Human Resources Business Partner

Dis-Chem; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Job summary

Dis-Chem Pharmacies in Midrand is seeking a Human Resource Business Partner to deliver integrated People & Culture partnership across functions. You will advise line managers, support performance and ER activities, and align HR delivery with business priorities.

The role focuses on transformation, BBBEE, and ensuring compliance with SA labour laws while embedding the Formula for Success culture across sites and teams.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology.
• 4 - 6 years HR generalist or HRBP experience, preferably in retail, logistics, or healthcare settings.
• Exposure to transformation, skills development, and equity legislation (EE, BBBEE, SD).
• Strong working knowledge of SA labour legislation and HR compliance practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to service functions and managers by advising on P&C solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Translate business needs into people plans that support operational delivery, compliance, and workforce optimisation.
• Provide day-to-day support on performance, conduct, talent movement, and general P&C advisory.
• Embed the company culture and transformation framework in line with business priorities.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and employee lifecycle initiatives.

Skills

People & culture partnering

Relationship building

Execution focus

Resilience & agility

Self-management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology

Honours Degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology

Tools

SAP

Oracle

SuccessFactors

Job description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies’ in Midrand has an opportunity available for a Human Resource Business Partner to join the team. The main purpose of this role will be to deliver integrated, value-adding People & Culture partnership across the assigned function (s). Provides management and employee support, drives people initiatives, and ensures operational P&C delivery that aligns with business priorities. The individual is a trusted advisor to line management, enabling a high-performance culture, supporting workforce readiness, and embedding Dis-Chem's people strategy and culture framework (Formula for Success).

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology
• 4 - 6 years HR generalist or HRBP experience, preferably in retail, logistics, or healthcare settings
• Exposure to transformation, skills development, and equity legislation (EE, BBBEE,SD)
• Strong working knowledge of SA labour legislation and HR compliance practices

Advantageous

• Honours Degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology
• Knowledge of HRIS systems (e.g.,SAP, Oracle, SuccessFactors)

Business Partnering & Advisory

• Serve as a strategic partner to service functions and managers by advising on P&C solutions aligned with healthcare objectives.
• Translate business needs into people plans that support operational delivery, compliance, and workforce optimisation.
• Provide day-to-day support on performance, conduct, talent movement, and general P&C advisor.

Employee Relations & Compliance

• Ensure consistent application of Dis-Chem’s policies and labour legislation (BCEA, LRA, POPIA).
• Manage disciplinary, grievance, and counselling matters in collaboration with the central ER function.
• Support and coach line managers in managing fair and constructive employee relations.

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to forecast, plan, and fulfil staffing needs for various working structures and schedules.
• Support hiring decisions aligned to business needs, skills pipelines, and employment equity goals.
• Ensure seamless onboarding and cultural integration of new hires.

Performance & Capability Management

• Facilitate performance management processes, including goal setting, reviews, and improvement plans.
• Coach line managers on performance conversations, development plans, and retention strategies.
• Identify high-potential talent and feed into succession planning initiatives.

Learning & Development Support

• Partner with L&D to ensure team members attend required functional, technical, compliance, professional, or leadership training.
• Support learning pathways for employees and management teams.

Culture, Transformation & Engagement

• Embed the “Formula for Success” by facilitating awareness sessions, role modelling desired behaviours, and reinforcing culture drivers.
• Support Transformation and EE initiatives at site level, including monitoring of targets and representation metrics.
• Drive employee engagement through feedback mechanisms (surveys, forums) and localised interventions.

Workforce Planning & P&C Operations

• Support functional workforce planning (scheduling, headcount tracking, leave trends).
• Ensure accurate people process administration (contracts, terminations, transfers) and employee lifecycle data integrity.
• Leverage people analytics to provide insights on turnover, absenteeism, and productivity to business leaders.
• Strong working knowledge of SA labour legislation and HR compliance practices.
• Understands corporate/retail/logistics business dynamics and aligns people practices accordingly.
• Resilience & Agility.
• Relationship building.
• Competence across HR lifecycle – ER, talent, learning, compliance, analytics.
• Self-management Skills.
• Execution Focus.

Special conditions of employment

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport
• Occasional traveling

Remuneration and benefits

• Market-related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.