Human Resources Business Partner

Dis-Chem Pharmacies; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 40 000 - 50 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain in Gauteng is seeking a Human Resource Business Partner to enhance People & Culture initiatives. A successful candidate will provide advice on HR compliance, drive employee engagement, and support operational delivery aligned with transformation strategies. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology, 4-6 years of relevant experience, and strong knowledge of South African labour legislation. A market-related salary and benefits package is offered.

Benefits

Market-related salary

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Qualifications

• 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

• Advise on P&C solutions aligned with healthcare objectives.
• Support performance management processes, including goal setting and reviews.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to forecast staffing needs.

Skills

HR Generalist experience

People advisory skills

Strong knowledge of SA labour legislation

Relationship building

Resilience & Agility

Education

Grade 12/Matric

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology

Honours Degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology

Tools

HRIS systems (e.g., 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).

Minimum Requirements

Essential:

• Grade12/Matric
• Bachelor'sDegreeinHumanResourcesorIndustrialPsychology
• 4-6yearsHRgeneralistorHRBPexperience,preferablyinretail,logistics,orhealthcaresettings
• Exposuretotransformation,skillsdevelopment,andequitylegislation(EE,BBBEE,SD)
• StrongworkingknowledgeofSAlabourlegislationandHRcompliancepractices

Advantageous:

• HonoursDegreeinHumanResourcesorIndustrialPsychology
• KnowledgeofHRISsystems(e.g.,SAP,Oracle,SuccessFactors)

Roles & Responsibilities

Business Partnering & Advisory

• ServeasastrategicpartnertoservicefunctionsandmanagersbyadvisingonP&Csolutionsalignedwithhealthcareobjectives.
• Translatebusinessneedsintopeopleplansthatsupportoperationaldelivery,compliance,and workforceoptimisation.
• Provideday-to-daysupportonperformance,conduct,talentmovement,andgeneralP&Cadvisor.

Employee Relations & Compliance

• EnsureconsistentapplicationofDis-Chem’spoliciesandlabourlegislation(BCEA,LRA,POPIA).
• Managedisciplinary,grievance,andcounsellingmattersincollaborationwiththecentralERfunction.
• Supportandcoachlinemanagersinmanagingfairandconstructiveemployeerelations.

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• PartnerwithTalentAcquisitiontoforecast,plan,andfulfilstaffingneedsforvariousworkingstructures andschedules.
• Supporthiringdecisionsalignedtobusinessneeds,skillspipelines,andemployentequitygoals.
• Ensureseamlessonboardingandculturalintegrationofnewhires.

Performance & Capability Management

• Facilitateperformancemanagementprocesses,includinggoalsetting,reviews,andimprovementplans.
• Coachlinemanagersonperformanceconversations,developmentplans,andretentionstrategies.
• Identifyhigh-potentialtalentandfeedintosuccessionplanninginitiatives.

Learning & Development Support

• PartnerwithL&Dtoensureteammembersattendrequiredfunctional,technical,compliance, professional,orleadershiptraining.
• Supportlearningpathwaysforemployeesandmanagementteams.

Culture, Transformation & Engagement

• Embedthe“FormulaforSuccess”byfacilitatingawarenesssessions,rolemodellingdesiredbehaviours,andreinforcingculturedrivers.
• SupportTransformationandEEinitiativesatsitelevel,includingmonitoringoftargetsand representationmetrics.
• Driveemployeeengagementthroughfeedbackmechanisms(surveys,forums)andlocalised interventions.

Workforce Planning & P&C Operations

• Supportfunctionalworkforceplanning(scheduling,headcounttracking,leavetrends).
• Ensureaccuratepeopleprocessadministration(contracts,terminations,transfers)andemployee lifecycle dataintegrity.
• Leveragepeopleanalyticstoprovideinsightsonturnover,absenteeism,andproductivitytobusiness leaders.

Competencies

• StrongworkingknowledgeofSAlabourlegislationandHRcompliancepractices.
• Understandscorporate/retail/logisticsbusinessdynamicsandalignspeoplepractices accordingly.
• Resilience&Agility.
• Relationshipbuilding.
• CompetenceacrossHRlifecycle–ER,talent,learning,compliance,analytics.
• Self-managementSkills.
• ExecutionFocus.
• CultureAmbassador

Special conditions of employment

• SouthAfricancitizen
• MIE,clearcriminalandcredit
• Driver’slicenseand/orownreliabletransport
• Occasionaltraveling

Remuneration and benefits

• Market-relatedsalary
• Medicalaid
• Providentfund
• Staffaccount

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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.