HR Business Partner Sales

SRMS STEEL |

Job Description - HR Business Partner
Sales and Marketing

Level: Manager | Experience: 06 - 10 years | Function: Human Resources

Location: Head Office, with regional and field HR exposure

Reporting: Talent Acquisition Leader, HR; dotted line to the President and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

About the role

SRMB is expanding its Sales and Marketing organisation across TMT, value-added products, TOPTECH, Technical Services, Digital and CRM. We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to translate this growth plan into staffed, productive teams and support leaders across the employee lifecycle.

The role combines hands-on talent acquisition with manpower planning, structured onboarding, performance support and retention. It offers the opportunity to shape and scale the people agenda for a growing building materials business.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Sales and Marketing leaders on manpower plans, organisation structure, role clarity and hiring priorities aligned with business expansion.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment across leadership, regional, zonal and field roles; build talent pipelines within the building materials industry.
• Manage sourcing, assessment, stakeholder coordination, offer follow-up and joining to deliver hiring quality and timely closure.
• Own structured onboarding, buddy support and 30-60-90 day reviews to help new employees become productive faster.
• Support KRA setting, performance reviews, probation confirmation and capability development across Sales and Marketing teams.
• Drive employee engagement and retention; analyse early attrition, identify risks and coordinate corrective actions with business leaders.
• Track hiring progress, offer-to-joining conversion, onboarding completion, time to productivity and quality of hire through HR dashboards.
• Coordinate business requirements with the HR function and ensure consistent HR processes across both reporting lines.

Candidate profile

• 6 to 10 years of HR experience in HR business partnering and/or talent acquisition, with experience at Manager level or above.
• Experience in steel, cement, paints, tiles, pipes or construction chemicals, with strong knowledge of Sales and Marketing talent markets.
• A demonstrated record of building or scaling teams, partnering senior leaders and supporting hiring, onboarding, performance and retention.
• MBA in Human Resources preferred; strong data skills, sound judgement and a hands-on approach to regional and field engagement.