Titan - HR Business Partner - Retail Division

People Business Partner (Retail)
Location: Kolkata
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