Human Resources Business Partner

About the Role

The HR Business Partner – Supply Chain acts as a strategic advisor to the Supply Chain leadership team, enabling business outcomes through people strategy. This role drives workforce planning, capability building, performance management, and organization effectiveness for frontline and leadership supply chain roles.

Responsibilities

Strategic HR Partnership

• Partner with leadership to align HR strategy with business goals and targets
• Drive workforce planning, org design, and manpower optimization across regions
• Provide insights on people metrics (attrition, productivity, span of control, etc.) to enable decision-making

Performance & Productivity Management

• Drive performance management frameworks for teams, including KRAs, incentives, and reviews
• Partner with business leaders to address underperformance and build high-performance culture
• Analyze productivity metrics (revenue per head, conversion ratios, etc.) and recommend interventions

Employee Engagement & Retention

• Design engagement initiatives tailored for supply chain workforce
• Identify attrition drivers and implement retention strategies, especially for high performers
• Act as escalation point for employee grievances and ensure timely resolution

Capability Building & Development

• Identify capability gaps and work with L&D to roll out targeted training interventions
• Support leadership development for mid and senior sales managers
• Drive onboarding programs to accelerate new hire productivity

HR Governance & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to HR policies, processes, and compliance frameworks
• Drive discipline and governance across regions (attendance, documentation, audits, etc.)
• Manage vendor workforce and third-party payroll compliance (if applicable)

Change Management & Transformation

• Lead change initiatives (org restructuring, automation initiatives, etc.)
• Support business transformation projects with effective stakeholder management

Qualifications

• MBA/PGDM in HR or equivalent
• 5 years of HR experience, with strong exposure to Supply chain HRBP role
• Experience in handling large manufacturing/production workforce
• Strong understanding of supply chain structures, incentives, and productivity metrics
• Proven stakeholder management with senior business leaders

Required Skills

• Business acumen and commercial understanding
• Strong stakeholder influence and consulting capability
• Data-driven decision making
• High ownership and execution focus
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, high-pressure environments