HR Head
HEINZ AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, PAKISTAN & TURKEY
Total years of experience :27 years, 3 Months
Heinz Africa, Middle East, Pakistan & Turkey :
Manager - HR & Talent Development Manager
The Middle East & Africa Division has presence over 40+ countries in the MEA region with a product portfolio of more than 200 products across 700skus, being sourced over from 16 Co-packers and 20 Heinz Affiliates across the globe.
Located in Dubai, reporting directly to the VP & MD - Heinz Africa Middle East & Turkey and functionally into the Zonal HR Head overseeing the strategic HR function as a member of the Regional Top Management Team in the Business Unit. Also leading a strong regional HR organization, managing 6 direct reports. Total coverage of 80 employees & 150 contractual staff scattered across Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Pakistan with annual revenue of US$ 150 million.
Key Responsibilities:
• To lead all strategic HR activities across 10 countries including key markets of Nigeria,
Pakistan, Turkey, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Levant, Morocco & UAE.
• To lead all HR and communications aspects of Restructuring post Heinz acquisition by
3 G & Berkshire Hathaway.
• To lead Zero Base Budgeting for all Fixed spend as a Budget Owner for my BU.
• To lead Management by Objectives (MBO) program as the MBO Lead in my BU.
* To engage with key stakeholders in the Organization to assess leadership pipelines
and identify high potential employees and implement the Talent Management Program
• To cascade new HR policies, Vision, Values & Programs consistent with global
standards of the new owners.
• As member of the Global Talent Council, represent my region to share my expertise and best practices for my region (Africa & Middle East) in support of the Heinz Global Talent Philosophies.
• HR Business Partner - Work closely with the MD, Functional Heads and increasingly in
a Consultancy role with Employees.
• Talent Acquisition - managed and facilitated the end-to-end recruitment of
Management & Executive positions in & around entire Africa, Middle East, Pakistan &
Turkey Regions through Consultants, Campus Interviews, Open Job Postings,
Employee Referrals & Web base search.
• Organization Design - Revamped Organization, realigned resources to priorities &
markets with boots on streets etc.
• Budget - Manage CEP (Cost effective Programs), Analysis of G&A spend, basis
Recruitment Success, Employee Turnover, Optimization of Selection techniques,
Candidate & Functional Business Partner’s feedback.
• Policy - Develop, implement & manage all HR policies & procedures ( Employee Hand
Book, Induction Manual & Crisis Management Manual). Handling Employee
grievances and implement disciplinary& staff welfare procedures.
• Net work/ PR - Liaise with relevant government authorities; DAFZA and JAFZA, HR
Forums to ensure HR procedures and practices comply with all local regulations & best
practices.
• Performance Management - Develop, implement & communicate Promotion, Bonus,
Incentive scheme, Performance Management Development, People Organizational
Plans, 360 Feedback Program, 9 Box, Talent Dashboards, MBTI and Employee
Satisfaction Surveys.
• Learning & Development - Conducted Skill Gap Analysis, developed & implemented
comprehensive Training Calendar based on ‘Need Based’ trainings (in house &
external trainers).
• Organizational Effectiveness & Culture - through Employee Engagement surveys,
Grievance handling, exit interviews & designed Employee Motivation & Retention
Schemes.
• Ethics & Compliance - Ensure that the Heinz Ethics Compliance and Code of Conduct
policy is adhered through Annual Participation in web surveys & certification obtained
by all employees.
• Audit - Handle Internal & External Audits relating to employees and HR Procedures.
• Compensation - Advising on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotion
and benefits. Periodically undertake role/process mapping exercise, develop and
implement employees’ remuneration as per market standards by participating in yearly
Remuneration Surveys with Hay Group & Mercer.
• Change Management Initiatives - Responsible for driving, implementing and
supporting Change Initiatives & Projects aligned to business strategy.
• Budgets - Responsible for submitting Fixed spend, AIP and G&A Budgets.
Lipton Factory Jebel Ali is a manufacturing site of Unilever Gulf FZE which is a subsidiary company of Unilever Arabia. Lipton Factory Jebel Ali is involved in blending, packaging, storage and distribution of premium grade tea products.
• Responsible for managing all site HR systems and procedures e.g. Recruitment,
• Compensation & Benefits, Training, Succession Planning etc.
• Liaise with relevant local government and other bodies as necessary to ensure HR
procedures and practices comply with all local regulations.
• Responsible to ensure that the Factory disciplinary policy is adhered to through implementation of disciplinary policies & procedures.
• Supervise maintenance of Employee records in the HRIS - PeopleSoft.
• Maintain highest quality standards, ensure safe working practices and care for environment through total compliance with the guidelines set up in Health & safety of the Factory.
• Ensure appropriate budget allocations and training spends across departments for continuous development of employees.
• Undertake role/process mapping & skill gap analysis to ensure training is aligned to individual/ organizational goals.
• Responsible for TPM (total productivity maintenance) in Office & factory premises.
• Instrumental in HRT (HR Transformation/ Outsourcing) Project.
Unilever is one of the largest; Fortune 500, most successful multi-national companies world-wide& is present in close to 100 countries. Leading manufacturer and marketer of food, cleaning and personal care products world-wide.
Unilever Arabia is present in this region since 1951 and covers the entire North &Middle East region. Division has presence over 25 countries in the NAMET region.
Assisted various HR Head’s in Unilever Arabia's Corporate Office as a Generalist in all HR functions like Recruitment, Induction, Payroll, PR, Employee Welfare, Event Management, Training & Development etc.