P&o Business Partner; Mars Wrigley India; Gurgaon

**Job Purpose/Overview**

The P&O Business Partner have an important role to play in supporting the segment P&O Head. A primary goal of the P&O Business Partner is deliver successful signature P&O and unit specific projects that cater to associate needs and enables overall unit effectiveness as well as deliver strategic programs at a local level to enable consistent and high quality service delivery in alignment with Mars Five Principles.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Unit Effectiveness - **Manage and deliver on unit specific projects, embed the adoption of Mars signature programs and P&O foundations into the organization, interface with Line Managers, and communicate emerging business needs to CoEs

**Enabling Operations - **Guide, support, and position the MAS and Line Managers to most effectively and efficiently serve Mars associates

**Business Leadership - **Partner with the P&O Head to achieve the goals aligned with the people agenda and business strategy, provide leadership to the business, and ensure associate advocacy**.**

**Talent & Organizational Health - **Support the P&O Head in implementing talent and organization strategies, coach Line Managers to develop and grow associates, and continuously improve associate engagement

**Context and Scope**
- ** Unit Effectiveness**
- Collaborate closely with the P&O Head on a variety of initiatives to drive operational efficiency and unit effectiveness from a P&O standpoint by leveraging leading principles, tools, methods and P&O frameworks to empower organizations to drive results
- Support to shape the nature of local P&O programs, processes, policies, and service delivery based on the business environment / strategy
- Work closely with the segment to translate business requirements into effective solutions that enable segment priorities and position the business for growth
- Provide segment insights and key associate to segment P&O team and the CoE to most effectively tackle P&O and other business needs that are critical to strong unit performance and growth and support to develop solutions that focus on delivering outstanding service to associates
- ** Enabling Operations**
- Serve as an advocate in promoting a “One Mars” environment and managing the interactions and interdependencies of the MAS, CoE, P&O Business Partner, and Line Manager roles to enable local business success
- Educate and coach the Line Managers to interact directly with MAS on a range of topics to empower Line Managers to become more self-sufficient
- Provide the day-to-day mentorship and guidance that associates need to be successful in their positions so that they are positioned to deliver impact to Mars
- ** Business Leadership**
- Collaborate closely with business leaders to implement new and existing P&O programs that meet business needs, achieve strategic goals, and that emphasize associate advocacy as well as provide recommendations based on the most pressing unit needs and provide solutions that will strengthen the brand and the business
- Responsible to ensure that the principles and values that underlie the Mars way of business are properly integrated into and observed across operating policies and practices
- Serve as an advisor, mediator, or coach, where questions of work morale or relationship issues arise between Line Managers and Associates while maintaining the perspective of an associate advocate
- Ensure a robust pipeline of programs that promote associate advocacy and foster associate engagement across the unit
- ** Talent & Organizational Health**
- Serve as the “voice of the business” acting as a key funnel for communicating feedback on the organizational pulse and on any talent / capability gaps to P&O and business leadership, to mitigate risks and strengthen the overall health of the organization

**Job Specifications**/Qualifications**

1. Education & Professional Qualification
- Minimum qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Management or related field
- Preferred qualification: Master / Post Graduate Degree in Human Resources, Business, Management or related field

2. Knowledge/Experience
- 10 or more years of progressive P&O/ Human Resource experience
- P&O Generalist experience working at senior levels across different segments
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Effective in building relationship at all levels
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking and decision making skills, using a comprehensive approach with strong attention to detail
- Good business acumen / business experience

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