Human Resources Manager
Human Resources Manager
Michael Page7-9 Years
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Job Description
- Build and transform the HR function
- Recent UAE HR experience required
- Our client is a large, manpower-intensive organisation operating within the trading, distribution and operational services sector.
- Conduct a full review of workforce structure, HR processes, organisation design, payroll controls, employee data and existing policies
- Design and implement HR policies, procedures, frameworks and governance aligned to business requirements and UAE labour regulations
- Drive organisation design, manpower planning, workforce productivity and headcount management initiatives
- Introduce structured performance management, job grading, compensation frameworks and succession planning processes
- Strengthen payroll, attendance, overtime and employee data controls while improving HR reporting and workforce visibility
- Lead recruitment, employee relations, compliance and employee lifecycle processes across the organisation
- Build and develop the HR function, ensuring it can effectively support both operational and strategic business objectives
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline is required. CIPD, SHRM or equivalent professional qualification
- Minimum 7 years of progressive HR experience with significant leadership and implementation responsibility
- Proven experience building, transforming or significantly improving an HR function, policies and operating processes
- Recent UAE experience is essential, including a strong understanding of UAE Labour Law, payroll, employee relations and workforce compliance
- Experience within retail, FMCG, wholesale, distribution, food trading, logistics or another manpower-intensive operating environment
- Based in Abu Dhabi
- Opportunity to build and shape the HR function from the ground up
- Direct exposure to senior leadership and key strategic decision-making
- Broad remit covering HR transformation, organisational design, workforce planning and governance
- Opportunity to drive cultural change and implement best-practice HR frameworks
Quote job ref: JN-092026-7103096
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Key Skills
UAE Labour Law
HR reporting
Employee data controls
Compensation frameworks
Job grading
Payroll controls
Organisation design
About Company
Skills:
Employee Relations, Hr Operations, recruitment, visa processes, HR compliance, employee documentation, UAE Labour Law, payroll coordination
Skills:
outages , Employee Relations, Hr Manager, shutdowns, HR Lead, Manpower Planning, Turnaround Shutdown TAR projects, UAE Labour Law, workforce mobilization, redeployment, GCC experience, site HR support, turnarounds, high-volume recruitment, plant maintenance, Hr Business Partner, HR compliance, demobilization, Industrial Maintenance, project-based operations
Skills:
Recruiting, Training, Performance management, Talent acquisition strategies
Skills:
HR ERP systems, Arabic language skills, UAE labour law, HR best practices, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SHRM certification