HR Business Partner | Retail | Qatar

Job Requisition ID: 180622 Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A”rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day. Overview Of The Role: To act as a trusted advisor to senior line management on all Human Resource Management matters; to ensure a keen understanding of the business so as to implement HR strategies and practices that support robust business growth; reinforce a culture of performance focus, meritocracy and diversity; and comply with Group HR policy. What You Will Do: Operational A. Strategy - In liaison with the Business MD, GM HR and Group HR Director create a HR strategy for the Store and the annual HR Plan. - Communicate plans and progress against the plan to the HR Function and the Business Units. - Create and support a continuous improvement environment for HR Activities within the Business Units. - Capability - Ensure new employees are properly inducted into the business and given support to become productive as quickly as possible. - Develop succession plans and retention strategies for key talent and positions. - Develop and execute a learning and development plan that equips individuals with necessary skills. - Formulate and implement performance management plans to improve performance or assist with exit from the organisation. - As part of the HR Plan specify training initiatives required to support the business, liaise with Group Training Department to ensure appropriate initiatives are delivered. - Ensure training needs of key and high potential staff are identified and delivered. - Ensure all key positions have identified successors. - To ensure compliance to HR policy is maintained. - Review and strengthen business internal controls and procedures. - Ensure compliance of DOA and provide leadership on process and governance. - Ensure compliance with laws, regulations and other requirements. - To ensure that Emiritization focus is maintained and diversification goals are reinforced and achieved. Commercial - Act as a trusted business partner and coach to senior line management. - Consult and support line managers across the business units. - Focus on measuring the employee engagement of the business units and take actions necessary to improve it. - Advise, coach and mentor management and HR team on people related issues. - Act as change agent and facilitate transition. Workforce Optimisation - Play an advisory role in creating and managing a lean and multi-skilled workforce. - Support and facilitate the implementation of business structure reorganisation and consolidation to deliver efficiencies. - Play a key role in communicating organisational messages and monitoring feedback within the business units. - Ensure compliance with localisation policy and targets. - Look at business unit productivity and take necessary actions to improve it. Financial - Provide line management with regular and financial reporting of employee costs. - Ensure annual manpower budgeting exercise is conducted accurately and efficiently. - Create, obtain approval for and manage HR Department budget. - Ensure HR Team adherence to the business financial systems and processes. - Manpower planning on an annual basis. People Management and Development - Prepares action plans by individuals as well as by team for effective search of sales leads and prospects. - Provides timely feedback to senior management regarding performance. - Provide effective leadership to a culturally diverse team of sales staff. - Be responsible for selection of competent staff and their on-going motivation, training and development. Required Skills To Be Successful: - Change Management - Organisational Development - Management Development - Performance/Compensation Management - Recruitment & Selection, Employee Relations, Mentoring/Coaching - Human Capital Metrics - Analytical skills, financial modeling skills, good communication skills and problem solving skills. What Qualifies You For The Role: - Five years HR Generalist Experience. - Previous experience as a HR Business Partner. - Human Resource , Psychology or Business Management