Human Resources Business Partner
Edcon (Pty) Ltd
Total years of experience :15 years, 3 months
Company: Edcon
Position Held: Human Resources Business Partner
Dates Employed: January 2012 - Current
Job Description: To deliver a strategic Human Resources service to the team by implementing best practice people
management initiatives that are in line with business strategies. The work is done through partnering with key
stakeholders (specialist departments - Shared Services and business partners) in order to build a
competent workforce and create a positive climate for employees. Key role is to adopt a strategic business
approach to HR issues and recommend appropriate solutions and actions.
Tasks and Key Responsibilities:
• Work with Regional Operations Manager to proactively identify business needs, assess HR
practices/solutions and align them to the business strategy.
• Assist in the change management process - Discom closures, Legit Profiling, Projects (Customer
Service, Optimisation)
• Recruitment and selection - Conduct interviews with line management and appoint suitable candidates.
• Ensure that the talent pool is utilised optimally.
• Arrange for new employees to attend induction and assist in the facilitation of the employee's induction at store level.
• Ensure that the talent planning strategy is implemented - succession planning and bench strength
• Implement and facilitate the performance management process.
• Facilitation and implementation of the talent management process.
• Ensure that talent development objectives are met - Coaching, Individual development plans, Training
• Deal with IR related issues. Advise management on the procedures and policies to be followed. Initiate
disciplinary hearings.
• Provide effective guidance in terms of Industrial Relations, training and general Human Resource issues.
• Advise staff on HR matters, medical aid, employee relations, employee benefits etc.
• Address the training needs and provide training to store management with regards to staff scheduling and performance management.
• Prepare, draft and compile budgets for stores for the new financial year. Involved in the annual remuneration
cost budgeting exercise in conjunction with the business.
• Manage remuneration costs at store level. Formulate projections on out-of-line situations, based on current
trends, to assist the business to initiate appropriate interventions to prevent future financial losses, for example Profit and Loss analysis
• Conduct HR Dashboard visits to stores, analyse talent strategy, provide solutions to business regarding HR
planning, management, learning and development and climate.
• Project Management - Top 72 Edgars Re-alignment
• Project Management - Blueprints for Top 72 Edgars stores
• Project Management - Restructure and retrenchments
Job Description: Service a wide variety of clients in various industries and sectors by providing Skills Development, Employment Equity compliance, as well as BBBEE (Transformation) consulting services.
Tasks and Key Responsibilities:
•Management Training
•Structuring Committees
•Committee Training
•Numerical and Barriers Analysis
•Drafting and Amending policies
•Develop Employment Equity policies and Skills Development plans (WSP/ATR)
•Facilitate committee meetings
•Conflict management
•Compile and submit Employment Equity reports to the Department of Labour
•Provide recommendations on issues regarding employment equity, discrimination and skills development
•Compile and submit Workplace Skills Plans and Annual Training reports to the relevant SETA’s
•Conducting Training Needs Analysis
•Promote a learning culture in organisations
•Identify training needs and source accredited training
•Conducting Staff Awareness Workshops
•BBBEE strategy and policy formulation, and implementation.
•BBBEE training and awareness
•Advising Top Management on matters related to BBBEE, Skills development and Employment Equity
•Alignment of Transformation strategies to Company’s business Strategy
•Day-to-day administration
•Sales
•Appointed as Chair for certain committee’s, as well as Skills Development Facilitator for all clients
•Growth of the branches client base
Company: B&B Markets (Hillfox and Rooftop)
Position Held: Market Manager
Dates Employed: 2009 - 2010
Tasks and Key Responsibilities: Product approvals and procedures, stall allocations, customer care, repairs and maintenance issues, staff training, recruitment, supervision of technical staff, staff management, debt collection, banking.
Academic award of full colours for consistently achieving a grade above 75%.