HR Manager

Asia Recruit; Malacca City; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Malaysia is seeking an experienced HR professional to drive talent management and performance strategies. The candidate will also handle employee relations, performance reviews, and compliance with local labor laws. With a focus on building relationships and influencing all levels, you will be a trusted advisor to management. The ideal applicant has 8-10 years in HR, with local industry experience preferred. This role is based in Malacca and offers an opportunity to implement impactful HR initiatives.

Benefits

Health insurance

Flexible benefits

Training programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years of HR experience, particularly in disciplinary actions and industrial relations.
• Experience in the Malaysian manufacturing or FMCG sectors is crucial.
• Familiarity with local labor laws and regulations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to business functions on HR matters.
• Manage grievances and disciplinary procedures.
• Facilitate the implementation of the reward strategy.
• Drive talent development initiatives and succession planning.
• Partner with line management for employee engagement.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Change management

Performance management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business Administration

Job description

Building collaborative relationships with business leaders, anticipating, and addressing business-specific needs.

Actively participate in business planning and strategy sessions, demonstrating a solid understanding of HR policies, analytics, and processes, as well as the specific nature of the business.

Trusted advisor

• Act as a trusted advisor to assigned business functions on all people-related matters, fostering strong relationships, and serving as the go-to resource for HR guidance.

Performance and Reward Management

• Managing the Annual Performance Review, Annual Salary Review and Promotion Cycles.
• Coaching people leaders on performance management strategies and processes (e.g. Annual Performance Review, PIP, etc)
• Provide expert guidance on performance and reward management to business functions. Advise on appropriate benchmarks tied to productivity, ensuring alignment of staff compensation with performance outcomes.
• Facilitate the implementation of the reward strategy for the function, in line with market practices, benchmarks and corporate guidelines.

Industrial & Employee Relations

• Manage grievances and disciplinary procedures including conducting investigations, preparing the necessary disciplinary letters, and conducting domestic inquiries, ensure fair resolution in accordance with company policies and local employment laws.
• Discuss improvement opportunities on employee relations matters with employees or managers.
• Ensuring HR activities and advice comply with relevant policies and ethical standards, legal business obligations and legislations.
• Communicate and implement HR policies changes in line with labour law requirements.
• Representing company for cases involving escalation at IR office, Labour office and Industrial Relations Court when necessary.

Talent Management

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of talent within the function and drive talent development initiatives.
• Collaborating with the functions to identify key talent and drive succession planning.
• Collaborate with function head to identify future talent requirements and strategies for key hires and developing potential talent.

Employee Engagement

• Partner with line management to foster a positive workplace environment through employee communication, engagement and implementing measures to embed Givaudan purpose and values across the organization.

Operational Excellence

• Partner with Hiring Manager and Talent Acquisition team to ensure efficient hiring of open plant positions.
• Driving the training and development programmes by conducting training needs analysis, designing & evaluating annual training plans.
• Managing employee onboarding and offboarding.
• Liaise with immigration authorities to process work visas/passes for expatriates, ensuring adherence to Malaysian regulations.
• Administer employees’ benefits programmes such as health insurance, flexible benefits, leave etc.

Change Management

• Identify issues requiring change management interventions due to organizational, policy, or personnel changes.
• Collaborate with line managers and relevant teams to implement effective change management solutions.

Your professional profile includes

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field
• Minimum 8-10 years of HR experience, including handling disciplinary actions and industrial relations.
• Proven experience in misconduct investigations, grievance handling, and compliance management.
• Local Industry Experience: Experience in the Malaysian manufacturing or FMCG sectors is crucial.
• Familiarity with local labor laws and regulations is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels.
• Willing to work at Melaka.

Interested candidates please apply online or you may email your resume to ***@asiarecruit.com.my.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.