Human Resources Director

Major Responsibilities

1. Recruitment & Strategic Workforce Planning

• Identifying and bridge gaps between current and required future workforce needs to meet strategic goals and objectives according to regional and group ratios
• Succession planning and OAD for subsidiary workforce
• Oversees the recruitment Strategy and process to ensure best talent is recruitment for all locations
• Conducts interviews with short listed candidates and makes recommendations and offers
• Develops and maintains relationship with employment agencies, universities and other recruitment sources
• Strengthen the EVP of Hermès Australia

2. Compensation & Benefits

• Ensures compliance, equity and competitiveness of compensation & benefits programs
• Prepares and maintains company salary structure, job documentation and job evaluation systems
• Manages annual compensation campaign, the salary review process and annual bonus process
• Reviews, monitors and approves payroll administration with payroll team
• Administers benefits programs such as health benefits, pension plans, leave and staff purchase etc according to group strategy and budget
• Competent in managing and applying Enterprise Agreements and other Industrial relation responsibilities

3. Training & development

• Working with Retail Team to identify training needs
• Budgets and plans yearly training appropriately with the CFO
• Recommends, establishes and provides appropriate training and development programs to employees according to the Talent Review
• Ensures corporate training programs are successfully delivered and implemented in HAUS
• Facilitate and deliver management and development training programs

4. Employee relations & communications

• Proposes and develops processes to foster effective communication between employees and management
• Interacts with government authorities, work unions, professional bodies and consultants regarding HR issues to maintain effective employee relations and communication with the business
• Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues
• Represents company at personnel-related hearings and investigations
• Prepares reports and recommends procedures for retention programs
• Manages, monitors and uses HRIS for all impacted functions and processes
• Oversees the analysis, maintenance, and communication of records required by law or governing bodies, or other departments in the company

5. Employee Engagement, D& I and Wellbeing

• Propose and develop Employee engagement actions and implement delivery
• Act as the ambassador for D& I and Wellbeing actions for HAUS
• Participates in Patronage, CSR and Sustainability projects for the subsidiary

6. Company Policies & Procedures

• Develops and executes policies and procedures
• Coordinate the resolution of specific policy-related and procedural problems and inquiries
• Develops and recommends policy & procedural improvements
• Ensure audit compliance is achieved for HR function through internal and external audits

7. Talent & Performance Management

• Launches the annual Performance Appraisal and Development review for retail and support teams to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equality within organization.
• Identifies high potential employees and recommends development or career enhancement programs through Annual Talent Review.
• Ensures the Performance Management process in properly followed and implemented

8. Work Safety & Health

• Insures that all applicable labour laws and safety regulations are observed
• Coordinates Safety Committee meetings and acts as Safety officer
• Investigates accidents and prepares reports for insurance companies
• Ensures activities meet and integrate with company requirements for health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies and general duty of care
• Oversee workers compensation cases

9. Supervisory Responsibilities

• Working with the CFO, prepares and manage budgets for human resources operations
• Manages and controls departmental expenditure within agreed budgets
• Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of human resources programs
• Manages and develops direct HR reporting staff
• Manages Office Admin Team for Office day to day

10. Reporting & Projects

• All relevant legislative reporting eg WGEA
• All relevant Group reporting eg Annual Indicators
• Store opening and Store expansion projects
• Ad Hoc projects for the HAUS Subsidiary

Requirements & Capabilities:

• Degree qualified in Human Resources or a related field
• At least 10 years Human Resources experience at Managerial Level preferably in luxury/retail or with a multinational company
• Proven people leader and manager
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Sound judgement and high quality of decision making
• Adaptable to working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment with flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities.
• With a positive mindset for collaboration and strive for continuous improvement and optimization.
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders as part of a multi geographic team.

A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 25, 185 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.