Junior HRBP (IR & Ops)

BAT is seeking a Junior HR Business Partner (IR & Operations) to join their team in Jhelum, Pakistan. This role supports the company’s transformative journey towards building a smokeless world by driving talent management, employee relations, and organizational capability within a fast-evolving, multi-category business. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with business leaders and HR teams to implement HR strategies, ensure compliance with labor laws, and foster a positive work environment aligned with BAT’s values and purpose.

Key Responsibilities:
- Lead talent management processes including performance management, succession planning, learning and development, workforce planning, and employee relations.
- Coordinate and execute employee engagement and organizational health surveys at the factory, ensuring timely follow-up on action plans.
- Partner with business leaders to implement HR strategies and build organizational capability.
- Assist the Industrial Relations Manager in executing IR strategies, ensuring labor law compliance, supporting grievance resolution, and maintaining positive employee relations.
- Maintain accurate employee records in SuccessFactors, update employee data and organizational structures promptly, and generate HR reports and analytics as needed.
- Coordinate talent reviews, internal transfers, and development initiatives with regional HR teams.
- Support HR budgeting processes and ensure adherence to company policies and statutory requirements.

Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 to 3 years of experience in HR Business Partner roles, talent management, and/or industrial relations, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- Proficiency in SuccessFactors or similar ERP systems, including HR data management and reporting.
- Strong skills in MS Office applications.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, with the capacity to independently handle administrative tasks and resolve related issues.
- Demonstrated proactiveness, ownership, and teamwork skills.
- Understanding of local labor laws is advantageous.
- Willingness to relocate to Jhelum.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits:
BAT offers a competitive salary package complemented by a market-leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility). The benefits vary by country but typically include comprehensive health plans, initiatives supporting work-life balance, transportation assistance, and a flexible holiday policy with additional incentives. Employees have access to world-class development programs, online learning platforms, and personalized growth opportunities designed to nurture leadership skills and career progression.

BAT is recognized globally as a Top Employer for eight consecutive years, reflecting its commitment to excellent employee conditions, diversity, and inclusion. The company fosters a culture where collaboration, respect, and equal opportunity thrive, welcoming talent from all backgrounds and supporting career returns through programs like The Global Returners.

The organization prioritizes employee wellbeing across social, emotional, physical, and financial dimensions. This includes initiatives that promote community connection, mental health resilience, healthy lifestyles, and financial stability, ensuring employees are supported holistically.

At BAT, values such as inclusivity, integrity, passion, trust, and teamwork guide every action, empowering employees to innovate and succeed while contributing to a sustainable future. Joining BAT means embarking on a purposeful career journey where your development is supported, your contributions valued, and your potential unleashed.