HR Business Partner - Supply at Diageo

About the role:

• This role involves close collaboration with the Supply team across all our sites, including Tusker, UDV, Kisumu, and East African Maltings Limited. It focuses on the implementation of our HR People Strategy, Policies, and Programs.
• Additionally, this position maintains important connections with external organizations such as the Federation of Kenyan Employers (FKE), the Ministry of Labor, KUCFAW, and other relevant professional bodies to address various HR matters and stay updated on relevant legislation.
• The central goal of this role is to exert a constructive influence on both individual and business performance within the Supply Organization. This objective is pursued by harnessing critical components, including Organization Efficiency, Talent Management, Reward Systems, and Employee Engagement. In close collaboration with our business leaders, our overarching aim is to cultivate a high-performance growth culture that consistently yields outstanding business outcomes.

Role Responsibilities:

• Implementing the Organization and People strategy to drive business performance involves several key components:

Organization Effectiveness:

• Collaborate closely with the supply teams to ensure that the structure, processes, culture, and capabilities align with and support the business strategy.
• Act as a change leader, driving the vital transformations to achieve this alignment.

Talent Management:

• Execute the talent strategy to facilitate the growth of our talent pool and improve succession planning within the supply function.
• Align talent management efforts with our diversity strategy and objectives.

Performance Management:

• Partner with Supply function leaders to build high-performing teams.
• Provide coaching to line managers to establish a clear and consistent performance management framework.
• Champion a culture of performance enablement at all levels, rooted in our company values.

Industrial Labor Relations & Governance:

• Collaborate with site leaders and collective bodies to maintain a positive industrial relations environment.
• Lead in the preparation and negotiation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Stay updated on legal requirements concerning employee management to mitigate legal risks and maintain compliance.

Engagement:

• Work alongside supply function leaders to develop and sustain high levels of employee engagement.
• Implement initiatives that improve team morale, motivation, and a sense of belonging.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business.

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in Human Resources
• Demonstrable experience in employee relations and industrial relations
• Proven understanding of employment legislation.
• Good relationship building skills.
• Demonstrable track record to influence, persuade, facilitate, and build credibility at all levels within the business.
• Broad awareness, understanding and appreciation with the talent, reward, and organization effectiveness agenda.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment will be an added advantage.