Human Resources Business Partner

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Partner with HODs and business leaders on workforce, organization, talent, performance, and employee matters; develop and execute annual people plans.
• Lead workforce planning, manpower forecasting, organization design, and labour-cost optimization; provide data-driven workforce insights.
• Drive talent reviews, succession planning, critical-role coverage, and leadership development; strengthen performance management, accountability, and engagement.
• Advise on complex employee relations, investigations, disciplinary matters, restructuring, and sensitive cases.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on critical hiring, selection quality, and onboarding; support transformation, restructuring, expansion, and change.
• Provide leadership with executive updates, recommendations, and risk assessments.

What the employer is looking for

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including 7+ years in HRBP or senior HR advisory roles.
• Strong and recent FMCG experience is essential.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, supply chain, sales, distribution, food and beverage, consumer goods, or multi-site operations.
• Strong knowledge of UAE Labour Law, workforce planning, organization design, talent, succession, performance management, employee relations, and HR analytics.
• Strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management, influencing, coaching, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• A bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, OD, or a related discipline.
• SAP SuccessFactors and advanced Excel or PowerPoint experience are advantages.