Divisional Human Resource Manager

Ackermans; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in South Africa is looking for an experienced Divisional Human Resource Manager to support their Operations team. The role involves partnering with store teams to maximize business profitability by providing HR expertise, managing talents, and enhancing employee relations. Candidates should possess a degree in HR and have at least 3 years of HR experience in retail. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence HR strategies within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years as HR Generalist within the retail industry.
• Current knowledge of Labour Legislation and EE laws.
• Strong business and retail understanding.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement people plans effectively.
• Attract and recruit top retail talent.
• Manage industrial relations cases.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal style

Change management

Performance management

Education

Degree / Diploma in Human Resources or Degree in Social Sciences

Diploma in Labour Law

Job description

An exciting and challenging opportunity has become available for a Divisional Human Resource Manager, within our Operations team.

Partnering with the General Manager and 3 Divisional Sales Managers, the incumbent will support our Ackerman's store teams within the Northern SBU. We are looking for a self-reliant, efficient, and influential individual who will pride themselves in providing a professional HR service to business partners in an SBU in order to maximize their contribution towards the profitability and growth of their business unit. The successful applicant will need to be able to work in close partnership with their SBU team and with store managers, giving professional and expert advice on a broad range of people issues, so his/her ability to communicate at all levels and to have an effective interpersonal style is an important attribute.

Qualification Required

• Essential: Degree / Diploma in Human Resources or Degree in Social Sciences
• Preferred: Diploma in Labour Law

Knowledge Required

• Current knowledge of Labour Legislation and EE laws will be beneficial
• Preference will be given to candidates who also have a practical grasp of the retail industry
• Strong business and retail understanding
• Best practice in recruitment process
• Dismissal and CCMA / Labour Commission procedures
• Change management at store and divisional level
• Performance management at store level
• Coordination of training interventions
• Succession monitoring and coordination

Experience Required

• Essential: Minimum of 3 years as HR Generalist within the retail industry
• Preferred: Strong business and retail understanding
• Business partner role
• Best practice in end-to-end recruitment process
• Dismissal and Labour Commission procedures
• Change management at store and divisional level
• Performance management at store level
• Coordination of training interventions
• Succession monitoring and coordination

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnering:

  The development of people plans and the effective implementation thereof. Providing and analysing people information to optimise business decisions. Providing expert advice on all people issues. The forecasting of risks and opportunities. The development of appropriate action plans for implementation in partnership with their divisional team and store managers. Acting as a change agent to heighten awareness and gain support for the Company's People Strategy and strategic priorities.

• Talent Management:

  Attract and accurately identify top retail talent and recruit these individuals to the Company. Display outstanding people judgment, a very well-developed ability to recognize the attributes in others that will result in job performance, and have the flair to promote the Brand of Ackermans to future Phadimas.

• Induction of New Employees
• Succession Planning
• Employee Relations
• Management of Industrial Relations:

  Managing industrial relations, including the management of cases through the dispute resolution stages (Labour Commission).