weekly/monthly/ yearly.
- Headcount Management for back office and retail stores need to be managed well based on budget & productivity.
- Conceptualize and implement best in class HR practices in line with the industry trends.
- **Training & Development**_
- As part of the HR Plan specify training initiatives required to support the business, liaise with Group Training Department to ensure appropriate initiatives are delivered. Ensure training needs of key and high potential staff are identified and delivered. Ensure all key positions have identified successors.
- **Employee Relations**_
- Manage ER issues within the business units. Support line managers in creating a culture of employee engagement based upon ‘Al Futtaim Way’ values. Reinforce at all times a culture of meritocracy, performance-focus and diversity. Act as an advisor to line managers in order to educate them and minimise risk. Ensure compliance with local law and Group policy throughout the employee lifecycle. Communicate and implement changes to HR policies and procedures. Ensure disciplinary procedure is properly applied before any employee is exited from the business.
- **Business Partnering**_
- Act as a trusted business partner and coach to Line management. Consult and support line managers across the business units. Focus on measuring the employee engagement of the business units and take actions necessary to improve it. Advice, coach and mentor management and HR team on people related issues. Act as change agent and facilitate transition.
- **Workforce Optimization**_
- Play an advisory role in creating and managing a lean and multi-skilled workforce. Support and facilitate the implementation of business structure reorganization and consolidation to deliver efficiencies. Play a key role in communicating organizational messages and monitoring feedback within the business units. Ensure compliance with localization policy and targets. Look at business unit productivity and take necessary actions to improve it.
- **Financial Management**_
- Provide line management with regular and financial reporting of employee costs. Ensure annual manpower budgeting exercise is conducted accurately and efficiently. Create, obtain approval for and manage HR Department budget. Ensure HR Team adherence to the business financial systems and processes.
- **HR Policy**_
- To ensure compliance to HR policy is maintained, to review and strengthen business internal controls and procedures, ensure compliance of DOA and provide leadership on process and governance. Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other requirements. To ensure that localization focus is maintained and diversification goals are reinforced and achieved.
- **Liaison**_
- Work closely with Country Management and leadership teams following the RACI model to ensure delivery of Brand concept and culture.

**Requirements**:

- A degree from a recognized university, preferably in Human Resources or Business-related field.
- At least 12 years of experience in managing multi-disciplinary HR Teams, specifically in Retail or FMCG industries.
- Strong and proven HR leader with strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills to deal effectively with Senior colleagues in all parts of the organization.
- Ability to work effectively and achieve results in a matrix organization.
- Excellent stakeholder management skil