Position Snapshot 
Location: Port Qasim,Karachi, Pakistan
Company: Nestlé
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Qualification: Masters/Bachelors Degree 
 
Position Summary 
An HR Manager of factory acts as a strategic link between Human Resources and Factory Management to facilitate talent acquisition, drive employee engagement, ensure legal compliance and support the implementation of talent and succession strategies. The Factory HR Manager provides guidance on employee relations, talent management, organizational development, while also ensuring compliance with HR policies, procedures and local labor laws.

A day in the life of an HR Manager:
•    Ensure Performance and Talent Management drive the achievement of business goals. Lead performance management, talent and succession planning. Ensure People Managers use tools effectively to assist individual and team performance improvement at all levels.
•    Establish and maintain effective win – win working relationships with cross functional teams through an environment that fosters communication and cooperation. Promote and foster a culture that is productive, open, empowering, safe and equitable. Coach employees to behave and make decisions in line with Nestlé Management and Leadership Principles and Nestlé Corporate Business Principles.
•    Establish and maintain effective “win – win” working relationships with employees and their representatives (where applicable e.g. union represented associates). Lead industrial relations for site and focus on employee engagement.
•    Ensure Line Managers and employees understand the HR model and can quickly and efficiently access solutions. Implement people strategies that attract, develop, retain, and maximize employee contributions in line with both short- and long-term business objectives.
•    Collaborate with Center of Expertise (CoE) to ensure initiatives and projects are designed and implemented that support business people plans. Provide objective and timely feedback to CoE teams on the quality of service to ensure the overall HR service to the business unit meets or exceeded agreed standards.
•    Ensure a compliant and efficient recruitment process that adheres to internal policies and external regulations. Equip hiring managers with the necessary tools and capabilities for effective engagement and manage multiple sourcing channels to enhance the talent pipeline while building strong relationships with key recruitment stakeholders.
•    Drive engagement initiatives in the assigned business unit / function by fostering a culture where employees feel valued, motivated, and connected to the organization's mission. 
•    Establish and maintain effective “win – win” working relationships with employees and their representatives (where applicable e.g. union represented associates). Lead industrial relations for site and focus on employee engagement. 
•    Supporting Safety (Technical CoE) and driving people related safety and wellness initiatives as applicable in factory environments.

What Will Make You Successful? 
•    Bachelors/Masters (Preferably in Business Administration, Human Resource Management or Organizational Psychology) from an HEC recognized institution.
•    5 to 8 years of relevant experience in employee/industrial relations, talent management, organizational development or business partnership. Proven success in a past challenging ER role will be an added advantage.
•    Basic knowledge of employment law & labor regulations, compensation frameworks, performance/talent management and organizational design.
•    Ability to be proactive, adaptable, and quickly respond to changing market demands. Stay ahead of the curve by continuously learning and adapting the ongoing workforce planning and retention strategies.
•    Ability to actively engage with internal employees by highlighting the company's values, culture, career growth opportunities, and employee benefits during career conversations.
•    Working exposure in matrix structured organizations with multiple divisions and/or business groups/categories. Courage to constructively challenge the status, keeping the value or respect intact. Prior experience of working in the FMCG sector will be an added plus.
•    Ability to build rapport and trust with line managers, HR teams, and other internal/external stakeholders. 
•    Ability to thrive in a high-pressure environment and handle confidential information with discretion.
•    Possess Emotional Intelligence to effectively coach through the awareness of others’ feelings, needs and concerns and reading a group's power relationships.