People Partner: Medirite and Transpharm

Closing Date- 2025/10/23- Reference Number- SHO251016-2- Job Title- People Partner: Medirite and Transpharm- Job Type- Permanent- Location - Country- South Africa- Location - Province- Western Cape- Location - Town or City- Brackenfell, Cape Town- Purpose of the JobThe purpose of the People Partner role is to collaborate with business leaders to develop and execute the People Strategy to support business objectives and deliver on Shoprite’s People ambitions, employee value proposition and experience. The role is structurally assigned, reporting directly into the business area they serve with an indirect reporting to the CPO, except for the Home Office environment reporting directly to the CPO. The role provides strategic people insights and sustainable solutions regarding current and long-term people imperatives and initiatives. The People Partner role provides a strategic People lens, utilising a deep understanding of their customer’s business, strategies and core People needs. The People Partner is key to the day-to-day operations of their business operations, providing operational guidance, mentorship, and direction to the People Business Partners and People Delivery teams who provide the tactical and routine people service delivery aspects of the People portfolio in their business areas.
- Job Advert Details- Job Category- Human Resources- Job ObjectivesEmployee Centric Delivery
Providing strategic people input into the Business environment operational and strategic People plans in collaboration with the People Business Partners, local People Delivery teams and the broader People team.
Partnering with the COOs, GMs, business stakeholders and other People Partners to enable the implementation of the People strategies and operational delivery.
Acting as the go-between for the broader People team (Solutions and Services) and business area to consult, influence and negotiate complex topics, key business priorities and emerging People needs for service delivery to operations.
Providing strategic oversight of solutions/ initiatives emanating from the various solutions teams, i.e., talent management, learning and development, reward and organisational effectiveness and people enablement.
Driving implementation of the People strategy, solutions and initiatives emanating from the People Team.
Ensure efficient and sustainable People operational delivery in the business taking proactive steps to avoid unnecessary people orientated disruptions to the business.
Lead the delivery of HR services and defined employee value proposition and desired employee experience.
Being intimately involved in the immediate and longer-term resource capability and capacity requirements of each business area and determining the workplace skills plans together with business to define and develop the unique capabilities of each function / capability pool (particularly against the anticipated future landscape, including succession for leadership, critical and scarce skills).
Facilitate engaging team effectiveness and change management orientated sessions for leadership and functional teams that support both the People and business agenda and aim to solve challenges and barriers experienced by the team.
Balance business and people requirements by understanding the readiness within business to adopt new People initiatives whilst maintaining business performance.
Support and drive the People related performance targets and plans.
People (Self, Team & Organisational)
Overseeing career management and succession planning for the functional business area.
Serving as a coach and mentor to the People team to develop strategic People capabilities within the People function in the business area.
Driving and supporting the business area to adopt an innovative, agile and employee centric culture where employees are supported, empowered, and valued.
Supporting and steering the business toward an employee wellness culture to ensure that employees are supported mentally, physically, and emotionally.
Enabling a culture of communication within the business to ensure that employees are informed of developments timeously.
Financial, Reporting & BI
Developing a People budget for the People function of the business.
Approving portfolio People expenditure as defined in the delegation of authority ensuring effective cost controls and monitoring mechanisms.
Maintaining People cost management while balancing the need for optimal service delivery to employees and operations.
Encouraging and developing the use of People data and business intelligence to maintain and improve the delivery of People operations, services, and solutions throughout the business area.
Governance & Compliance
Ensuring compliance with relevant labour relations frameworks and legislation throughout the business area.
Ensuring compliance to organisational and legislative governance frameworks and standards applicable to the People function within the business area.
Aligning to People Group gov