Human Capital Business Partner

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (F&N); West Coast Division; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (F&N) seeks an experienced Human Capital Business Partner for East Malaysia to lead end-to-end HR and talent strategies across regional manufacturing and marketing entities. Based in East Malaysia, you will align corporate priorities with local needs, ensuring compliance, workforce effectiveness and sustainable growth.

You will audit regional practices for Sabah/Sarawak compliance, standardise HR frameworks, drive workforce planning, and lead talent development and

Qualifications

• Seven to ten years of comprehensive HR Generalist or HRBP experience.
• Experience managing HR operations across a dual-entity structure (manufacturing and commercial).
• Proven expertise in Sabah Labour Ordinance and Sarawak Labour Ordinance.
• Strong industrial relations experience including inquiries and disputes.
• Extensive payroll mechanisms and market allowance benchmarking knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end HR and talent strategies across East Malaysia entities.
• Audit regional practices to ensure Sabah/Sarawak compliance and statutory requirements.
• Standardise corporate HR frameworks while adapting to regional challenges.
• Oversee workforce planning and headcount management for manufacturing and marketing.
• Design talent development and succession planning initiatives.
• Support line managers to drive high-performance culture with measurable KPIs.
• Drive local talent acquisition and employer branding strategies.
• Oversee payroll governance and statutory compliance including EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HRM/Business/Law/Organisational Psychology

Job description

The Human Capital Business Partner (HCBP) – East Malaysia will lead end-to-end HR and talent strategies across regional manufacturing and marketing entities. Based in East Malaysia, this role bridges corporate priorities with localised operational needs across plant workflows and commercial initiatives, ensuring compliance, operational continuity, workforce effectiveness and commercial growth.

Key responsibilities

Authorise and audit regional human capital practices to ensure compliance with the Sabah Labour Ordinance (Chapter 67), Sarawak Labour Ordinance (Chapter 76) and other applicable statutory requirements.

Standardise the execution of corporate human capital strategies across East Malaysian entities while adapting frameworks to address regional operational challenges.

Lead workforce planning and headcount management for manufacturing and marketing operations to optimise labour costs and meet changing business demands.

Establish frameworks for industrial relations, conflict resolution, grievance handling, disciplinary processes and workplace harmony.

Design and implement talent development and succession planning initiatives to close critical capability gaps across technical, commercial and creative functions.

Drive a high-performance culture by supporting line managers in setting measurable KPIs and managing performance improvement or exit processes effectively.

Direct localised talent acquisition and employer branding strategies to attract high-calibre commercial talent and critical technical specialists.

Lead domestic inquiries, dispute resolution activities, statutory audits and representations to the relevant labour offices.

Oversee regional payroll governance, market allowance benchmarking and statutory compliance relating to EPF, SOCSO, EIS and PCB.

Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and align regional HR priorities with Corporate objectives.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Law, Organisational Psychology or a related discipline.

Seven to ten years of comprehensive HR Generalist or HRBP experience, including at least three years in a managerial or senior advisory capacity.

Proven experience managing HR operations across a dual-entity structure combining manufacturing or industrial plants with commercial or marketing operations.

Expert, hands-on knowledge of the Sabah Labour Ordinance (Chapter 67) and Sarawak Labour Ordinance (Chapter 76).

Extensive industrial relations experience, including domestic inquiries, dispute resolution, statutory audits and labour office representations.

Strong understanding of East Malaysian payroll mechanisms, market allowance benchmarking and related tax and statutory compliance.

Demonstrated ability to design and execute workforce planning, talent acquisition pipelines and succession planning frameworks.

Advanced emotional intelligence, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and navigate regional-HQ dynamics.

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