HR Specialist at Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa has an exciting opportunity in the Human Resources Department. The successful candidate will be responsible to supports Regional HR Business Partners in designated part of the region, ensuring appropriate cover of a geographical area of the ‘region’; enabling achievement of the region’s business plan and targets, aligned to the organization’s overall strategic objective of long term growth.

The role will provide generalist support to both the Supply Chain and Commercial parts of the business within the designated geographical area.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide input to Regional Business Partner:
• Agree on the organisation/ people agenda in the business unit(s)
• Agree on a common set of priority needs from the Specialist teams
• Leverage experience / practices in and above market

• Ensure the overall health of human capital and people practices in the business unit(s)
• Participate in management of the business unit(s)
• Ensure excellent execution of the HR processes within the business unit (s)
• Identify & implement the organizational capabilities required to achieve business units/regional goals in collaboration with HRBP as inputs to the CoEs.
• Provide change/transition support to the business units/region so that change practices can be more readily acceptable and change benefits realised
• Collaborate with HRBP as inputs to specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for teams & individuals
• Diagnose business performance problems and collaborate with specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for teams & individuals
• Provide feedback to HRBP as inputs to specialist teams about HR solution effectiveness and work with them as appropriate to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Monitor organisation performance & provide data for the people/ organisation scorecard
• Meet local (business units/ regional) delivery needs (e.g., employee relations/industrial relations, statutory/regulatory requirements) pulling on HRBP’s, specialists and others as required
• Ensure data integrity of SAP HR information at local level (business units)
• Encourage and monitor use of tools, evaluate competency gaps and communicate to L&D
• Develop coaching skills within line managers by providing tools, observing and providing feedback
• Recruit deliberately for competencies as observed through coaching and/or ensure IDPs are aligned to ensure acquisition and/or development of critical management skills

Skills, Experience & Education

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement: Tertiary qualification in Human Resources Management or equivalent.
• Added advantage: Post graduate HR qualification, or equivalent.

Experience

Minimum requirement: Three or more years Human Resources Generalist Experience

Competencies

• Business acumen, to drive organisation performance.
• Ability to influence and engage key stakeholders across different levels.
• Ability to develop clear actionable steps to support business strategy.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to analysis & diagnosis.
• Integrity and the ability to build trust.
• Reputation for discretion and sound judgment.
• Technical process expertise.
• Ability to collaborate, and work effectively in Teams.
• Inclusiveness and ability to work with diverse backgrounds
• Ability to generate ideas, agree direction, influence and plan actions through productive relationships with groups and individuals.
• Excellent Problem solving ability.
• Change management and performance improvement.
• Ability to develop strong, professional relationships with internal customers, through integrity and delivery.
• Credible, trustworthy and able to recommend solutions that are aligned to customer needs and long term interest of the organisation.
• Ability to facilitate team discussions and shape positive behaviours.