HR Director - Manufacturing

WireHire; Jakarta Pusat; Sur place; IDR 900 000 000 - 1 500 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WireHire seeks a seasoned HR leader to architect and govern a multi-site people function within a large Indonesian industrial and logistics group.

The role drives alignment of HR strategy with aggressive commercial growth, ensures compliance across sites, and builds a high-performance, tech-enabled workforce that supports 24/7 operations.

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of HR experience with 5–7 years in director/head roles.
• Mandatory background in Diversified Industrial/FMCG or Large Distribution/Logistics.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Responsabilités

• Lead multi-site HR strategy aligned with aggressive growth.
• Oversee industrial relations and labor-union negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with Indonesian labor laws and safety standards.
• Drive 24/7 workforce planning for distribution and manufacturing.
• Lead high-volume recruitment for field and regional ops.
• Design compensation and benefits to ensure retention and equity.
• Drive payroll operations and HRIS implementation for data-driven decisions.
• Lead culture and change management for digital transformation.

Connaissances

Strategic HR

Industrial relations

Leadership

HRIS

Payroll

Talent acquisition

Employer branding

Formation

Bachelor/Master in HR/Law/Business

Outils

HRIS

Payroll systems

Description du poste

Our client is a major, diversified Indonesian enterprise with a dominant presence in the national supply chain ecosystem. The group operates an integrated model that combines high-volume industrial production with one of the country's most expansive distribution networks. With thousands of employees across manufacturing sites, regional hubs, and last-mile logistics operations, the company is a critical infrastructure player currently undergoing a strategic modernization of its human capital and digital systems.

Job Purpose

To serve as the strategic architect of the people function, overseeing a complex, multi-site workforce. This role is responsible for aligning HR strategy with aggressive commercial growth, ensuring industrial relations stability across diverse operational environments, and fostering a high-performance culture that bridges the gap between traditional industrial excellence and modern, tech-enabled distribution.

Main Responsibilities

• - Strategic HR Transformation:
• Develop and execute a multi-year HR roadmap that supports the group's expansion and modernization goals.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the C-suite on organizational design, succession planning, and leadership development for a diversified group.
• -Industrial Relations & Compliance:
• Lead the Industrial Relations strategy, maintaining harmonious relationships with unions and local communities across manufacturing and logistics sites.
• -Ensure 100% compliance with Indonesian labor laws (Manpower Law/UU Cipta Kerja) and health and safety standards (K3).
• -Distribution & Operational Excellence:
• Optimize workforce planning for large-scale, 24/7 supply chain operations, including warehouse, fleet management, and manufacturing teams.
• Implement productivity-linked incentive schemes and performance management systems tailored to a high-mobility and high-volume workforce.
• -Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding:
• Strengthen the employer brand to attract top-tier talent from global industrial, FMCG, and logistics sectors.
• -Oversee high-volume recruitment for field and regional operations while managing specialized executive searches.
• -Compensation & Benefits Strategy:
• Design a competitive grading and benefits structure that ensures retention and internal equity across the group's diverse business units.
• Oversee payroll operations and HRIS implementation to drive data-driven people decisions across the national network.
• -Culture & Change Management:
• Drive a unified corporate culture that emphasizes accountability, operational safety, and customer-centricity.
• Lead change management initiatives related to digital transformation and supply chain automation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Academic: Bachelors or Masters degree in HR, Law, Psychology, or Business Management.
• Professional: 15-20 years of HR experience, with at least 5-7 years in a Director or "Head of" level role.
• Sector Expertise: Mandatory background in Diversified Industrial/FMCG environmentsORLarge Distribution andLogistics.
• Expert-level Industrial Relations and labor union negotiation skills.
• Proven experience managing a workforce of 3,000+ employees across multiple locations.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to link HR metrics to P&L outcomes.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.