Head of People & Culture – Enabling Functions

About the role

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is seeking a senior HR leader to head People & Culture for its Enabling Functions. You will shape people strategy across Finance, Marketing, IT, P&C and other central support areas, partnering directly with the C‑suite and functional heads.

Key responsibilities

• Lead delivery of People & Culture solutions across Head Office and Enabling Services, ensuring alignment with business goals and a consistent employee experience.
• Partner with executives to translate corporate strategy into actionable people plans that drive performance, accountability and engagement.
• Design and maintain a comprehensive workforce plan, covering skills, structure and succession needs for all enabling functions.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Leadership Development to attract, develop and retain top talent.
• Oversee workforce analytics, forecasting and organisational design optimisation.
• Ensure consistent application of policies and South African labour legislation (BCEA, LRA, POPIA) across all functions.
• Promote a culture of fairness and high‑trust through proactive employee relations and leadership coaching.
• Embed performance‑driven culture and support capability building for heads of enabling services.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Industrial/Organisational Psychology.
• Minimum 8 years HR experience, with at least 5 years in a senior HR leadership or HRBP role supporting corporate or enabling functions.
• Proven experience partnering with C‑suite and senior executives in complex, multi‑functional organisations.
• Strong track record in workforce planning, organisational design, talent management and leadership development.
• Deep knowledge of South African labour law, governance and transformation frameworks (BCEA, LRA, POPIA, EE, BBBEE, SD).

Required skills

• Expertise in South African labour legislation and compliance.
• Advanced workforce analytics and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Strategic workforce planning and organisational design.
• Talent management, succession planning and leadership development.

What we offer

• Strategic influence at senior executive level.
• Opportunity to shape culture across a leading South African retailer.
• Competitive remuneration package.