HR Business Partner

**Requisition ID** 49362
**Position Type** FT Permanent
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**Posting Type** DNI

**About Kerry**:

- Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

**About the role**:
The role will be an integral member of Malaysia HRBP and Integrated Operations (IO) Site Leadership team, responsible for driving profitable and sustainable growth by ensuring Kerry has the right leadership, talent, capabilities and clarity required for the successful execution of our strategy.

As an HR leader, you will partner closely with business and function leaders and their direct reports, to ensure full implementation of Best in Class HR, deliver effectively day to day people agenda and shape Kerry culture that is aligned and consistent with global and regional operating model, leveraging COE and GBS HR and Site Services Team for effective HR service delivery and accelerating our best-in-class HR journey in Malaysia.

**Key responsibilities**:
**Organizational Effectiveness**:

- Lead execution of organizational effectiveness priorities and initiatives in line with business strategy and plans
- Responsible for the people and organization-design related aspects of change programmes
- Monitor and interpret key indicators of organizational effectiveness and ensure plans are in place to course-correct as needed
- Coach & partner with business leaders on their role in leading organizational effectiveness
- Support the site in delivering high performance and meeting key performance indicator

**Leadership & Talent**:

- Aligned with business strategy, deliver talent priorities which includes coaching people leaders in talent planning, talent identification, talent pipelines, organizational planning and performance
- Partner with COEs in driving effectiveness of people leader skill and leadership competencies
- Partner with talent acquisition team in strategic resourcing requirements, work with leaders to validate open roles, coaching and challenging where necessary on requirements for new or replacement roles.
- Participate in the assessment and selection process for critical / key leadership role

**Reward**:

- Leverage Reward Programs to drive business performance and employee engagement which includes compensation, benefit and recognition
- Partner with Reward COE on appropriate solutions to address business need
- Consult, partner, coach Business Leaders regarding decisions on Total Reward Provide business insights to influence Reward COE strategy**Employee Support & Employee Experience**

A people champion who understands people needs from all level
Partner with and coach people leaders and Unions in building and maintaining an inclusive work environment
Coach & Support People Leaders on the execution of ourVoice (Employee Survey) Engagement Plans
Ensure compliance to people standards, including employee relation, social compliance and labour standards, develop action plans to remediate issues in a timely manner
Partner with COE and GBS in driving excellent employee experience
Manage day to day people related activities and may require to take on special project to support site or regional initiatives

What do I need to be successful?
In Kerry, we understand that people have very different career trajectories and experiences. In order to be successful in this role, we would be looking for the right competencies and aptitudes as well as your proven track record of success in a similar role and environment.

These include:

- Proactive and solution-based approach
- Effective coach and educator
- Proven record in driving leadership, talent, inclusion and engagement initiatives.
- Experienced influencer in managing key stakeholders in complex situations
- Agile in matrix organization and collaborate well across all level and functions
- Application of change management
- Analytical and technology savvy
- Courage to work or challenge senior stakeholder

**Qualifications, Skills and Experience**:
You will have:
Experience in partnering with business leaders in a HR capacity for at least 5 years as HR Business Partner or HR Manager Level in a Manufacturing Experience
Ideally experience in MNC with vast exposure to "best-in-class" HR practices and experience in Industrial Relations
Excellent English and Malay skills - written and spoken. We have a highly diverse team, so we like to be as clear as we can
Minimum Degree in Business Studies or related Degree with Human Resources specialization

What will I get in return?
At Kerry, we believe in giving talented, curiou