HRBP

Sodexo; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Sodexo in Chennai is seeking an HR Business Partner to collaborate with business and operations leaders, driving HR initiatives and workforce management across multiple sites.

The role focuses on employee relations, compliance with labour laws, and managing a large blue-collar and frontline workforce, with responsibilities spanning recruitment, retention and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources or equivalent.
• 5+ years of HR experience with HRBP exposure.
• Experience in Facility Management, Hospitality, Infrastructure, Retail or service industries.
• Strong experience handling blue-collar frontline workforce.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Business and Operations Heads to align HR strategies with business objectives.
• Manage employee relations, grievances, disciplinary matters and conflict resolution.
• Handle large-scale blue-collar and white-collar across multiple locations.
• Drive manpower planning, talent acquisition, retention and workforce productivity initiatives.
• Manage performance management, employee engagement and development initiatives.
• Monitor attrition, absenteeism and other HR metrics, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to labour laws, statutory compliance and HR policies.
• Manage the complete employee lifecycle, including onboarding, transfers and separations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

HRBP exposure

Workforce planning

Education

MBA / PGDM in Human Resources

Job description

Location: Chennai

Role Purpose

To partner with business and operations leaders in driving HR initiatives, employee engagement, workforce management and organisational effectiveness across multiple operational sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Business and Operations Heads to align HR strategies with business objectives.
• Manage employee relations, grievances, disciplinary matters and conflict resolution.
• Handle large-scale blue-collar and white-collar across multiple locations.
• Drive manpower planning, talent acquisition, retention and workforce productivity initiatives.
• Manage performance management, employee engagement and development initiatives.
• Monitor attrition, absenteeism and other HR metrics, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to labour laws, statutory compliance and HR policies.
• Manage the complete employee lifecycle, including onboarding, transfers and separations.

Desired Candidate Profile

• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources.
• 510 years of overall HR experience, with relevant HRBP exposure.
• Experience in Facility Management, Hospitality, Infrastructure, Retail or other service-oriented industries.
• Strong experience handling blue-collar / frontline workforce is mandatory.
• Exposure to multi-location HR operations and employee relations.
• Good understanding of labour laws and statutory compliance.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.