Branch HR Manager

Nestlé; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a Senior HR Manager - Branch to lead the end-to-end people agenda for a branch workforce, partnering with business leaders to drive talent, performance, engagement, and workforce effectiveness.

This role ensures the branch has the right people, capabilities and organizational readiness to achieve business objectives, overseeing recruitment, performance processes, succession planning, leadership development, and workforce planning across the branch.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of relevant HR experience.
• Experience in an HR Business Partner or HR Centre of Excellence role.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes including talent acquisition, performance management, talent development, employee engagement, and workforce planning.
• Experience partnering with business leaders and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Exposure to commercial or branch HR environments will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Partner with branch leadership to drive HR initiatives aligned with business goals.
• Lead branch recruitment delivery and onboarding of new employees.
• Govern performance management, talent reviews, promotions, succession planning, and learning initiatives.
• Drive workforce planning and talent pipelines to ensure timely availability of critical talent.
• Support leadership development and capability-building programs.
• Enhance employee engagement and overall employee experience.
• Enable implementation of HR policies, programs, and change initiatives across the branch.
• Leverage HR data to support informed business decisions and improve workforce outcomes.
• Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence and shared services to deliver integrated HR solutions.

Skills

People strategy

Talent management

Performance management

Employee engagement

Stakeholder management

HR analytics

Coaching skills

Change management

Education

MBA in HR / Business Administration

Job description

Job Description:

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior HR Manager - Branch to lead the end-to-end people agenda for a branch workforce, partnering closely with business leaders to drive talent, performance, engagement, and workforce effectiveness. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the branch has the right people, capabilities, and organizational readiness to achieve business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with branch leadership to drive business-aligned people strategies and HR initiatives.
• Lead branch recruitment delivery, ensuring quality hiring, effective stakeholder management, and seamless onboarding of new employees.
• Govern and execute key people processes including goal setting, performance management, talent reviews, promotions, succession planning, and learning initiatives.
• Drive workforce planning and talent pipeline initiatives to ensure timely availability of critical talent.
• Support leadership development and capability-building programs to strengthen organizational effectiveness and succession readiness.
• Partner with managers to enhance employee engagement, development, and overall employee experience.
• Enable successful implementation of HR policies, programs, and change initiatives across the branch.
• Leverage people insights and HR data to support informed business decisions and improve workforce outcomes.
• Collaborate effectively with HR Centers of Excellence, shared services teams, and business stakeholders to deliver integrated HR solutions.

Experience

Experience, Skills & Education Qualification

• 2 to 5 years of relevant Human Resources experience.
• Experience in an HR Business Partner or HR Centre of Excellence role.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes including talent acquisition, performance management, talent development, employee engagement, and workforce planning.
• Experience partnering with business leaders and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Exposure to commercial or branch HR environments will be an advantage.

Skills

• Strong business acumen and ability to align people strategies with business priorities.
• Expertise in talent management, succession planning, capability building, and performance management.
• Knowledge of organization design, job evaluation, workforce planning, and resource optimization.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive change, and build organizational capability.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive insights from HR data and metrics.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and coaching skills.
• High level of ownership, execution excellence, and process discipline.

Education Qualification

• MBA/Postgraduate Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional HR certifications will be an added advantage.