Senior Manager - Industrial & Employee Relations - Beverage & Packaged Drinking Water

About the role:

One of our leading clients in the Beverage, Packaged Drinking Water & Juices sector, with a renowned brand name and presence across India and internationally, is looking for a dynamic HR IR leader based in Mumbai for a corporate role leading IR activities across India.

Position: Senior Manager - Industrial Relations/Employee Relations

Reporting to: VP HR

Location: Mumbai

Job Purpose:

Responsible for proactively understanding and acting on business-specific IR requirements and implementing all IR initiatives and policies for the organization. The role ensures healthy industrial relations across locations, resolves issues, and ensures all labor compliance is in line with statutory regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning and Strategizing:

- Effective implementation of the industrial relations plan that prioritizes actions based on business needs.

- Implement IR solutions, initiatives, and policies in manufacturing plant operations, with specific reference to workmen and officers.

- Facilitate the building of management charters of demands and coordinate negotiations with the workforce to ensure optimal alignment of management and worker demands.

- Benchmark wages and salaries of workmen in regions where manufacturing footprints are present.

- Translate growth plans into workforce requirements and build cases for projected numbers in workforce planning sessions. Analyze demand and surplus for the workforce in plants.

Policy and Process Design, Implementation and Review:

- Enable effective implementation of IR policies for factory operations, such as leave, termination, workman compensation, and contractual employment, in consultation with stakeholders.

- Facilitate legal formalities and litigation regarding industrial disputes, layoffs, and other industrial relations activities.

Coordination, Interface, and Training:

- Coordinate in analyzing demand and surplus for the workforce in plants.

- Support culture change initiatives in factory operations and at the organizational level under the direction of business leadership.

- Maintain and update organizational structure, job descriptions, and skill/competency dictionaries for factory operations.

Management of Performance, Capability, and Morale:

- Maximize workforce productivity to meet plant demands by implementing capability building, right manning, and incentive programs.

Infrastructure and Technology Management:

- Manage and update IR infrastructure, such as MIS, employee portals, and Time and Attendance systems.

Knowledge and Skill Sets Required:

- Up-to-date knowledge of the company vision, core values, business objectives, and organizational structure.

- Conceptual knowledge of all IR processes, especially leadership development.

- Deep data analysis, planning, and forecasting skills.

- Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.

- Deep people development, coaching, and leadership/teambuilding experience.

- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to invoke change.

- Ability to effectively coordinate with various internal and external stakeholders.

- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize.

- Keen analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Goal orientation and system/process orientation.

- Ability to handle pressure and deadlines.

- High level of integrity and honesty.

- Corporate experience in providing value inputs in decision-making.

- Exposure to commercial negotiations and finalization of critical pacts.

Qualification: P.G. qualification in HR & IR.

Experience: 15 years in a large-scale manufacturing organization.

Contact: 8792396798