Job Purpose

Provide strategic and operational leadership of the Human Resources function across the Group. The role is responsible for aligning human capital strategy with business objectives, strengthening a performance-driven culture, ensuring compliance, and building scalable HR systems to support manufacturing, distribution, and retail growth across all entities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a Group-wide HR strategy aligned to growth, operational efficiency, and expansion across East Africa.
• Advise senior leadership on workforce planning, organization design, and change management.
• Lead recruitment strategy for technical, operational, and commercial roles, especially in manufacturing environments.
• Build succession pipelines for critical roles across plants in all key units.
• Drive a high-performance culture through structured performance management systems (KPIs, appraisals, incentives).
• Embed values of accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Manage employee relations, disciplinary processes, and union engagement.
• Ensure full compliance with Kenyan labor laws, health and safety standards, and manufacturing regulations.
• Oversee payroll management, HRIS systems, and employee data integrity.
• Standardize HR policies, procedures, and reporting frameworks across all entities.
• Design and implement training programs focused on technical skills, leadership development, and productivity improvement.
• Support frontline supervisors and plant managers with people management skills.
• Optimize workforce productivity across manufacturing plants, logistics fleets, and retail/distribution networks.
• Lead cost control initiatives related to manpower, overtime, and workforce utilization.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management or related field (mandatory)
• Master’s Degree in Strategic Management, Leadership, or MBA (added advantage)
• Minimum 7+ years’ HR experience, with at least 5 years in manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing multi-site or group HR operations.
• Strong knowledge of HR systems (HRIS), payroll management, and labor laws.

Competencies

• Firm, decisive leadership with balanced people-centric judgment.
• Strong business acumen with ability to link HR to operational performance.
• High integrity and ability to handle sensitive organizational matters.
• Excellent stakeholder management across factory, field, and corporate levels.
• Data-driven decision-making and reporting capability.

Ideal Profile

• Experience in manufacturing, logistics, or FMCG environments preferred.
• Capable of managing complexity across multiple companies and locations.
• Able to build structures while maintaining agility in a growing organization.

• Develop and execute a Group-wide HR strategy aligned to growth, operational efficiency, and expansion across East Africa.
• Advise senior leadership on workforce planning, organization design, and change management.
• Lead recruitment strategy for technical, operational, and commercial roles, especially in manufacturing environments.
• Build succession pipelines for critical roles across plants in all key units.
• Drive a high-performance culture through structured performance management systems (KPIs, appraisals, incentives).
• Embed values of accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Manage employee relations, disciplinary processes, and union engagement.
• Ensure full compliance with Kenyan labor laws, health and safety standards, and manufacturing regulations.
• Oversee payroll management, HRIS systems, and employee data integrity.
• Standardize HR policies, procedures, and reporting frameworks across all entities.
• Design and implement training programs focused on technical skills, leadership development, and productivity improvement.
• Support frontline supervisors and plant managers with people management skills.
• Optimize workforce productivity across manufacturing plants, logistics fleets, and retail/distribution networks.
• Lead cost control initiatives related to manpower, overtime, and workforce utilization.

• Strong business acumen
• Stakeholder management
• Data-driven decision-making
• HR systems (HRIS)
• Payroll management
• Labor laws
• Workforce planning
• Organization design
• Change management
• Recruitment strategy
• Succession planning
• Performance management
• Employee relations
• Compliance
• Training program design
• Cost control

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management or related field (mandatory)
• Master’s Degree in Strategic Management, Leadership, or MBA (added advantage)
• Minimum 7+ years’ HR experience, with at least 5 years in manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing multi-site or group HR operations.
• Strong knowledge of HR systems (HRIS), payroll management, and labor laws.