Head of Shared Service Unit

Al Futtaim Group is currently looking for a Head of Shared Service Unit (Kuwait and Bahrain) to add value to the Business and provide support and consultative advice to managers and staff on a wide range of HR matters including discipline / grievance and performance management.

Key Responisbilities of the Role:

• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior line management on all human capital management matters
• Having a deep understanding of the business, and in particular the sources of profit and the cost base, so as to implement HR strategies and practices that support robust business growth; reinforce a culture of performance focus, meritocracy and diversity; and comply with Group HR policy
• Communicating HR plans to progress to the Business Unit 
• Ensure annual manpower budgeting exercise is conducted accurately and efficiently
• Focus on measuring the employee engagement of the business units and take actions necessary to improve it
• Support and facilitate the implementation of business structure reorganisation and consolidation to deliver efficiencies
• Support line managers in creating a culture of employee engagement based upon ‘Al-Futtaim way" values
• Ensure compliance with local law and Group policy throughout the employee lifecycle (from contract of employment to termination processes)
• Develop succession plans and retention strategies for key talent and positions
• Take necessary steps to create a performance focused culture where high performers are rewarded and inadequate performers are given an opportunity to improve or terminated
• Ensure compliance with the annual appraisal review: that all staff are properly appraised and have proper objectives/KPI's
• Specify key recruitment requirements for the following year, and communicate and discuss these with Group Recruitment
• Specify training initiatives required to support the business
• Participate in project work as required to develop HR policies, procedures and practices

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