To support associates and business objectives by implementing talent optimization efforts that yield highly engaged and high-performing individuals. creates practical answers to put strategic HR imperatives into practice that are in line with the company's long- and short-term goals. Lead a team of HR Business Partners. Offer guidance and experience in human resources to guarantee that all programs and activities related to human resources are carried out in accordance with the company's compliance needs and strategy. 

Honors in HR  Minimum 5 - 7 years at least 2 years of managing a team. Drive talent management of area of accountability ( business unit), enabling people to build the capabilities our business values, and ensuring implementation of focused talent management processes that are aligned to business priorities and objectives, monitoring their impact on organizational effectiveness. Providing strategic HR Business advisory  to drive successful delivery of key people initiatives including embedding company values and driving greater diversity, equity and inclusion across the organization. Support the HR team ( Direct reporting lines and broader HR Team)  to grow their skills, influence & achieve their full potential. Enable a compliant and high-performance culture through aligned performance management, rewards and recognition frameworks, managing the delivery of integrated reward/recognition solutions to the business and supporting with the annual reward process. Promote diversity, equity and inclusion, assessing people policies to ensure fair and equal application. Manage delivery of HR advisory support to the business, considering opportunities for continuous improvement. Lead a team of HR Business partners and support them in resolving everyday queries, pre-empting, and resolving employee relations (ER) cases. Focus on engagement and regularly measure and respond to feedback. Build relationships and partner closely with COEs to communicate business priorities, support with building and integrating solutions.  Implement ER policies, procedures and practices to ensure consistency and fairness across the division. Support HR Business Partners with arbitrations and conciliations.  Ensure the HR Team is knowledgeable of all relevant compliance Acts that govern people Management in our trading countries.   Drive a culture of continuous learning. Oversee the training needs analysis process for the division and ensure that they are in line with the division and people agenda. Monitor and influence use of the training and development budget for the division in partnership with the finance department Manage the implementation and execution of change management processes (including communication, planning, stakeholder engagement, assessments etc.) to ensure organizational readiness and minimum disruption of normal business operations.  Facilitate and or lead HR-related projects, initiatives, and programs and ensure they deliver on business and HR strategy. Keep abreast of statutory requirements and industry best practices (in collaboration with Group ER) to represent the organization in complex arbitrations, reconciliations etc. Conduct workforce & costs analysis to stay abreast of people movements, budget variance, trends & insights across the business. Manage the employment equity process and plans in line with the requirements of the Employment Equity Act and organisational goals Ensure company policies and labour regulations are followed by employees and leadership teams. Partner with line management and ensure that all People-related initiatives, projects and headcount are carefully considered during the budgeting cycle.  Monitor the division's operations training budget and ensure that any out of lines are flagged and corrected