Deputy General Manager - People Business Partner
Posted 1 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Deputy General Manager - People Business Partner - Freight Forwarding”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 12–15 yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- On-Site
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyHuman Resources (or related)
Study levelMaster's
Key Responsibilities:
1.HR Strategy & Business Partnership
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Define and deploy the HR strategy and transformational people agenda for the Freight Forwarding business in alignment with overall business objectives.
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Partner with the Freight Forwarding leadership team to understand business priorities, growth plans, organizational challenges and workforce requirements, and translate them into actionable HR interventions.
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Act as a trusted advisor to the BU leadership and People Managers on all strategic and operational people matters.
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Embed the annual HR agenda across Freight Forwarding through People Managers and ensure timely execution of recurring people processes.
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Provide data-driven people insights and recommendations to support business and organizational decisions.
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Partner with other HRBPs and COEs to ensure consistency, cross-functional collaboration and effective sharing of best practices.
2. Workforce Planning & Talent Acquisition
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Lead strategic and location-wise manpower planning in line with business growth, productivity and organizational requirements.
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Partner with Talent Acquisition to ensure timely hiring of critical and business-critical positions.
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Review organization structures, spans and layers, workforce productivity and manpower costs to ensure optimal resource utilization.
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Identify critical talent requirements and build proactive talent pipelines for key business roles.
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Support workforce transitions, restructuring, new business requirements and organizational expansion.
3. Talent & Succession Management
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Drive the annual talent review and succession planning agenda across Freight Forwarding.
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Identify critical roles, high-potential talent and succession gaps and develop appropriate talent actions.
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Partner with leaders to create individual development plans and career pathways for key talent.
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Drive internal mobility, career development and opportunities for cross-functional exposure.
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Monitor talent retention risks and implement targeted interventions for critical talent.
4. Performance & Rewards
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Drive the annual performance management cycle across Freight Forwarding, ensuring effective goal setting, mid-year reviews and year-end evaluations.
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Partner with business leaders to establish meaningful KRAs/KPIs aligned with business outcomes.