HR Business Partner, Logistics

Al Tayer Group Career site; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Tayer Insignia, a leading luxury retail group in the Middle East, is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner – Logistics in Dubai to partner with Logistics leadership and drive a progressive people strategy aligned with operational excellence.

The role focuses on translating business priorities into practical people initiatives, using data to identify risks and opportunities, and delivering solutions that improve engagement, retention, productivity and performance across multiple logistics

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate qualification in Human Resources, Business Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 6–8 years HR experience, including at least 5 years in an HR management role.
• Experience in logistics, warehousing or fast-paced operational environments.
• Strong ability to interpret people data and workforce trends.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Logistics leadership to develop and deliver a people strategy aligned with business priorities and growth.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on workforce risks, opportunities and solutions.
• Lead workforce planning, budgeting and forecasting to align headcount with productivity and cost objectives.
• Support organisation design, change initiatives including expansion, automation and transformation.
• Build talent and succession pipelines for critical roles within Logistics and strengthen career pathways.

Education

Graduate or postgraduate qualification in Human Resources, Business Management or related discipline

Job description

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.