People and Culture Manager - Coach, develop and support a high performing team
Full Time - Christchurch
- Supreme Award winner at the New Zealand International Business Awards
- Purpose lead & forward-thinking organisation
- Energetic, passionate, highly engaged & driven team
NZM has a strong legacy of innovation and challenging the status quo. Are you ready to make a difference?
About the opportunity
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the People & Culture Manager is a key member of the management team at NZ Merino. The position is to provide leadership in all people practices, employee engagement, and culture, to ensure NZ Merino meets its strategic and operational objectives. Your key accountabilities also include:
- Execute a people lens across the business. Look to develop, implement, improve and administer strategies, policies and programs covering all aspects of people Management.
- Attract, develop and retention of talent, ensuring NZM is a market-leading employer and positioning NZM as a ‘talent magnet’ for the primary sector.
- Be a trusted advisor to the Senior Management team, working alongside them to execute against the NZM strategy – providing a people lens and foreseeing resourcing needs.
- Coach, develop and support managers to increase effective employee communication, feedback and recognition.
- Manage Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HS&W) for NZM, including regular reporting at staff meetings, managing the hazard/incident register, plus leading the HS &W team at quarterly meetings.
- Work with managers to identify and support future leaders, providing L&D and other opportunities to grow at NZM.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a relevant HR qualification and thrive on bringing great ideas to life in a dynamic, high energy team.
Taking a hands-on approach you encourage continuous improvement and have proven experience influencing and coaching others. Your innovative approach will be complemented by your ability to be curious and to juggle multiple priorities while finding the right solution. Unafraid of change and challenge, your expertise will be supported by an approach that is positive, collaborative and adaptable.
You will have the ‘x factor’ when it comes to building credible relationships across the entire team, and a clear passion for people providing an empathetic approach to solutions and change management. An authentic leadership style and strong communication skills will be a must, while also able to be agile and adaptive.
A natural leader, a collaborative team player and a strategic thinker; you thrive in an environment that is fast paced, where you can build great relationships, take accountability, and truly impact positively on culture and organisational performance.
About the company
Based in Christchurch, The New Zealand Merino Company Limited is an integrated sales, marketing and innovation company and the world's leading supplier of ethical wool In a world where consumers are demanding businesses step up and take on global issues like climate change and biodiversity loss, NZM and its brand partners are leading the way.
NZM are trailblazers on a mission to built a talent pool of smart go-getters who thrive on bringing great ideas to life to create value for all stakeholders, and make a difference to our planet.
How to apply
To discover more about NZ Merino, visit www.nzmerino.co.nz or www.discoverzq.com
For a confidential discussion about the role; contact Libby Brazier at libby@deciphergroup.co.nz
Applications close: Wednesday 29th June 2022
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