HR Manager, Johor

OFI; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

OFI is seeking an HR Manager for Malaysia to partner with business leaders, translate priorities into practical people solutions, and oversee the employee lifecycle across OFI Malaysia. The role reports to the HR Country Head and focuses on engagement, compliance, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced, multinational environment.

You will drive capability development, manage employee relations, and lead annual HR processes while leveraging data to strengthen organisational health and

Qualifications

• Degree in HR, business, or related field and approx. 8–12 years progressive HR experience.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders; exposure to manufacturing/FMCG is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of Malaysian employment law and employee relations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and analytical problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Support the HR Country Head in executing Malaysia people strategy and priorities.
• Partner with leaders to deliver fit-for-purpose HR solutions aligned with OFI's values.
• Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle including workforce planning and recruitment.
• Drive learning and development initiatives and translate gaps into roadmaps.
• Design development programmes for leadership, management, and teams.
• Define metrics for learning effectiveness and report impact and ROI.
• Lead employee relations, handle performance concerns and investigations.
• Coach managers on organisation design, talent development and change.
• Ensure policies comply with Malaysian law and governance standards.
• Drive annual processes: performance reviews, salary cycles, promotions, engagement.
• Use HR data to identify trends and inform actions for retention.
• Contribute to country/regional HR projects and continuous improvement.

Skills

HR leadership

Employee relations

Coaching & mentoring

Stakeholder management

Learning & development

Data-driven HR

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Job description

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Country: Malaysia

Location: Johor, MY

Function: Human Resource

About Us

As a leading provider of high-quality food and beverage ingredients, we work with farming communities across the globe to grow, source and produce ingredients that are good for consumers, farmers, and the world around us. We supply household food brands and manufacturers worldwide with cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices ingredients which are often grown on our own farms and estates and sourced from hundreds of thousands of farmers across ~50 countries. Along with our diverse manufacturing and innovation capabilities, this means we can provide ingredients for a range of products, from a plant-based latte mix to an almond based snack bar or a dairy-free ice cream. Making a positive impact on people and planet is a core component of our Purpose, to be the change for good food and a healthy future. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Position Overview

Reporting to the HR Country Head, Malaysia, the HR Manager will be a trusted partner to business leaders and employees across ofi Malaysia and will serve as the designated deputy to the HR Country Head. The role will support the team to translate business priorities into practical people solutions across the employee lifecycle, drive consistent execution of country and regional people initiatives, and help maintain strong employee engagement and compliance with Malaysian employment requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the HR Country Head in executing the Malaysia people strategy, country HR priorities, workforce plans and organisational initiatives
• Partner with business and functional leaders to understand priorities, identify people implications and deliver fit-for-purpose HR solutions aligned with ofi’s strategy and values
• Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, development, engagement, retention and offboarding
• Support the learning and development agenda for ofi Malaysia by partnering with business and functional leaders to conduct capability assessments, identify critical skills gaps, and translate into learning roadmap aligned with business strategy, workforce priorities and regional talent initiatives
• Design, implement and continuously improve targeted development solutions across leadership, managerial, functional and behavioural capabilities, including onboarding, manager effectiveness, leadership development, technical upskilling, coaching and career development programmes
• Establish structured approach to learning effectiveness by defining success measures, monitoring participation and completion, evaluating knowledge application and behavioural change, and reporting on programme impact, capability improvement and return on learning investment
• Lead employee relations matters including performance concerns, grievances, disciplinary cases and workplace investigations
• Coach and advise managers on organisation design, team effectiveness, talent development, succession planning and change management
• Ensure HR policies, employment practices and documentation comply with Malaysian labour legislation, regulatory requirements and internal governance standards
• Drive annual people processes, including goal setting, performance and talent reviews, salary and bonus cycles, promotion reviews and employee engagement actions
• Use workforce data and HR metrics to identify trends, provide insights and recommend actions that strengthen organisational health, productivity and retention
• Contribute to country and regional HR projects, champion continuous improvement and support the development of a high-performance, diverse and inclusive culture

Who we are looking for

• A degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline, with approximately 8–12 years of progressive HR experience, including experience partnering with senior business leaders
• Broad HR capability with prior experience in people development; experience in manufacturing, food, FMCG or a multinational environment is advantageous
• Strong working knowledge of Malaysian employment legislation and sound experience managing employee relations, performance and organisational change matters
• Strong stakeholder management, coaching and influencing skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge and support leaders at different levels
• Analytical and solutions-oriented, with the ability to interpret people data, manage competing priorities and translate insights into practical actions
• High integrity, resilience and adaptability, with a hands‑on approach and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, matrixed and evolving environment
• Excellent written and spoken English; proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia is strongly preferred

ofi is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to racial or ethnic origin, color, age, religion or belief, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.