HR Business Partner

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
 

HR Business Partner — South Africa

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to support our South Africa operations. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, managers, employees, and key stakeholders across the full employee lifecycle, including employee relations, labour relations, workforce planning, talent management, performance management, policy guidance, organizational change, and HR operations.

The successful candidate will bring strong knowledge of South African labour legislation, Employment Equity, B-BBEE, Skills Development, union engagement, and workforce planning. This role requires a practical, hands-on HR professional who can balance local compliance and transformation objectives with business needs in a global HR environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with leaders on workforce planning, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and HR operational support.
• Managing employee relations, grievances, disciplinary matters, CCMA matters, labour relations, and union engagement.
• Lead Employment Equity, B-BBEE, Skills Development, WSP/ATR reporting, SETA/QCTO requirements, and transformation initiatives.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, job changes, promotions, performance management, succession planning, employee development, and terminations.
• Advising on HR policies, South African employment legislation, contract changes, leaves, absenteeism, and employee communications.
• Supporting payroll-related inputs, time and attendance processes, compensation/bonus processes, HR reporting, vendor coordination, and HR systems improvement.
• Building local talent pipelines through relationships with universities, TVET colleges, SETAs, professional bodies, and recruitment partners.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, Labour Relations, Law, or a related field.
• 10 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including strategic HR business partnering within a manufacturing, industrial, chemical, or similarly complex operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of South African labour legislation, Employment Equity, B-BBEE, Skills Development, employee relations, and union engagement.
• Experience supporting mixed workforces and partnering with leaders across operational, technical, and professional employee groups.
• Experience with labour relations, collective bargaining, disciplinary processes, grievances, CCMA matters, and organisational change initiatives.
• Strong communication, negotiation, influencing, stakeholder management, analytical, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience with SAP, SAP SuccessFactors, payroll, or workforce management systems is a plus.
• SABPP registration and certifications in Labour Law, Employment Equity, or B-BBEE are advantageous.

South Africa Focus

The successful candidate will be able to balance business needs with South African HR priorities, including Employment Equity targets, transformation requirements, B-BBEE objectives, Skills Development initiatives, constructive union relationships, labour stability, local talent pipeline development, and operating within a global HR environment.

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to play a meaningful HR Business Partner role supporting leaders and employees in South Africa. The successful candidate will help strengthen HR operations, support transformation objectives, build local talent capability, guide employee and labour relations matters, and contribute to a collaborative, modern, and globally connected HR function.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
 

It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.
 

Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.