HR Director - Manufacturing

Our client is a major, diversified Indonesian enterprise with a dominant presence in the national supply chain ecosystem. The group operates an integrated model that combines high-volume industrial production with one of the country's most expansive distribution networks. With thousands of employees across manufacturing sites, regional hubs, and last-mile logistics operations, the company is a critical infrastructure player currently undergoing a strategic modernization of its human capital and digital systems.

Job Purpose

To serve as the strategic architect of the people function, overseeing a complex, multi-site workforce. This role is responsible for aligning HR strategy with aggressive commercial growth, ensuring industrial relations stability across diverse operational environments, and fostering a high-performance culture that bridges the gap between traditional industrial excellence and modern, tech-enabled distribution.

Main Responsibilities

- Strategic HR Transformation:

Develop and execute a multi-year HR roadmap that supports the group's expansion and modernization goals.

Act as a trusted advisor to the C-suite on organizational design, succession planning, and leadership development for a diversified group.

-Industrial Relations & Compliance:

Lead the Industrial Relations strategy, maintaining harmonious relationships with unions and local communities across manufacturing and logistics sites.

-Ensure 100% compliance with Indonesian labor laws (Manpower Law/UU Cipta Kerja) and health and safety standards (K3).

-Distribution & Operational Excellence:

Optimize workforce planning for large-scale, 24/7 supply chain operations, including warehouse, fleet management, and manufacturing teams.

Implement productivity-linked incentive schemes and performance management systems tailored to a high-mobility and high-volume workforce.

-Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding:

Strengthen the employer brand to attract top-tier talent from global industrial, FMCG, and logistics sectors.

-Oversee high-volume recruitment for field and regional operations while managing specialized executive searches.

-Compensation & Benefits Strategy:

Design a competitive grading and benefits structure that ensures retention and internal equity across the group's diverse business units.

Oversee payroll operations and HRIS implementation to drive data-driven people decisions across the national network.

-Culture & Change Management:

Drive a unified corporate culture that emphasizes accountability, operational safety, and customer-centricity.

Lead change management initiatives related to digital transformation and supply chain automation.

Qualifications & Experience

Academic: Bachelors or Masters degree in HR, Law, Psychology, or Business Management.

Professional: 15–20 years of HR experience, with at least 5–7 years in a Director or "Head of" level role.

Sector Expertise: Mandatory background in Diversified Industrial/FMCG environments OR Large Distribution and Logistics. 

Competencies:

Expert-level Industrial Relations and labor union negotiation skills.

Proven experience managing a workforce of 3,000+ employees across multiple locations.

Strong commercial acumen and the ability to link HR metrics to P&L outcomes.

Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.