Head of HR - Arla Foods UAE, Oman & Qatar
Arla Foods
Date: 7 hours ago
City: Dubai
Contract type: Full time

Location
Dubai, AE Sharjah, AE
Are you an ambitious, proactive, and self-driven HR leader with solid experience in HR business partnering and people management? If yes, this is a great opportunity to grow your career with Arla Foods in UAE, Oman & Qatar!
We are 2000+employees in the MENA region and more than 20,000 colleagues globally, making healthy taste delicious, mornings worth getting up for, and family dinners unforgettable – through our successful brands of Puck, Dano, Lurpak, Starbucks, The Three Cows, and Kraft.
Driving excellence in Human Resources
As our Head of HR in Arla UAE, Oman & Qatar (UOQ), your key responsibilities will be to lead end-to-end local HR operations and to provide world-class HR business partnering for our UOQ GM and the UOQ Management Team. You will be leading a highly engaged, multinational team of 9 colleagues, covering the full HR agenda for our organization which is undergoing tremendous growth and transformation. You and your team will ensure the delivery of our operational HR processes and ensure full implementation of our global and regional human resource concepts and activities.
Furthermore, you will participate as a key member of our strategic MENA HR Leadership team, together with your HR lead colleagues from across the region. You will be based in our commercial office in Dubai, and you will be reporting to the MENA HR Director, based in Dubai.
More specifically, your focus for the coming years will be to continue the commercial development of our high-performing UOQ business with 550 colleagues and an annual turnover of 250+ million euros. You will be working closely with regional & global stakeholders, leading the Caring For People agenda and providing proactive workforce planning, organizational development, talent management, and change leadership.
Experienced HR Business Partner with a commercial mindset
You hold a minimum Bachelor’s degree, preferably a Master’s degree within e.g. Business Administration, Commercial or HRM and you have 8-10 years of HR experience within HR Business Partnering and/or management in multinational organizations. You have significant experience in working with the full value chain of a leading FMCG organization - including Sales, Marketing, and Logistics.
You are seasoned within especially talent management and organizational development, you know supply chain/logistics processes and you have demonstrated strong capabilities within change leadership. Also, you have a strong understanding of how to build positive relations with a variety of stakeholders from different cultures.
As a person, you are an exceptional people leader, who acts like a role model for Our Leadership behaviors of Envision, Engage & Deliver! You are an empathetic, structured leadership coach who enjoys close collaboration with business leaders to continue our successful commercial development.
Shape the Future of Dairy
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to producing high-quality products while championing sustainability and innovation. We're passionate about people and our planet, striving to unleash the full potential in each of us. Our goal is to make healthy dairy nutrition and good food habits accessible to all. Join us at Arla Foods and become part of a worldwide cooperative dedicated to making a significant impact on the planet and steering the dairy industry towards a sustainable future.
We are devoted to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Diversity and collaboration are key to our success, propelling us to new heights in the dairy industry.
Ref. 102228
Dubai, AE Sharjah, AE
Are you an ambitious, proactive, and self-driven HR leader with solid experience in HR business partnering and people management? If yes, this is a great opportunity to grow your career with Arla Foods in UAE, Oman & Qatar!
We are 2000+employees in the MENA region and more than 20,000 colleagues globally, making healthy taste delicious, mornings worth getting up for, and family dinners unforgettable – through our successful brands of Puck, Dano, Lurpak, Starbucks, The Three Cows, and Kraft.
Driving excellence in Human Resources
As our Head of HR in Arla UAE, Oman & Qatar (UOQ), your key responsibilities will be to lead end-to-end local HR operations and to provide world-class HR business partnering for our UOQ GM and the UOQ Management Team. You will be leading a highly engaged, multinational team of 9 colleagues, covering the full HR agenda for our organization which is undergoing tremendous growth and transformation. You and your team will ensure the delivery of our operational HR processes and ensure full implementation of our global and regional human resource concepts and activities.
Furthermore, you will participate as a key member of our strategic MENA HR Leadership team, together with your HR lead colleagues from across the region. You will be based in our commercial office in Dubai, and you will be reporting to the MENA HR Director, based in Dubai.
More specifically, your focus for the coming years will be to continue the commercial development of our high-performing UOQ business with 550 colleagues and an annual turnover of 250+ million euros. You will be working closely with regional & global stakeholders, leading the Caring For People agenda and providing proactive workforce planning, organizational development, talent management, and change leadership.
Experienced HR Business Partner with a commercial mindset
You hold a minimum Bachelor’s degree, preferably a Master’s degree within e.g. Business Administration, Commercial or HRM and you have 8-10 years of HR experience within HR Business Partnering and/or management in multinational organizations. You have significant experience in working with the full value chain of a leading FMCG organization - including Sales, Marketing, and Logistics.
You are seasoned within especially talent management and organizational development, you know supply chain/logistics processes and you have demonstrated strong capabilities within change leadership. Also, you have a strong understanding of how to build positive relations with a variety of stakeholders from different cultures.
As a person, you are an exceptional people leader, who acts like a role model for Our Leadership behaviors of Envision, Engage & Deliver! You are an empathetic, structured leadership coach who enjoys close collaboration with business leaders to continue our successful commercial development.
Shape the Future of Dairy
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to producing high-quality products while championing sustainability and innovation. We're passionate about people and our planet, striving to unleash the full potential in each of us. Our goal is to make healthy dairy nutrition and good food habits accessible to all. Join us at Arla Foods and become part of a worldwide cooperative dedicated to making a significant impact on the planet and steering the dairy industry towards a sustainable future.
We are devoted to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Diversity and collaboration are key to our success, propelling us to new heights in the dairy industry.
Ref. 102228
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