Senior Manager, Hr Business Partner

Zoetis Spain Sl; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1 558 000 - 2 078 000; Full time

Job summary

A global animal health company is seeking a Senior Manager, HR Business Partner to provide strategic HR advice and improve HR services at their new manufacturing facility. This role requires collaboration with management and senior leadership to implement HR policies, support talent acquisition, and champion workplace culture. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, 8+ years of HR experience, and strong business acumen.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant HR experience required, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success in championing change.
• Experience with people management and development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business leadership as the primary HR strategic advisor.
• Manage and build a strategic talent pipeline and workforce plan.
• Implement foundational HR policies tailored to a new manufacturing operation.

Skills

Business acumen

Analytical skills

Conflict resolution

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or JD

Tools

HR Information Systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

Locations: Atlanta | Time type: Full time | Posted on: Today | Job requisition id: JR

Overview

As a member of the Zoetis HR team, the Senior Manager HR Business Partner serves as the main HR strategic advisor to the business and works directly with senior leadership, managers, and colleagues to deploy HR solutions.

Specifically, the HRBP provides HR consultancy and coaching to leaders, managers and colleagues within an assigned client group.

Specifically, this role will support the start‑up and operations of the Atlanta manufacturing facility within the Biologicals / Biopharmaceuticals platform of Global Manufacturing & Supply. In this onsite client‑facing role, the HR Business Partner leverages business group knowledge to identify and implement HR related improvement opportunities across the business.

Additionally, he/she will partner with the HR Centers of Excellence (CoE) and Zoetis Colleague Services team (ZCS) to assess the delivery of HR programs and services to ensure the needs of the organization and the business are being met. Through onsite presence, the HRBP will partner with the business in the areas of employee relations, talent acquisition, colleague engagement, talent management, leadership development, change management, DEI, performance management, workforce planning and compensation planningimplementation.

Will also partner with other members of the U.S. HR team to ensure successful delivery of HR programs and initiatives across multiple U.S. locations.

Near‑term Responsibilities in a Startup Environment

• As an HRBP in our startup manufacturing facility, incumbent will play a pivotal role in building and shaping our organizational culture from the ground up.
• He/she will be expected to adapt swiftly to evolving priorities, proactively lead the implementation of HR policies and processes, and champion colleague engagement initiatives.
• This position requires close collaboration with diverse teams—including shop floor colleagues, managers, supervisors, executives, vendors, and community stakeholders—to ensure seamless communication and alignment across all levels.
• HR will support production scale‑up and play a critical role in workforce planning and colleague recruiting and retention.
• Flexibility is essential, as incumbent may be called upon to assist with tasks outside traditional HR requirements to help other departments meet operational needs during rapid growth.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate maturity, professionalism, and the presence to tailor their approach to a wide range of audiences, ensuring the sustainability and scalability of our processes as we expand.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business leadership, managers, and colleagues as the primary HR strategic advisor for the GMS business.
• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with leadership and proactively provide advice and the people context for business decisions.
• Manage and build a strategic talent pipeline and workforce plan across the organization.
• Oversee end‑to‑end workforce planning and recruitment for all site roles, often at high volume and pace.
• Develop staffing models, shift schedules, and support resource allocation as production ramps up.
• Implement foundational HR policies, procedures, and workflows tailored to a new manufacturing operation.
• Support the onboarding programs specific to HR, compliance, and company culture.
• Represent and educate managers and colleagues on principles of Engagement and Inclusion.
• Act as a culture champion, setting the tone for workplace norms, values, and employee engagement in a brand‑new facility.
li>Promote the strategic relationship between HR and management to define business challenges, identify opportunities to deliver value‑added HR services and programs, and translate them into focused HR initiatives.
• Guide employees and leaders through frequent changes, process updates, and organizational pivots inherent to startups.
• Resolve conflicts, coach managers, and provide support to employees from the shop floor to the executive suite.
• Respond quickly to unexpected challenges, such as equipment failures, staffing shortages, or regulatory issues.
• Network and collaborate with other HR Business Partners, CoEs and ZCS to agree on a common people agenda throughout the organization, leverage experiences / practices across geographies, and evaluate effectiveness of HR solutions.
• Partner with the CoE and ZCS to ensure that HR programs are feasible for the business and can be implemented.
• Interpret and administer HR policies policy within delegated authority.
• Partner with managers, the Benefits CoE, and the Leaves of Absence experts to interpret and manage individual Short‑Term Disability, FMLA, and ADA claims.
• Actively listen and seek to understand various points of view to arrive at best solution.
• Embrace and drive change for HR programs.
• Support colleague engagement and cultural programs and initiatives.
• Confidently manage upwards and downwards throughout the organization.
• Monitor HR data and trends and leverage business intelligence to provide new insights using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data and People Analytics.
• Monitor results of the delivered HR programs, and work with the CoE and ZCS to facilitate changes and improvements as needed.
• Actively promote and reinforce the Zoetis Core Beliefs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or JD preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant HR experience is required, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated understanding of business strategy.
• Ability to build deep and influential business partnerships throughout the organization by demonstrating an understanding of business fundamentals and decision‑making processes.
• Strong analytical abilities to illustrate HR's impact on the organization.
• Embraces change and views challenges as business opportunities.
• Demonstrated success in championing change.
• Ability to confidently facilitate conversations between people with differing views and backgrounds.
• Ability to modify own behaviors and approaches to address diverse needs and audiences.
• Ability to break down complex situations into individual components and understand the interrelationship between these components.
• Demonstrated success working in a global, complex organization across functions, cultures, and levels.
• Adept and flexible and creative problem‑solving.
• Experience with people management and development.
• Able to appropriately push back and challenge the status quo.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with senior level managers and executives.
• HR Information Systems experience preferred, Workday a plus.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office software.

Physical Requirements

li>Ability to travel to U.S. locations as needed (5‑10%).
• Position is onsite in Atlanta, GA (Lithia Springs).
• General work hours are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in an office setting.
• Ability to access manufacturing plant and to use necessary personal protective equipment.

Full time | Regular | Colleague

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