Head of People

**Who we are**

Yuppiechef is South Africa's premier kitchen and homeware store, based in Westlake, Cape Town with retail stores in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban. From the humble vision of 2 friends who dreamed of building a strong South African brand, we have grown to a team of over 300 passionate people who are committed to helping our customers find more moments of joy in their homes.

Our products make daily life more comfortable, more innovative and more beautiful. And we do it through our omnichannel shopping experience, providing our world-class service to our customers both in our stores and online.

**Who we’re looking for**

**We’re looking for a senior Human Resources professional to join our business leadership team.**

**What your role looks like**

Of all our company values at Yuppiechef, People and Team sit at the heart of what we do. We are looking for a strong and like-minded leader who will guide our People team in a period of growth, ensuring that our culture and people value chain supports and aligns with our business strategy. Reporting into our Managing Director and as a key member of our leadership team, this role is centered around connection, communication and development.

You will play a key role in our executive team and will be able to translate the business strategy into a practical HR strategy. You will lead a team of HR specialists as we attract, retain, develop and reward our teams in a fast-paced and inspirational environment. Your experience in people-centric environments will be valuable as you expand the ability of our brand to be loved by both customer and employee alike.

**Who you are**

You have built your career in industries and experiences that have positively shaped the way people look at their contributions to an organisation. You have a solid understanding of Human Resources (8 -10 years partnering at a management level) and have elevated that experience to include at least 3 years in a Senior Management role. You are astute in people centered strategy and development as well as execution thereof. You are a strong and empathetic leader who thrives when guiding others through change.

**What you will be responsible for**

As you lead the People team, you will be responsible for
- Being an active member of the senior leadership team, guiding business decision-making in support of the People strategy that you will develop
- Ensuring that our Talent Management and organisational design is optimally structured to ensure our people can work effectively and efficiently
- Guide our Talent team as we build the right teams for our business ensuring transformation and growth is in constant focus.
- Elevating our employee value proposition through innovative changes, allowing us to attract and retain key talent in our business.
- Act as a key business partner in the organisation, ensuring changes are researched, analysed and ultimately implemented in seamless ways.

**What experience and skills you need for the role**

The university of life teaches us many things, we would like you to have had rich and varied experiences including
- Working experiences where your business understanding and knowledge of People strategies have impacted business performance
- Ability to translate business goals into actionable people-centric process
- Utilising your robust organisational design and leadership skills
- Strong ability to influence and build positive, collaborative relationships
- Demonstrable skill in leading and inspiring teams
- Effectively acting as a coach to a HR team and other business partners
- Developing innovative approaches to enhance employee experience
- Thorough understanding of Labour Legislation and HR Operations
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Empirical knowledge of employee life-cycle strategies
- Degree in Human Resource Management/Industrial Psychology or other relevant degree
- Postgraduate, business-related degree would be advantageous

**You would describe yourself as**
- A confident and inclusive communicator and facilitator of communication
- A team-focused, empathetic leader
- Emotionally resilient
- Having strong EQ
- A proactive forward thinker
- A life long learner
- A connector
- Passionate about seeing people grow and thrive

**Environment, gear, pay and benefits**

**Gear you’ll use**:

- A Macbook
- Various online packages, reporting tools and dashboards

**Environment**:
We are based at our Westlake headquarters and are primarily an in-office and in person team. We value the connections made in person and believe you can’t beat a face-to-face catch over a good cup of coffee.
In our office you will find,
- An equipped, communal kitchen where you can use some of the tools we sell
- A fully-stocked coffee stations where you can hone your barista skills
- Monthly pizza Fridays
- Parking available

**Pay and Benefits**:

- We pay competitive, market-related salaries based on skills and experience, and p