HR Director

PepsiCo; Mugharrizat; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the beverage sector is seeking an HR Director based in Saudi Arabia. This pivotal role involves leading HR strategy, managing a team, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. The successful candidate will have a robust background in HR management, with significant experience overseeing various HR functions and a commitment to driving organizational change and development.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years as HR Generalist among different Business Areas.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.
• Broad knowledge in employment law, compensation, and employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HR Strategy by aligning with business transformation priorities.
• Co-lead the implementation of key business strategies and drive business growth.
• Direct organizational design and business architecture process.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Strategic Planning

Communication

Organizational Development

Education

Graduation in Business Administration

Master’s degree or MBA

Job description

Overview

HR Director

Location - Saudi Arabia - Riyadh

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

Overview:

Lead the HR Strategy for KSA, by directing the HR Field and Staff Managerial team, defining the cultural transformation process, driving the talent management agenda to ensure leadership pipeline, leading the Organizational design processes, and aligning HR operating model to market Unit strategy, to build the organizational talent capabilities needed to achieve annual operating plan.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the HR Strategy by aligning the HR agenda to the business transformation priorities, defining an strategic set of KPI’s and directing an HR managerial team accountable of the implementation of talent management strategies, performance management processes, business architecture transformation and productivity processes.
• Lead the talent management strategy for assigned area, by ensuring organizational talent diagnosis, the right execution of People Planning Process and leadership and manager quality improvement agenda (and enabling the talent development platforms, in order to guarantee the Directive and Managerial Pipeline needed to support the short- and long-term business strategies.
• Co-lead the implementation of key business strategies, through the reengineering of structures, the definition of communication, training and change management processes, to drive business growth.
• leading cultural behaviors deployment across all operations, providing coaching and mentoring for Senior Directive team to set the right management tone, in order to guarantee the cultural alignment needed to achieve Company vision.
• Lead the people productivity agenda, by identifying and defining national labor cost opportunities, integrating multifunctional teams, and directing the implementation and change management processes, in order to ensure the accomplishment of productivity annual operating plan to impact Company profitability.
• Direct organizational design and business architecture process, by integrating multifunctional teams, aligning positions structures to operative models, defining the key talent moves, leading
• Architect and champion of Human Capital Strategy -- including appropriate talent and organization interventions . Helps make strategy and change happen.
• Acts as a catalyst for sustained business performance and ensures that HR strategies and plans are translated into concrete actions and tangible results
• Performs talent and organization diagnoses to align with and drive strategy. Prioritize solutions that will deliver the most benefits .
• Coaches’ business leader and other senior team members .
• Measures and tracks the quality of HR work by defining, prioritizing, and measuring HR's contribution to business performance .
• Monitors and maximizes staff effectiveness to business operations.
• Calibrates with Core Services to ensure necessary services are being delivered and desired results are achieved.
• Liaison for business informing COE design and deliverables in AOP cycle and any customized HR work based on unique business needs.
• Identifies risks to the delivery of the business strategy and brings the right resources to the table to support it.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years as HR Generalist among different Business Areas.
• Graduation in Business Administration, Economy, or related field.
• Master’s degree, MBA or HR specialization is plus.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.
• Broad knowledge and experience in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, employee relations, training and development.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Apply now and our recruitment team will be in contact! Our Commitment is to deliver Sustained Growth through Empowered People acting with Responsibility and Trust.