Head of Human Resources

Our client a logistics and supplychain organization is seeking to hire a Head of Human Resource

Job Summary

The ideal candidate will use insight from a deep understanding of the internal and external environment to diagnose the longterm talent organization culture and capability needs of the local company.
S/He will partner with local company leaders and collaborate with the local HR community to oversee complex or largescale interventions to address these needs.

Responsibilities:

HR Leadership

Has supervisory oversight of the organizations HR staff ensuring the skills and capabilities are developed.

Supports the development of the Global HR strategy & plans anticipating changing organization and market needs.

Ensures accurate financial reporting and full consideration of financial data when making peoples decisions.

Maintains a longterm view of the organization s direction shaping and aligning the organizations HR strategy considering this.

Builds a global mindset. Brings understanding insight and best practices into the organizations HR function and ensures alignment

with the rest of the Global HR organization.

Facilitates and monitors the implementation of standardized human resource processes for the organization.

Adheres to the organizations global internal policies and legal standards.

Insights Strategy & Solutions

Uses an understanding of the organization and external context to form a strong point of view on opportunities and challenges of the

organization in the medium to long term.

Builds close relationships with the Group HR team external HR colleagues and executive communities of practice to keep ahead of

emerging trends ideas and industry/sector insights.

Challenges and shapes executive thinking around mediumlong term business decisions that have people impact.

Provides insight and influences the organizations Executives in decisions impacting the longterm reputation and performance of the

organization (e.g. restructuring reorganization ER/IR).

Aligns key influencers around purpose and strategies and ensures accountability for delivery

Supports and may lead the design of local company HR solutions that address these insights and identify nextgeneration thinking

in HR and leverages these in solution development. Sponsors and evaluates delivery of major planned new highimpact HR programs

and projects across the organization.

Builds the capability of the organizations Senior leadership team so they can anticipate and preempt organizational issues.

Talent Management and Development

Interrogates local business strategy and uses a deep understanding of talent needs to influence business decisions.

Leads the analysis of current resource and talent levels and the projected capacity and resulting gaps with senior leaders.

Develops mediumterm and longterm resourcing plans by appropriate use of development hiring performance management and retention.

Actively promotes the recruitment of a diverse workforce and influences at the most senior levels to create a step change in the diversity of the workforce.

Leads organizationwide talent identification processes to facilitate the organizations succession plans and appointments

Works closely with local company leaders to use processes to manage identified talent the people who will create value and competitive advantage for the

organization now and into the future. and acts as a talent broker to build individual and global capability to deliver growth.

Organizational Development:

Works closely with the organizations Leadership team to interrogate organization strategy/ plan to understand key organization development needs and

compare them to the organizations current capacity and capability to deliver.

Leads the planning and implementation of complex and organizationwide interventions at the highest level in the organization.

Performance Management

Has overall responsibility for ensuring in partnership with the organization leadership team the creation of a positive employee relations climate within

the organization to drive individual and business performance

Works with the local executive team to ensure goals and rewards are aligned across teams and individuals in the organization and enforces the Global

Performance Management process and policies.

Health & Safety responsibilities

Ensure compliance with all health safety and security regulations and policies.

Liaise with the HSSEQ department on any health safety or security problem that you cannot resolve for the local HR team.

Responsible for the health safety and welfare of all staff under direct management and expected to contribute to the health and

safety of all personnel in the overall business unit.

Requirements

Education and Experience

A good University degree in any of the Social Sciences or equivalent.

An MBA or MSc. in Human Resource Management.

A registered member of CIPM CIPD or SHRM.

At least 10 years of HR Experience 3 of which must be at senior leadership level.

Relevant experience in HR systems processes and the Future of Work.

Good knowledge of key HR processes roles and responsibilities across the entire HR lifecycle.

Relevant experience in ER/IR systems and processes in a complex environment.

Proficient Knowledge

Talent Management Manpower Planning and Organization Development

Performance and Compensation Management

Human Resources Business Partnering

HR Value Chain Shared Services HRIS Legislation & Policy Design

Change Management & Business Transformation

Others

Strong communication analytical and critical thinking skills.

Excellent leadership skills and Strong ability to influence through strong relationships expertise and data

Able to skillfully promote the organizations brand values and culture in every connection.

Strong sense of the importance of teamwork and collaboration.

Resultsoriented and demonstrates a high level of ownership and accountability in delivering outcomes.

Able to partner across organizational boundaries.

Degree in Accounting. A registered member of ICAN, ACCA, CFA 10-12 years of experience in a financial managerial role. Experience in management reporting in a commercial/supply chain enterprise. Proficient knowledge in planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management accounting. Demonstrate good financial control and communication skills. Must be customer-focused and a strategic thinker. Have the ability to deliver results. Have professional confidence.