Divisional Human Resource Manager

1 week ago


Durban, South Africa Ackermans Full time

An exciting and challenging opportunity has become available for a Divisional Human Resource Manager, within our Operations team. Partnering with the General Manager and the Divisional Sales Managers, the incumbent will support our Ackermans store teams within the **Eastern SBU (Based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal).**

We are looking for a self-reliant, efficient, and influential individual who will pride themselves in providing a professional HR service to business partners in a SBU in order to maximize their contribution towards the profitability and growth of their business unit.

The successful applicant will need to be able to work in close partnership with their SBU team and with store managers, giving professional and expert advice on a broad range of people issues, so his/her ability to communicate at all levels and to have an effective interpersonal style is an important attribute.

**Qualification Required**:
Essential:

- Degree/Diploma in Human Resources or Degree in Social Sciences

Preferred:

- Diploma in Labour Law.

**Knowledge Required**:

- Current knowledge of Labour Legislation and EE laws will be beneficial
- Strong business and retail understanding
- Best Practice in recruitment process
- Dismissal and CCMA/Labour Commission procedures
- Change management at store and divisional level
- Performance management at store level
- Coordination of training interventions
- Succession monitoring and coordination

**Skills Required**:

- Resilience
- Analytical skills
- Sound Judgement
- Communication
- Deadline driven
- Time management
- Prioritising
- Integrity

**Experience Required**:
Essential:

- Min of 3 years as HR Generalist within the retail Industry.

Preferred:

- Strong business and retail understanding.
- Business partner role.
- Best Practice in end to end recruitment process.
- Dismissal and Labour Commission procedures.
- Change management at store and divisional level.
- Performance management at store level.
- Coordination of training interventions.
- Succession monitoring and coordination.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Business Partnering**
- The development of people plans and the effective implementation thereof
- Providing and analysing people information to optimise business decisions
- Providing expert advice on all people issues
- The forecasting of risks and opportunities
- The development of appropriate action plans for implementation in partnership with their divisional team and store managers
- Acting as a change agent to heighten awareness and gain support for the Company’s People Strategy and strategic priorities

**Talent management**
- Induction of new employees
- Co-ordination of training and development initiatives
- Succession planning

**Employee Relations**
- Management of industrial relations, including the management of cases through the dispute resolution stages (Labour Commission).



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