People Business Partner Adam Tas

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Immediate Superior: Head of People- Supply Chain
Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Town
Function: People
Sub Function: Business Partnering Supply Chain
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number: 142555
Closing Date: 29/08/2025

Purpose:

Provide strategic People focus and direction to the Adam Tas Plant by driving the People strategic imperatives in order to deliver a high-performance culture. Lead the understanding of people and organisational implications of the business strategy and goals across the business unit leadership team and in so doing, influence the business agenda. Focus on strategic activities and evaluate People services and value delivered to the business units.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Partnering:

• Provide strategic People partnership with departmental heads.
• Providing people direction to maximize performance, sound employee relations, high staff morale and devise functional strategy to unlock full potential of the talents through diversity and inclusion.
• Contribute meaningfully to drive the people agenda for the overall business success and drive optimum cost efficiencies.

Organizational Development:

• Work with the departmental heads to review fit for purpose org structures.
• Support line management with job profiles and arrange job evaluations as and when necessary.
• Facilitate rollout of functional competencies in area of responsibility.
• Train managers and employees on HEINEKEN behaviours and values.
• Assist departmental heads to interpret climate survey results and develop action plans.

Performance Management:

• Coach managers and employees on the use of the performance Management systems.
• Support line managers with calibration sessions in their areas of responsibility.
• Ensure that departments set SMART objectives in areas of responsibility.
• Prepare performance trend report and coach managers on the execution of performance improvement initiative.

Talent Management

• Work with departmental managers to identify future talent needs and prompt the People & Organizational Development team.
• Support hiring managers to fill vacant positions by utilizing fit for purpose sourcing methods.
• Manage the recruitment process to ensure completion of recruitment activities within targeted timelines.
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on employment equity targets.
• Review of talent analysis report.

Employee Exit Process:

• Execute all types of employees exits.
• Conduct exit interviews where applicable.

People Business Partnering:

• Attend departmental meetings regularly.
• Assess customer needs and recommend interventions.
• Develop sound relationships with internal customers.
• Perform ad hoc duties as required from time to time.
• Provide accurate People reports and insights timeously.

Employee Relations

• Manage Dispute and Grievance procedures.
• Ensure that effective IR practices are adhered to and maintained.
• Overseeing dispute resolution involving employees, management and unions.
• Ensure that robust Employee Relations policies are implemented in alignment with the Group People strategy and business needs.
• To monitor labour legislation developments and implement appropriate strategies to ensure compliance and minimize business risk.
• To build and maintain excellent relationships between management, employees and employee representatives.

Education & Experience:

• A relevant tertiary degree in Human Resources Management or Industrial Psychology
• Minimum of 4 – 6 years relevant HR Generalist experience within a unionized environment.
• Work experience within a Manufacturing environment will be advantageous.
• Sound knowledge of People best practices and procedures as well as appropriate labour legislation, e.g. Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, etc.
• Proven experience regarding IR practices and the management of discipline, CCMA rules and procedures.
• Experience with learnership programs and the management of talent/succession planning.
• Good business acumen and successful problem-solving experience leading to lasting employee relations solutions within a business.
• Computer literate and technologically savvy in the general office management systems e.g. MS Office as well as HR Information Systems e.g. MyHR.

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.