Head / Assistant Head – People & Organization

Bayfield Food Ingredients; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayfield Food Ingredients is seeking a strategic People Leader to strengthen leadership, develop talent, and build organizational capability across a growing manufacturing-focused company in India. You will partner with senior leadership and functional heads to drive performance, culture, and accountability while scaling the organization for the next growth phase.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, data-driven decision-making, and practical implementation of people strategies in a

Qualifications

• Must have 8–12 years in progressive people/organization roles.
• Experience with senior leadership and functional heads.
• Experience in growth, entrepreneurial, or transformation contexts.
• Strong leadership development, talent management, and organizational development exposure.

Responsibilities

• Organize and plan organizational structure and people strategy.
• Develop leadership capabilities across the org.
• Build and sustain high-performing teams.
• Drive performance management and accountability.
• Shape culture and employee engagement initiatives.
• Lead talent acquisition and Employer Positioning.
• Support capability building and learning initiatives.
• Oversee employee lifecycle and people practices.
• Manage organization change and transformation programs.
• Leverage people analytics for management insights.

Skills

Leadership development

Talent management

Organizational development

Building teams

Stakeholder influence

People analytics

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Hands-on mindset

People data literacy

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in HR/BA/OrgDev

MBA/PG in HR or Org Development

Tools

HRIS

MS Office

Job description

About The Opportunity

• Bayfield Food Ingredients is a growing food ingredients and solutions company with a strong focus on innovation, customer partnerships, foodservice, industrial solutions, and technology-led product development.
• As the organization scales, they are seeking a people leader to help build the organization required for the next stage of growth — by strengthening leadership, developing talent, creating accountability, and building a culture where people and business performance grow together.

Role & Responsibilities

• Organization & People Planning
• Leadership Development
• Building High-Performing Teams
• Performance & Accountability
• Culture & Employee Engagement
• Talent Acquisition & Employer Positioning
• Capability & Learning
• Employee Lifecycle & People Practices
• Organization Change & Transformation
• People Analytics & Management Insights

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

• 8–12 years of relevant experience in progressive people/organization roles.
• Experience working closely with senior leadership and functional heads.
• Experience in a growing, entrepreneurial or transformation-oriented organization.
• Strong exposure to leadership development, talent management, and organizational development.
• Demonstrated experience in building teams and strengthening organizational capability.
• Strong recruitment and talent assessment skills.
• Experience in performance management and succession planning.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without relying solely on positional authority.
• Strong analytical ability and comfort using people data to make decisions.
• A practical, hands-on approach rather than a purely policy-driven mindset.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related discipline.

Preferred

• Experience in food ingredients, food manufacturing, FMCG, foodservice, chemicals, consumer products, or another B2B manufacturing environment.
• MBA / PG qualification in HR or Organization Development.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

• Opportunity to build the organization that Bayfield needs for its next stage of growth — by putting the right people in the right roles, developing strong leaders, creating high-performing teams, and establishing a culture where accountability, collaboration, and performance become the way we work.
• Work in a culture that balances entrepreneurship, ownership, collaboration, and accountability.
• Be a trusted partner to the leadership team in building a high-performing organization.

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