Cluster P&O Partner - Bollaram API Sites

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Business Priorities : These priorities align HR efforts with the broader organizational strategy, enabling sustainable business outcomes. 1. Strategic Workforce Planning & Organizational Design Translate business strategy into actionable people moves. Lead workforce planning and budgeting to optimize productivity. Design and implement organizational structures that support strategic goals and close process gaps. Drive people related Idea savings and Effort Hours reduction as per Lean Management Systems. Proactively partner with business to maintain headcount and Staff/Contract Labour Costs within budget. Achieve the targeted effort hours, head count and savings targets agreed at the beginning of the year. 2. Talent Strategy & Succession Planning Develop and execute a forward-looking talent roadmap. Conduct talent reviews, competency assessments, and succession planning. Ensure timely, strategic hiring and build a diverse, future-ready talent pipeline. 3. Change Leadership & Transformation Lead complex change initiatives (e.g., M&A, restructuring, new org integration). Drive transformation programs that align with business evolution. Support leaders and teams through change with structured interventions. 4. Culture & Engagement Champion ASPIRE tenets and LEAN principles. Role model and embed desired behaviours across the organization. Design and implement engagement strategies to shape a high-performance culture. Drive Autonomous Way of working culture on the shopfloor and connect with the performance management systems. Drive the Speak-up culture and Quality transformation agenda across site. 5. Stakeholder Engagement & External Relations Partner with business leaders to align HR with strategic needs. Manage employee relations and proactively address grievances. In close partnership with the legal team, represent the organization in external forums and ensure compliance with labour laws. Functional Priorities : These are core HR responsibilities that enable business success through operational excellence and people-centric processes. 1. Talent Development & Capability Building Have a clear Succession plan and pipeline into Site Leadership Team (SLT) and SLT-1 roles. Identify capability gaps and partner with L&D and TTO teams to build critical skills. Support individual development planning and career growth. Promote a learning culture aligned with business priorities (e.g., Leadership, LTO, Product Robustness, Process Robustness, Asset Robustness and People Robustness capabilities). Apply Buy, Build and Transfer strategy to drive Capability. 2. Performance & Rewards Lead the performance management cycle with a focus on continuous feedback and accountability. In close partnership with C&B CoE, implement compensation and benefits strategies that attract, retain, and motivate talent. Ensure governance and fairness in performance and rewards processes. Identify top performers and bottom performers early on and implement interventions accordingly. 3. HR Process Excellence & Service Delivery Continuously improve HR processes across the employee lifecycle in close partnership with HR shared services. Guide HR Partners on escalations, compliance, and policy interpretation. Leverage internal and external expertise to co-create solutions aligned with business needs. 4. Recruitment, Onboarding & Employee Experience Work in close partnership with Recruitment CoE to drive timely closure and on time joining for budgeted head count and ensure 100% staffing in Must Win Products and Products that Matter lines. Deliver a seamless onboarding experience that accelerates integration and productivity. Enhance employee experience through consistent, high-quality HR touchpoints. 5. HR Analytics & Insights Generate actionable insights through HR analytics and reporting received through Shared Services or SpadeX teams. Use data to inform retention strategies and address workforce challenges. 6. Employee and Industrial Relations Develop and execute Industrial Relations strategy aligned to business objectives, ensuring strong ER/IR governance across operating sites. Build proactive IR risk intelligence through deep understanding of labour laws, union dynamics, and workforce sentiment; guide site HR and leaders. Drive positive employee relations, collective bargaining, and timely resolution of disputes to sustain industrial harmony. Assess and manage IR impact of organizational changes and transformations, enabling smooth transitions and employee confidence. Strengthen stakeholder relationships (government, community, contractors, local authorities) to protect compliance, continuity, and social license to operate. MBA/Master degree/PG in Human Resources with atleast 10-12 years of experience (including managing a manufacturing site independently). Critical to have experience of transformation Hands-on experience in handling HR processes in a Manufacturing site & Industrial Relations Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners. Strong understanding of HR processes and continuous improvement methodologies. Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a leading multinational pharmaceutical company based across global locations. Each of our 24,000 plus employees comes to work every day for one collective purpose: to accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because Good Health Can’t Wait . We started in 1984 with a modest investment, 20 employees and a bold vision. Today, we have research and development centres, manufacturing facilities or a commercial presence in 66 countries. For nearly four decades, we have stood for access, affordability and innovation based on the bedrock of deep science, progressive people practices and robust corporate governance. As the pharmaceutical industry evolves and undergoes disruption, we see an opportunity – to strengthen our core further (the next steps) and to build the future (the new bets). ‘The Next and the New’ is how we aim to continue to be the partner of choice – purpose-driven, future-ready and sustainable. Our aim is to reach over 1.5 Bn+ patients across the world by 2030 by growing our core businesses and building for the future with sustainability at the core of our purpose and strategy. Sustainability for us means operating in a manner that respects people, planet and purpose – helping us conserve precious resources, serve our patients, create value for stakeholders, give back to society, fulfil our potential and maintain our integrity and transparency Dr Reddy’s maintains a work environment, free from discrimination and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ & nurture all qualified diverse workforce without regard to race, colour religion, nationality, sex, age, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender expression, citizenship or any other characteristic or classification protected by applicable law(s) of the country we operate in. We treasure every talent, and recognize merit and diversity in our organization.