Senior Manager Group HR Business Partnering Consumer Goods

DKSH Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DKSH Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a Senior Manager, Group HR Business Partnering for its Consumer Goods division. You will align people strategy with business priorities, lead cross-market HR initiatives, and drive leadership development and workforce planning.

The role demands deep HR partnering expertise and strong stakeholder engagement across markets. You will shape the BU People Strategy, build leadership pipelines, and enable sustainable growth through capability-building and change

Qualifications

• Degree in HR, business, psychology, or related field.
• Minimum ten years of progressive HR experience.
• Ability to translate business priorities into people strategies.
• Broad knowledge of HR disciplines including talent management and workforce planning.
• Strong project and change management in cross-market initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical capability with data-driven decision making.
• High proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Group and Regional Consumer Goods leaders and Market HR BPs to translate business priorities into effective people strategies and HR solutions.
• Provide strategic and operational HR guidance across talent management, succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Lead talent management, succession planning, and development to build leadership pipelines.
• Drive internal mobility, retention, and capability-building aligned to business needs.
• Lead organization design, transformation, and change initiatives including M&A for sustainable outcomes.
• Support leaders with stakeholder engagement and adoption of new organizational models and ways of working.
• Coach Leaders and influence HR Partners to execute people initiatives across markets.

Skills

HR business partnering

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Project management

Change management

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Leadership influence

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

HR/Business degree

Job description

The Senior Manager, Group HR Business Partnering, Consumer Goods serves as the strategic Human Resources (HR) point of contact for Group Consumer Goods leadership teams, ensuring strong alignment between business priorities and the People Strategy. This role drives cross-market transformation, builds organizational capability, and enables sustainable business growth across DKSH's Consumer Goods business.

• Partner with Group and Regional Consumer Goods leaders and Market HR Business Partners as a trusted advisor, translating business priorities into effective people strategies and impactful HR solutions.
• Provide strategic and operational HR guidance across talent management, succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning, performance management, and employee engagement to drive meaningful people outcomes.
• Use people insights and business understanding to anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and shape proactive HR solutions that strengthen organizational performance.
• Develop, execute, monitor, and continuously refine the Business Unit (BU) People Strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the Group Consumer Goods HR team.
• Lead talent management, succession planning, and development initiatives to build a strong and diverse leadership pipeline for critical roles across the Consumer Goods business.
• Drive internal mobility, retention, and capability-building actions aligned to current and future business needs.
• Lead organization effectiveness and change initiatives, including organization design, restructuring, business transformation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and process optimization, ensuring sustainable outcomes.
• Support leaders with stakeholder engagement, change adoption, and the implementation of new organizational models and ways of working.
• Partner with business leaders to anticipate future workforce needs and inform strategic workforce planning decisions.
• Drive the performance management cycle by coaching leaders, ensuring consistency and fairness, and embedding a culture of continuous feedback and development.
• Develop and implement engagement, retention, and manager effectiveness plans, leveraging people analytics to improve employee experience and organizational performance.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence (CoE), People Services, and country HR teams to ensure consistent and effective implementation of HR policies, processes, and best practices.
• Coach, guide, and influence Market HR Business Partners on Consumer Goods priorities, enabling aligned and effective execution of people initiatives across markets.
• Build HR Business Partnering (HRBP) capability by sharing best practices, strengthening execution consistency, and fostering a collaborative HR community across the Consumer Goods business.
• Administrative duties and coordination tasks as required.

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related discipline; relevant postgraduate qualifications or HR certifications would be an advantage.
• Minimum ten years of progressive HR experience, with substantial experience in HR business partnering roles.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to translate business priorities into people strategies and practical HR solutions.
• Broad knowledge of HR disciplines, including talent management, succession planning, performance management, organization design, employee engagement, and workforce planning.
• Strong project management and change management capability, with experience leading cross-market or regional HR initiatives.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed, and rapidly evolving work environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to advise and constructively challenge senior leaders.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to leverage people data and insights to shape decisions and measure impact.
• High proficiency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

At DKSH, we help companies grow in Asia and enable people to perform at their best. You will be part of an organization that values accountability, collaboration, and long-term partnerships. We offer a dynamic environment where your contributions are visible and where you can build a meaningful career in Human Resources.

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• Partner with Group and Regional Consumer Goods leaders and Market HR Business Partners as a trusted advisor, translating business priorities into effective people strategies and impactful HR solutions.
• Provide strategic and operational HR guidance across talent management, succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning, performance management, and employee engagement to drive meaningful people outcomes.
• Use people insights and business understanding to anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and shape proactive HR solutions that strengthen organizational performance.
• Develop, execute, monitor, and continuously refine the Business Unit (BU) People Strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the Group Consumer Goods HR team.
• Lead talent management, succession planning, and development initiatives to build a strong and diverse leadership pipeline for critical roles across the Consumer Goods business.
• Drive internal mobility, retention, and capability-building actions aligned to current and future business needs.
• Lead organization effectiveness and change initiatives, including organization design, restructuring, business transformation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and process optimization, ensuring sustainable outcomes.
• Support leaders with stakeholder engagement, change adoption, and the implementation of new organizational models and ways of working.
• Partner with business leaders to anticipate future workforce needs and inform strategic workforce planning decisions.
• Drive the performance management cycle by coaching leaders, ensuring consistency and fairness, and embedding a culture of continuous feedback and development.
• Develop and implement engagement, retention, and manager effectiveness plans, leveraging people analytics to improve employee experience and organizational performance.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence (CoE), People Services, and country HR teams to ensure consistent and effective implementation of HR policies, processes, and best practices.
• Coach, guide, and influence Market HR Business Partners on Consumer Goods priorities, enabling aligned and effective execution of people initiatives across markets.
• Build HR Business Partnering (HRBP) capability by sharing best practices, strengthening execution consistency, and fostering a collaborative HR community across the Consumer Goods business.
• Administrative duties and coordination tasks as required.