HR Business Partner, Logistics

Al Tayer Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Tayer Insignia is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner – Logistics to partner with our Logistics leadership, translating business priorities into practical people initiatives that drive engagement, retention and performance across operational sites.

This hands-on role requires strong business partnering in logistics environments, a focus on workforce planning, design and change, and a track record of leading complex employee relations while aligning with UAE labour laws and company

Qualifications

• A graduate or postgraduate qualification in Human Resources, Business Management or related discipline.
• Minimum 6–8 years of HR experience, including at least 5 years in an HR management role.
• Strong business-partnering experience in logistics, warehousing or fast-paced operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Logistics leadership to develop and deliver a people strategy aligned with business priorities and growth.
• Act as a trusted advisor, identifying workforce risks, opportunities and practical solutions.
• Lead workforce planning, manpower budgeting and forecasting to align headcount with productivity and cost objectives.
• Support organisation design, change initiatives and transformation including expansion or automation.
• Build talent and succession pipelines for critical roles and strengthen career pathways in Logistics.
• Monitor trends and use workforce insights to drive practical actions and improvements.
• Lead complex employee relations matters including investigations, grievances and performance management.
• Ensure HR practices comply with UAE labour legislation and company policies.
• Maintain a visible HR presence across operational sites and build trusted relationships with frontline staff and leaders.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on recruitment, including frontline and specialist roles.
• Support Learning & Development to address capability gaps and leadership development.
• Contribute to performance management, succession planning, rewards processes and Emiratisation initiatives.

Skills

HR business partnering

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Change management

Data interpretation

Communication skills

Leadership

Arabic language

Education

HR-related degree

Tools

HRIS

MS Office

Job description

About Us

As a leader in luxury retail in the Middle East, Al Tayer Insignia hosts a portfolio of some of the world’s most distinguished luxury brands across fashion, jewellery, beauty, home and hospitality.

We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner – Logistics to join our team and partner with our Logistics leadership in delivering a progressive people strategy that supports operational excellence, workforce capability and sustainable business growth.

About The Role

As HR Business Partner – Logistics, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders while maintaining a strong and visible HR presence across our operational sites.

You will translate business priorities and growth plans into practical people initiatives, using workforce data and operational insights to identify emerging trends, manage people risks and develop solutions that improve engagement, retention, productivity and performance.

This is a hands-on business partnering role suited to an HR professional who understands the pace and complexity of logistics, supply chain, warehousing or other large-scale operational environments.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partner with Logistics leadership to develop and deliver a people strategy aligned with business priorities, operational demand and future growth.
• Act as a trusted advisor, proactively identifying workforce risks, opportunities and practical solutions.
• Lead workforce planning, manpower budgeting and forecasting to ensure headcount aligns with productivity, service and cost objectives.
• Support organisation design and change initiatives, including warehouse expansion, restructuring, automation and transformation.
• Build talent and succession pipelines for critical roles and strengthen career pathways across the Logistics function.
• Keep informed of logistics, supply chain, workforce and technology trends and assess their impact on future capability requirements.
• Lead complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary cases, grievances, absence, performance management and terminations.
• Ensure people practices remain consistent with UAE labour legislation and company policies.
• Maintain a visible presence across operational sites, building trusted relationships with frontline employees, supervisors and leaders.
• Use employee listening, engagement activities and workforce insights to identify concerns and implement practical actions.
• Monitor key people indicators, including attrition, absence, overtime, productivity and workforce utilisation.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on high-volume frontline and specialist recruitment, including permanent, temporary and third-party workforce solutions.
• Work with Learning & Development to identify capability gaps and strengthen frontline, supervisory and leadership capability.
• Support performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, reward cycles and compensation processes.
• Support Emiratisation and relevant GCC nationalisation priorities.
• Ensure accurate HR data, reporting, dashboards, systems and governance.
• Lead, coach and develop the HR team, creating a proactive, commercially focused and high-performing function.
• Strengthen people-management capability across Logistics, enabling managers to take greater ownership and accountability for their teams.

Qualifications

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A graduate or postgraduate qualification, preferably in Human Resources, Business Management or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 6 to 8 years’ HR experience, including at least 5 years in an HR management role.
• Strong business-partnering experience gained within logistics, supply chain, warehousing, retail distribution, e-commerce or another fast-paced operational environment.
• Experience in workforce planning, employee relations, organisational change, performance management and talent development.
• The ability to interpret people data and workforce trends and convert insights into practical business solutions.
• Strong knowledge of HR systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• A strong command of English, with Arabic considered an advantage.
• A proven ability to build trusted relationships and develop high-performing teams.