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For German Construction Equipment MNCSkills RequiredStrong organisational and collaboration skills with the ability to interact constructively and communicate effectively across a matrixed organisation and multiple functions. The role requires excellent communication skills to engage with a wide and diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. The incumbent should demonstrate team-oriented and constructive leadership, leading by example and role-modelling organisational values.The position demands strong commercial acumen, with the ability to influence strategic business decisions through a sound understanding of company finances, resourcing, productivity, overtime management, and fixed-cost control. High intercultural competence is essential, along with the ability to derive value from diverse cultural perspectives in a global environment. A strong foundation in business ethics, coupled with experience working within international corporate governance frameworks, is required. The role also calls for a high degree of trustworthiness, with the ability to act as a credible and objective advisor on HR matters, providing independent and principled guidance.Major Tasks and ResponsibilitiesHR Business PartneringThe role involves acting as a strategic HR Business Partner to Operations across the Goa and Pune plants. It includes managing the complete employee lifecycle across permanent, fixed-term, and third-party workforce categories, while ensuring productivity, compliance, and workforce optimisation. The incumbent will work closely with HR Centres of Excellence to ensure timely recruitment, training, career development, grievance management, compensation and benefits administration, policy communication, and employee exits. A key responsibility is to develop and implement best practices aimed at reducing employee turnover across locations. The role also involves building and maintaining an HR scorecard to monitor organisational and people health, and serving as a core team member for greenfield projects once initiated.Industrial Relations ManagementThis responsibility includes handling and resolving complex and sensitive employee inquiries and grievances. The incumbent will design and implement effective communication frameworks for employee engagement and conduct regular stakeholder and employee meetings. The role requires the ability to interpret, explain, and defend HR policies and programs, while negotiating and resolving sensitive and contentious employee relations issues. The position involves guiding supervisors and employees on workplace-related concerns, counselling both management and employees on grievances, and ensuring timely resolution or appropriate escalation. The role also includes developing and maintaining processes to ensure full compliance with statutory, legislative, and local regulatory requirements, as well as ensuring timely closure of all legal proceedings related to employee grievances.AdministrationThe incumbent will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and streamlining administrative procedures and systems. This includes managing employee facilities such as canteen, transportation, housekeeping, landscaping, and security, as well as overseeing service providers to ensure adherence to agreed service levels and contractual terms. The role involves implementing structured feedback mechanisms to capture employee inputs on administrative services and driving corrective actions for continuous improvement. Tracking administrative costs against budgets and implementing cost-optimisation measures are also key responsibilities.Liaisoning, Change Management and GovernanceThe role requires effective liaison with government and statutory authorities and leading change management initiatives aligned with business objectives. The incumbent will ensure timely and accurate implementation of new HR policies and procedures, establish governance frameworks for HR administration, benefits, and payroll, and communicate changes transparently to avoid ambiguity or misinterpretation. Addressing employee concerns proactively and on priority is a critical expectation of the role.