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People Business Partner
About this role
Ultimum Limited is recruiting a People Business Partner to translate the company’s people strategy into actionable initiatives for assigned functions. The role involves partnering with managers to build workforce capability, improve engagement, drive culture, and ensure effective people practices. The PBP acts as a trusted adviser on employee relations, organisational effectiveness, and leadership development, aligning activities with company values and policies. The job is based on-site in Aba, Abia, and requires coordinating with various stakeholders across HR functions. The employer operates as a beverage manufacturer with Nigerian and Cameroon connections and a focus on quality products and employee experience.
What you would do
- Partner with functional leaders to align people strategies with operational goals.
- Advise managers on employee relations, team dynamics and organisational challenges.
- Provide strategic HR guidance on organisational effectiveness and culture.
- Lead interventions to improve productivity, engagement and business performance.
- Support managers in accountability, performance improvement and people-related decisions.
- Identify capability gaps and coordinate learning and development initiatives.
- Oversee onboarding and integration of new staff into the culture.
- Support talent reviews, succession planning and retention for key roles.
- Promote employer branding and employee value proposition initiatives.
- Facilitate career development and internal mobility within functions beyond onboarding and onboarding effects, where applicable? (consistent with source)
What they are asking for
- Demonstrable experience in industrial relations within food or beverage manufacturing.
- Master's degree or MBA preferred.
- Experience with HR systems, analytics and reporting; familiarity with HRIS and ATS.
- Bachelor's degree in HR, business, industrial relations, psychology or related field.
- Professional HR certification preferred (e.g., CPN Nigeria, SHRM, CIPD, HrRCI).
- Experience supporting manufacturing, FMCG, supply chain or commercial operations.
- Experience partnering with senior leaders and handling complex people issues.
- 7–10 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years in HR business partnering or strategic HR.
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