Job Title: People Business Partner (Retail)

Location: Chennai

Company: Titan

Category: Human Resources

Job Role:

We are seeking a talented People Business Partner to join our team at Titan. As a People Business Partner, you will be responsible for partnering with the retail division to drive HR initiatives and support the overall business strategy.

Business Partnering: Manpower planning:

- Liaison with the business to gather the manpower requirements based on the new capability requirements and growth strategy

- Present the previous manpower related data viz. attrition, cost of lost talent, budgeted positions for the previous year, etc. to present to the business and develop the first cut numbers

- Provide the requisite support in presenting the overall manpower requirements to the MD and CEOs to finalise the manpower requirements

Business Partnering: L&D, Career and Succession Planning:

- Identify employees who have been stagnant in a role and encourage for career movements in discussion with the manager

- Undertake discussions with the function heads for identification of critical positions

- Participate in talent review conversations with the function heads to identify the potential successors and ELP candidates

- Liaison with the managers to refine the IDPs and share with the L&D team

- Ensure that training needs are met by ensuring delivery in liaison with the L&D team

Business Partnering: Performance Management

- Conduct the goal labs with the business to ensure the cascading of the business score card ensuring horizontal and vertical alignment

- Ensure that goal setting process and review is completed within the timelines through periodic follow up with the managers & employees

- Undertake goal audits to ensure that the goals are set appropriately as per the guidelines

- Follow up with the managers for the completion of quarterly and year-end review process within the prescribed guidelines

- Facilitate the first level (individual level) calibration (performance & promotion) meeting with the managers and ensure the alignment of ratings to the calibration guidelines

- Identify the employees who fall in the PIP and brief them about the performance evaluation plan in liaison with the business

- Monitor the performance of the employees periodically and recommend appropriate action post completion of the period

Business Partnering: Employee Relations

- Manage connect with the employees and manage any escalations / grievances raised by the employees appropriately as per the guidelines

- Undertake investigations for allegations raised such as harassment, fraud, etc. as per the principles of natural justice and prepare report on the findings and conclusions

- Undertake disciplinary actions in consultation with senior stakeholders and implement the same as per the prescribed guidelines

- Review the employee engagement score and assist the function heads in action planning basis the employee engagement scores

- Undertake employee exit conversations if required to retain employee / understand the cause of exit and recommend appropriate actions in case of any relevant findings

Business Partnering: Internal Consulting

- Liaison with the business in organisation design / structuring exercise aligned to the business requirements

- Evaluate the manpower numbers / organisation periodically and recommend modifications to ensure structural alignment

- Design / review the sales incentive scheme periodically with the changing complexity & challenges of the business and track the same to ensure adherence to the guidelines

- Drive the OD initiatives across the organisation and ensure sustenance of the same through effective management of change

Business Partnering: Recruitment & Selection:

- Conduct the selection process of the candidates for the advertised position and provide recommendations based on the interview

- Ensure that interviews are scheduled in liaison with the appropriate stakeholders and selection of candidate aligned to the requirements

- Participate in the salary negotiation with selected candidates in coordination with the recruitment team basis the inputs from the C&B team

- Review the documents shared by the employees to ensure that its as per the defined guidelines and ensure that offer is extended to candidate

- Undertake new employee induction to acquaint the employee with the role & firm policies

Work Experience:

Education: MBA in HR preferably from a premier college

Relevant Experience: 2-5 years / HRBP preferably in a retail / FMCG organisation

Behavioural Skills:

- Thinks big

- Business savvy

- Entrepreneurial drive

- Nurture relationship

- Influence for impact

- Ability to lead diverse team

- Accountability

- Believes in people

- Curious

- Is passionate about categories and products

Knowledge:

- Applicable labour laws, rules and regulations

- Labour market trends

- Leading industry practices in Employee Relations

- Grievance and discipline management

- Productivity norms and industry benchmarks