HR Manager – Ice Cream Global Business Services

Title: HR Manager – Ice Cream Global Business Services

Location: Pune, India

If you are considering working for the Unilever ice Cream business, you will work for the global, leading Ice Cream player with €8bn Turnover in 2024. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of the top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen tentatively by Jan 2026 in India. Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure.

This is your chance for a ‘once in a lifetime’ career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organization in what will be the Ultimate Pleasure Food company.

We are seizing this unique opportunity to reset the role of Ice Cream HR. Together we will become the best and most admired HR team in the world by our new people processes and technology, and by becoming a training ground for people experience that will be the envy of everyone. 

This position offers exceptional learning opportunities, including building the GBS from the ground up, hiring hub roles, partnering with them, managing global stakeholders, and participating in the demerger. The incumbent in this role will have the unique opportunity to deliver the people strategy agenda for the GBS entity including a clear strategic framework, and orchestration of teams towards business impact and communication to multiple audiences and stakeholders.

The primary role of the incumbent will be to partner the GBS Head, alongside supporting the IC HR Head. This role will also involve partnering various teams in GBS and work on various separation and Establishment Tasks.

The role of HR Business Partner is varied and challenging in nature. The role is designed to work closely with Function Heads to unlock talent, capabilities and implement transformation programmes. The role holder will also be responsible for partnering projects, aligned to the people strategy.

We are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company.

JOB PURPOSE:

The India Ice Cream Business Unit contributes >10% to the METSA IC business and has the ambition to accelerate underlying sales growth whilst stepping up underlying operating profit growth and ROIC.

You will be in the lead for several HR strategic topics. This can include but is not limited to organizational design, implementation of organizational change initiatives, talent management, and employee engagement. In this role you closely work together with the different Country HR Lead as well as be part of the Global Ice Cream projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work as a strategic HR Partner to translate business strategies and objectives into HR Agenda

• Execute organization design changes stemming from Workforce Planning 

• Implement transformation programs in alignment with business strategy

• Collaborate with the business for creating a high-performance culture by creating and implementing team and organizational design solutions

• Stakeholder Management and partnership to deliver business value at the

• Creating a positive winning Culture & improving Employee Engagement

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: Experiences & Qualifications

• Previous HR Business Partnering experience is desired

• Have the adaptability and resilience to balance short term and long term priorities

• Have strong relationship building skills and a flexibility of approach to coach and become a trusted partner to business heads and their teams

• Be able to use data and insight to unlock new opportunities that generate value

• Be a change agent who can support transformation of both Organization and Culture

• Be Self-aware, and focused on their own development