About the job

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICERBuilding the people strategy behind the next chapter of growth.

Executive Leadership Opportunity | Food Production | UAE

THE OPPORTUNITYMore than an HR leadership role.This is an opportunity to shape the organization behind a growing food production business — building the leadership capability, culture, workforce and people infrastructure required for its next stage of growth.

01 PEOPLEBuild the talent, leadership and organizational capability required for growth.02 PERFORMANCECreate a culture of accountability, ownership and operational excellence.03 TRANSFORMATIONModernize HR, strengthen organizational effectiveness and position the people function as a true strategic partner to the business.

“The mandate is not simply to lead HR. It is to help build the organization the business needs to become.”

• THE MANDATEThe role is organized around six areas of strategic ownership.01 ORGANISATIONOrganizational design
• Workforce strategy
• Operating model
• Transformation
• 02 TALENTExecutive recruitment
• Succession planning
• High-potential talent
• Leadership pipelines
• 03 PERFORMANCEPerformance management
• Accountability
• Productivity
• Recognition & reward
• 04 CULTUREEmployee engagement
• Leadership behaviours
• Values
• Organizational effectiveness
• 05 OPERATIONSManufacturing workforce
• Employee relations
• Manpower planning
• Frontline capability
• 06 HR TRANSFORMATIONHR technology
• People analytics
• Process simplification
• Governance

From the Boardroom to the factory floor, the CHRO will influence how the organization performs.

WHERE YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT01Build a scalable people strategy aligned with business growth.02Strengthen leadership capability and succession across critical roles.03Create a high-performance culture built around ownership and accountability.04Improve workforce effectiveness across manufacturing and operational environments.05Modernize HR systems, analytics and decision-making.06Build a stronger talent proposition capable of attracting and retaining exceptional people.

BUSINESS IMPACT, NOT HR ADMINISTRATION

THE LEADER WE ARE LOOKING FORWe are looking for a commercially minded people leader who combines strategic thinking with operational credibility.

EXECUTIVE CREDIBILITYAn established senior HR leader with the confidence and judgment to advise CEOs and senior leadership teams.

OPERATIONAL DEPTHExperience supporting complex operational environments, ideally including manufacturing, production, supply chain or large frontline workforces.

TRANSFORMATION EXPERIENCEA track record of building organizations, improving HR capability and leading meaningful organizational change.

COMMERCIAL MINDSETUnderstands that people decisions ultimately influence productivity, growth, cost, customer outcomes and profitability.

PEOPLE LEADERSHIPAble to build trust across every level of an organization — from senior executives to frontline employees.

• YOUR EXPERIENCESignificant progressive HR leadership experience
• CHRO, HR Director, VP HR, Head of HR or equivalent background
• Food production, food manufacturing or FMCG experience strongly preferred
• Strong manufacturing / operational workforce exposure
• Experience with organizational design and transformation
• Talent and succession planning expertise
• Performance and reward experience
• Strong employee relations capability
• HR digitalization and people analytics exposure
• GCC / Middle East experience highly desirable
• Multi-site or multi-country experience advantageous