HR Manager

Job description / Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an ambitious HR Manager to join LAFARGE in Oman ,the world's leading player in Cement , concrete and ready-mix . If you are committed , ambitious and ready to drive a change within the organization , this is for you .
- As a member of the RM Management Committee, you would participate in the BU strategy definition and implementation.
- Articulate short-term business needs with long term HR Cluster strategy and integrate local environments in order to define, propose and manage a well-adapted and well-balanced HR answer for the BU.
- Anticipate and drive organisational changes in order to support in the best way strategic orientations and performance plans.

Key Role & Responsibilities

HR POLICIES DEFINITION AND PLANNING
- Propose and implement OHR plan that sustains the business orientations of the plant and supports the operation plan by a proactive management of skills and workforce
- Define and propose HR policies: recruitment, training and development, career management, reward policy, H&S and communication
- Propose new organisations -or optimise current ones-; share best practices with other HR plant managers.
- Identify means necessary to implement new organisations and support Leadership in change management

PAYROLL & PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
- Supervise Personnel Administration and Payroll for the site, ensuring on-time delivery, accuracy of information provided and legal compliance (especially for payroll, individual contracts, etc.)
- Identify areas of improvement in HR & administrative procedures and implement appropriate solutions in order to optimise cost and provide time and accuracy of the work handled

OMANISATION & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
- Manage the recruitment of Omani Nationals as per the BU hiring plan.

Lafarge HR
- Train and retain Omanis on key positions and develop strategies for their retention.
- Act as a diplomatic representative in managing government stakeholders.
- Support the managers in managing work force issues, building trust and executing company policies in a professional manner.
- Pro-actively manage manpower and labour court disputes, and challenges accordingly.
- Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Provide advice or counsel employees, mediate disputes and manage conflicts.
- Work closely with the management team on key organisational projects with governmental parties and stakeholders involvement,
- Drive localisation initiatives and building company image externally.

O&HR OPERATIONS
- People Management of non-executive employees
- Recruit suiting profiles for up to Grade 13 in order to build high level teams
- Organise induction and training sessions and ensure that they are carried out
- Follow individual career progression and implement adequate skills development plans
- Ensure individual performance evaluation by managers
- Ensure consistency and follow-up of salary decisions

O&HR Support
- Provide line managers with methodology (e.g. team working) and tools, in order to help them efficiently manage their team and organisation
- Assist managers with day-to-day support in all HR issues
- Organise training sessions for managers on Human Resources management issues (e.g. coaching, individual performance evaluation, etc.)

Internal and external communication
- Develop and encourage internal communication; create network and maintain good relationship within theplant, adapting communication tools to each one; help the Management in internal communication actions
- Promote Lafarges values and culture within the BU

Social climate
- Measure social climate in BU in order to prevent tensions and conflicts
- Create a strong/positive climate and maintain high level morale via all necessary communication and animation tools

Health & Safety
- Promote Health & Safety policies within the BU.
- Assure that legal authorisations and licences are recorded, in line with the procedures and up-to-date

Lafarge HR
- Qualify, design and implement learning and development programs and tools that sustain necessary behavioral changes: training, organization development and change interventions, coaching.
- Ensure effective implementation of the Performance Appraisal System within the Company.

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal
- Staff at all Management levels within the Cluster on a regular basis
- Group HR Team
- Staff across BU

External
- Survey Agencies
- Auditors

Requirements

- University Qualifications: M.B.A in HR
- Excellent Communication skills, Attention to Detail, Analytical Thinking, Big Picture Thinking ,assertive .
- Minimum 3 years experience in an MNC

Current location :Oman.

About the Company

Cielo is the world's leading strategic Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partner, dedicated to ensuring our clients attract and hire better talent faster, all while providing a world-class candidate experience. Many RPO providers think more like outsourcers than recruiters, but we immerse ourselves in your industry, brand and values, and are accountable for driving real business results. Or, as we like to say, WE BECOME YOU.