HR Business Partner

Bridgestone; Brits; On-site; ZAR 70 000 - 90 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tire and rubber company in Brits is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to deliver strategic and tactical HR support, contributing to organizational effectiveness and talent development. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in HR, with at least 8 years of experience and a degree in HR or related field. This role offers the opportunity to foster a diverse and inclusive culture while driving business results through effective HR practices.

Benefits

Supportive onboarding experience

Growth and development opportunities

Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Qualifications

• 8 years’ work experience as HR Business Partner.
• Generalist or Specialist in various areas of the HR Value Chain.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Direct organizational architecture for effectiveness.
• Manage talent development and succession planning.
• Translate HR strategy into effective practices.

Skills

Change management

HR policies and procedures

Talent development

Project management

Labour legislation knowledge

Communication skills

Business acumen

Education

HR Degree / 3 year Diploma

Postgraduate studies in related fields

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Purpose

You will be reporting directly to the People & Business Partner Lead. This is a Local role, based in Brits at the Factory. You will serve as an internal business partner, delivering comprehensive HR programs, initiatives and solutions to the functional areas of the organization in support of key business strategies. He / She will be a key member of the People team and is responsible for providing strategic and tactical human resources support for their assigned field operations

Locations.

Responsibilities:

• Organisational Effectiveness and Change Management
• Directing and influencing the organizational architecture for building organizational effectiveness within area of responsibility to maximize core capabilities in terms of structures, capability and performance.
• Ensuring that every job is essential and value-adding, is filled with a fully performing individual now and in the future and that people management processes and practices are streamlined to enhance business efficiencies.
• Change agent.
• Provide a consultancy service in the area of HR policies and procedures.
• Support personal and organizational change. Ensures the successful delivery of multiple HR projects.

Talent Management

• Directing and providing the architecture for developing sustainable talent relevant to the business units by ensuring that every employee is appropriately developed to support meaningful succession and capability planning to improve business performance.

Strategic Human Resource Planning

• Translating HR strategy and developing practices and processes appropriate for the area of responsibility that enables effective people planning, so that current and future resourcing requirements are met, in terms of time, demographics and skills requirements.

Remuneration Reward and Benefits

• Influencing area of responsibility resourcing needs and capability to ensure people resources are in place to deliver business results.

Employee Relations and Stakeholder Engagement

• Providing professional advice on relevant policies, practices, systems and tools and to ensure sound employee and stakeholder relations.

Leadership and Line Capability Building

• To ensure that there is a sufficient feeder pool to the leadership pipeline and that leadership issues are effectively addressed within the business unit and that capability requirements are supported by strategic initiatives designed to address gaps identified.
• To coach and enable line to effectively execute good people management practices and processes.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification:

• HR Degree / 3 year Diploma
• Post graduate studies in related fields (added advantage)

Experience (years):

• 8 years’ work experience as HR Business Partner
• Generalist or Specialist in various areas of the HR Value Chain

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrable track record in leading and managing change processes within area of
• responsibility
• Deep understanding of HR and business
• Thorough knowledge of labour legislation and in-depth knowledge of legal requirements
• related to day-to-day management of employees
• Ability to communicate effectively, both through oral and written communication
• Advanced proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and Excel Reporting
• Ability to demonstrate good work ethics and high level of integrity
• Solid Project Management, presentation, report writing, stakeholder engagement, coordination and administrative skills
• Ability to work independently
• High sense of urgency
• Ability to implement diagnostic tools
• Must be a team player
• Strong business acumen
• Business Acumen
• Shapes business strategy
• Drives accountability and high performance
• Fosters teamwork and collaboration
• Customer focus and Customer Service orientation/mindset
• Nurtures and coaches
• Develops others
• Health and Safety
• SHE Law and Regulatory Systems
• Emergency Response

WHAT WE OFFER

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.