
HR Advisor East
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Driving the end to end HR processes for:
- Commercial - East region: 100 FTE + 120 Contingent Workforce
- Manage East Regional office administration and compliances
- Scale up people and organizational capability to the next level, for delivering accelerated and profitable growth in the business.
- Support implementation of HR operating model within India to support AkzoNobel' s transformation to create a fit-for-purpose paints and coatings company
- Ensure alignment of HR processes with business by engaging proactively with business leaders and their respective team members
- Coordinate with HR in regions/ plants to standardize HR practices and compile data for weekly/ monthly reviews
- Manpower budgeting & tracking - Commercial Organization structure efficiency & Headcount planning for on roll and off roll headcount
- Work closely with business and provide HR solutions to ensure business delivery, like capability building, retention measures, engagement initiatives
- Responsible for Managing Employee Life Cycle Events proactively events like recruitment, joining, induction, promotion, increments, exit etc.
- Talent Management - identify high performers and potential employees and create developmental plans & career paths for them
- To drive human resources practices and policies to ensure standardization and consistency in documentation & implementation of human resource practices and policies across
- Drive performance management process as per process guidelines & timelines
- Create and sustain awareness of integrity and discipline. Execute disciplinary actions as required
- Drive employee engagement initiatives & fun @ work initiatives for respective BU's
- Work closely with Lines managers & respective Regional & National heads to implement HR processes
- As a member of HR team, participate & contribute to strategic HR projects, to conceptualize and implement relevant HR processes and systems
- Drive adoption of Functional Competency Frameworks & Assessments in line with regional/global directives
- Foster collaboration between HR BPs, CoEs and People Services
- Post Graduate in PM/HR or MBA (specialization HR) from reputed institute
- Relevant experience of 5-7 years in Generalist HR profile
- Comprehensive understanding of HR practices and policies
- Business Understanding & Acumen
- Should have expertise in at least a couple of HR verticals i.e. Recruitment, Training & Development, Compensation & Benefits, Appraisal Systems, HRIS etc.
- Should be aware and knowledgeable about contemporary HR systems like Competency Profiling, Engagement models, etc.
- Able to think strategically and translate business strategy into HR strategy and actionable plans
- Execution oriented, thorough, analytical, strong project management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, highly effective in a matrix organization structure
- Organizationally savvy - able to build relationships easily, sell ideas and influence effectively
- Expertise in Microsoft packages, specifically Excel