About Kerry

About the role

• Work Location                           Tampoi, Johor Bahru Malaysia
• Reporting To                              Senior HR Business Partner - SEA

The role will be an integral member of Malaysia HRBP and Integrated Operations (IO) Site Leadership team, responsible for driving profitable and sustainable growth by ensuring Kerry has the right leadership, talent, capabilities and clarity required for the successful execution of business strategy. 

As a HR Business Partner, you will collaborate with business leaders to drive organizational effectiveness, talent development, and employee engagement at our Tampoi site. This role focuses on delivering best-in-class HR practices, fostering an inclusive culture, and ensuring compliance while leveraging shared services for operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead execution of organizational effectiveness priorities and initiatives in line with business strategy and plans
• Responsible for the people and organization-design related aspects of change programs
• Monitor and interpret key indicators of organizational effectiveness and ensure plans are in place to course-correct as needed
• Coach & partner with business leaders on their role in leading organizational effectiveness
• Support the site in delivering high performance and meeting key performance indicator

Leadership & Talent

• Aligned with business strategy, deliver talent priorities which includes coaching people leaders in talent planning, talent identification, talent pipelines, organizational planning and performance
• Partner with COEs in driving effectiveness of people leader skill and leadership competencies
• Partner with talent acquisition team in strategic resourcing requirements, work with leaders to validate open roles, coaching and challenging where necessary on requirements for new or replacement roles.
• Participate in the assessment and selection process for critical / key leadership role

Reward

• Leverage Reward Programs to drive business performance and employee engagement which includes compensation, benefit and recognition
• Partner with Reward COE on appropriate solutions to address business need
• Consult, partner, coach Business Leaders re Total Reward decisions
• Provide business insights to influence Reward COE strategy

Compliance, Employee Relation & Employee Experience

• A people champion who understands people’s needs from all levels
• Partner with and coach people leaders and Unions in building and maintaining an inclusive work environment
• Coach & Support People Leaders on the execution of ourVoice (Employee Survey) Engagement Plans
• Ensure compliance in employee relations and international labor standard (SMETA or RBA), develop action plans to remediate issues in a timely manner
• Collaborate with Employee Relations issues
• Partner with COE and GBS in driving excellent employee experience

Others

• May require to take on regional and continuous improvement projects

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive HR experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably within a multinational setting.
• Strong knowledge of Malaysian labor laws and industrial relations practices.
• Proven ability to lead change, influence stakeholders, and manage complex employee relations.
• Experience with audit processes related to food industry standards (e.g., SMETA, ISO, HACCP) is a plus.