About the role
**Requisition ID 66587
Position Type FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement** 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
- Work Location Tampoi, Johor Bahru Malaysia
- Reporting To Senior HR Business Partner - SEA
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 business strategy.
As a HR Business Partner, you will collaborate with business leaders to drive organizational effectiveness, talent development, and employee engagement at our Tampoi site. This role focuses on delivering best-in-class HR practices, fostering an inclusive culture, and ensuring compliance while leveraging shared services for operational excellence.
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 programs
- 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 re Total Reward decisions
- Provide business insights to influence Reward COE strategy
Compliance, Employee Relation & Employee Experience
- A people champion who understands people’s needs from all levels
- 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 in employee relations and international labor standard (SMETA or RBA), develop action plans to remediate issues in a timely manner
- Collaborate with Employee Relations issues
- Partner with COE and GBS in driving excellent employee experience
Others
- May require to take on regional and continuous improvement projects
Qualifications And Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of progressive HR experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably within a multinational setting.
- Strong knowledge of Malaysian labor laws and industrial relations practices.
- Proven ability to lead change, influence stakeholders, and manage complex employee relations.
- Experience with audit processes related to food industry standards (e.g., SMETA, ISO, HACCP) is a plus.
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
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