HR Manager (based in Melaka)

Strategic Business Partner:

• Building collaborative relationships with business leaders, anticipating, and addressing business-specific needs.


• Actively participate in business planning and strategy sessions, demonstrating a solid understanding of HR policies, analytics, and processes, as well as the specific nature of the business.

Trusted advisor:

• Act as a trusted advisor to assigned business functions on all people-related matters, fostering strong relationships, and serving as the go-to resource for HR guidance.

Performance and Reward Management:

• Managing the Annual Performance Review, Annual Salary Review and Promotion Cycles.


• Coaching people leaders on performance management strategies and processes (e.g. Annual Performance Review, PIP, etc) 


• Provide expert guidance on performance and reward management to business functions. • Advise on appropriate benchmarks tied to productivity, ensuring alignment of staff compensation with performance outcomes. 


• Facilitate the implementation of the reward strategy for the function, in line with market practices, benchmarks and corporate guidelines.

Industrial & Employee Relations:

• Manage grievances and disciplinary procedures including conducting investigations, preparing the necessary disciplinary letters, and conducting domestic inquiries, ensure fair resolution in accordance with company policies and local employment laws.


• Discuss improvement opportunities on employee relations matters with employees or managers.


• Ensuring HR activities and advice comply with relevant policies and ethical standards, legal business obligations and legislations.


• Communicate and implement HR policies changes in line with labour law requirements.


• Representing company for cases involving escalation at IR office, Labour office and Industrial Relations Court when necessary.

Talent Management:

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of talent within the function and drive talent development initiatives.


• Collaborating with the functions to identify key talent and drive succession planning.


• Collaborate with function head to identify future talent requirements and strategies for key hires and developing potential talent.

Employee Engagement:

• Partner with line management to foster a positive workplace environment through employee communication, engagement and implementing measures to embed Givaudan purpose and values across the organization.

Operational Excellence:

• Partner with Hiring Manager and Talent Acquisition team to ensure efficient hiring of open plant positions.


• Driving the training and development programmes by conducting training needs analysis, designing & evaluating annual training plans.


• Managing employee onboarding and offboarding.


• Liaise with immigration authorities to process work visas/passes for expatriates, ensuring adherence to Malaysian regulations.


• Administer employees’ benefits programmes such as health insurance, flexible benefits, leave etc.

Change Management:

• Identify issues requiring change management interventions due to organizational, policy, or personnel changes.


• Collaborate with line managers and relevant teams to implement effective change management solutions.

Your professional profile includes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field


• Minimum 8-10 years of HR experience, including handling disciplinary actions and industrial relations.


• Proven experience in misconduct investigations, grievance handling, and compliance management.


• Local Industry Experience: Experience in the Malaysian manufacturing or FMCG sectors is crucial.


• Familiarity with local labor laws and regulations is essential.


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels.


• Willing to work at Melaka.

Interested candidates please apply online or you may email your resume to [email protected].

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.