Human Resources Manager

Position Snapshot

• Company: Nestlé Singapore
• Location: Nestle Jurong
• Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Bachelor’s Degree in related fields
• 5+ years of work experience in the area of Human Resources within a manufacturing/plant environment

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, weare a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life andcontributing to a healthier future.

A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

The HR Manager will be responsible for the overall operation of the Human Resources and Development functions within the location. This includes responsibility for employee and labour relations, Training & Development, Budgets, Salary Administration, Legal and Company Labour Compliance, Staffing, Organizational Design, Performance & Talent Management and Internal Communication among the more relevant while serving as a strategic and tactical business partner to the Factory leadership team. 

A day in the life of a HR Manager...

1. Define & Execute HR Strategy for the factory: Develop and deliver the overall HR strategy and tactical plans in support of factory short, medium and long term plans.  Drive flawless execution ofGlobal, NiM and local HR Initiatives. Coordinate and execute workforce planning for the factory. 
2. Organizational Design & Development:  Support the creation of organizational structures to drive improved factory performance. Ensure that organizational design implementation follows established principles of change management. Work with line managers to define team and organizational development needs and solutions to them.  Ensure employee learning and development processes and procedures meet current and future needs.
3. Performance & Talent Management: Coordinate and organize performance and development review processes ensuring proper objective setting, performance calibration and evaluation.  Coordinate factory career and succession planning incl. personal development planning to meet business short, medium and long term needs. Ensure people managers are equipped with the necessary tools, skills and competence to manage and improve the performance in their teams.
4. Employee Engagement: Establish and maintain effective win-win working relationships with managers, employees and their representatives through an environment that fosters communication and co-operation. Promote and foster a culture and environment that is productive, open, empowering, safe and equitable and coach others to behave and make decisions in line with Nestlé Management and Leadership Principles and Nestlé Corporate Business Principles. Responsible for compliance in HR (policies and practices).
5. HR Organisational Alignment: Be the gateway for the business into the HR function to ensure Line Managers and Employess understand the HR model and can quickly and efficiently access solutions. Collaborate and provide business insight to CoE and CoS to ensure iniatitves and projects are designed and implemented that support business people plans. Provide objective and timely feedback to CoE and CoS on the quality of service to ensure the overall HR service to the business unit meets or exceeded agreed standards. 
6. Continuous Improvement: Participates in the development of NCE and related CI tools and methods. Responsible to Head and/or oversee the Factory Leadership Development and the Education and Training Pillars.
7. Internal Communication: Develop and execute internal communication actions to constantly share information about the business, HR programs and offerings, and other relevant information to the employees.

What Will Make You Successful...

• 5+ years experience in HR in a manufacturing / plant environment with union and safety exposure  
• Performance management/ people development/ coaching/ training experience  
• Experience in generalist HR activities - recruitment, discipline, grievance, attendance management  
• Experience in managing talent processes and succession planning  
• Depth knowledge of applicable local legislation related to employment law  
• Experience leading & managing change in organizations  
• Demonstrated track record of success in implementation  HR practices in the areas of recruitment, performance management, employee relations, training, etc.  
• Experience in collective contract negotiations