HR BUSINESS PARTNER - LOGISTICS
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About the Role
DP World is seeking an HR Business Partner for Logistics in KSA to align HR initiatives with business goals and ensure compliance with Saudi labor laws. The role involves talent acquisition, performance management, and employee relations.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Transfer DP World people strategies into action
- Oversee daily HR operations, liaising with key stakeholders in HR Operations team to ensure KPIs are met
- Develop People Agenda, strategy, policies, and practices
- Consult with line managers and provide daily people related guidance
- Resolve complex employee relations issues and address grievances
- Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention
- Suggest new People strategies and provide People related policy guidance
- Deliver Key HR initiatives across the HR spectrum
- Ensure compliance with Saudi labor laws, GOSI, and Saudization quotas (Nitaqat)
- Evaluate staffing needs and oversee recruitment efforts
- Conduct required studies and analysis with regard to TA and talent requirements
- Coordinate with Talent Acquisition Manager to identify, attract and source hard to find passive talent
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in HRM, Business Administration or relevant field
- 5+ years of relevant experience in HR BP / HR Generalist role, ideally in logistics or supply chain
- Professional HR certification preferred (e.g. CIPD, SHRM)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Advanced in English & Arabic Language essential
- Thorough knowledge of labour legislation
- Good negotiation skills and ability to handle difficult conversations
- Strong leadership skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Proactive nature
- Attention to detail
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JOB PURPOSE
- To act as a strategic partner to the business in KSA by aligning HR initiatives with business goals, improving workforce performance, and supporting organisational growth, while ensuring compliance with Saudi labor laws and HR best practices.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Transfer DP World people strategies into action.
- Oversee daily HR operations, liaising with key stakeholders in HR Operations team to ensure KPIs are met.
- Develop People Agenda, strategy, policies, and practices
- Consult with line managers and provide daily people related guidance
- Resolve complex employee relations issues and address grievances.
- Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention.
- Suggest new People strategies and provide People related policy guidance.
- Deliver Key HR initiatives across the HR spectrum.
- Ensure compliance with Saudi labor laws, GOSI, and Saudization quotas (Nitaqat).
- Evaluate staffing needs and oversee recruitment efforts.
- Conduct required studies and analysis with regard to TA and talent requirements in our team, and prepare periodic reports related to TA.
- Coordinate with Talent Acquisition Manager to identify, attract and source hard to find passive talent using different niche sites/channels such as LinkedIn and other social media.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Bachelor’s degree in HRM, Business Administration or relevant field
- 5 + years of relevant experience in HR BP / HR Generalist role, ideally in a logistics or supply chain environment.
- Professional HR certification is preferred (e.g. CIPD, SHRM)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Advanced in English & Arabic Language essential
- Thorough knowledge of labour legislation.
- Good negotiation skills and ability to handle difficult conversations
- Strong leadership skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Proactive nature
- Attention to detail
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Attrition / turnover
- Saudization compliance
- Employee satisfaction / engagement
- On time processing of reports and documents
- Average TAT (Turn Around Time) to solve issues faced by employees
- Time to hire and onboarding satisfaction
- Training participation and skill development
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