HR Business Partner - Finance and Procurement Services

HRBP Finance and Procurement Services

Job Title: HRBP Finance and Procurement Services

Country / Location: Bangalore

About Unilever

Be part of one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies. We are driven by our purpose to make sustainable living commonplace. We are present in 190 countries, have 400+ brands and 13 brands with turnover of over €1 bn.  Every day, 2.5 bn people use our products every day globally, nine out of ten Indian households use our products daily to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

We have a fantastic future facing Global HRBP opportunity within UniOps (Unilever Operations).  UniOps delivers all the technology, processes, systems, and data that enables Unilever to run. UniOps is transforming.  We power purpose-led growth by delivering future fit operations.

We need best-in-class commercial HR talent. We are looking for commercial business partners who can manage volume, complexity, and have a business centric approach. 

Business Context

In today’s complex and fast-moving world, Unilever needs to be able to respond fast, demonstrate resilience and make smart decisions, faster, better and on a larger scale than our competitors.  Our company’s ability to deliver growth depends on it.

Unilever Operations (UniOps) plays a vital role in this, through reducing complexity and leveraging technologies and data to support global digitalisation and to allow our Markets, Divisions and Functions to focus on growth.

The HRBP role will partner Global Technology Applications, Enterprise Operations, Customer Technology, Employee Experience Technology, Enterprise Architecture and Technology Innovation and Sustainability groups, sitting as an integral member of their Leadership team.    

Purpose of the Role

To act as a strategic HR partner to the Finance Services and Procurement Services leadership teams, enabling delivery of business outcomes through effective organisation design, workforce planning, talent, culture, and change leadership. The role supports global, multi‑location teams operating in a highly digital, process‑driven, and transformation‑heavy environment.

Key Accountabilities

1. Strategic Business Partnering

• Partner Finance Services and Procurement Services leadership to translate business strategy into a fit‑for‑purpose people agenda.

• Provide forward‑looking HR insight on organisational effectiveness, skills, capacity, cost, and capability impacts.

• Act as a trusted advisor on leadership, team effectiveness, and decision‑making.

2. Organisation Design & Workforce Planning

• Lead workforce planning cycles, including capacity, skills, location strategy, and cost optimisation.

• Support organisation design, role clarity, and span/layer optimisation aligned to GBS and functional strategies.

• Partner with Finance to ensure robust people cost forecasting and workforce assumptions.

3. Talent, Performance & Succession

• Lead annual and quarterly talent processes (e.g., talent reviews, succession planning, development actions).

• Support leaders with performance management, differentiation, and capability uplift.

• Partner with Talent and Learning teams to deploy targeted development, reskilling, and future‑capability programmes.

4. Change Management & Transformation

• Play a core role in major transformation initiatives (digitalisation, automation, operating‑model changes, vendor shifts).

• Provide structured change leadership support: impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption.

• Partner closely with transformation, finance excellence, and procurement operations teams.

5. Culture, Engagement & Employee Relations

• Drive a high‑performance, inclusive culture aligned to Unilever values and GBS ways of working.

• Lead engagement action planning and follow‑through.

• Provide pragmatic ER guidance, working with Employee Relations specialists where required.

6. HR Governance, Data & Service Excellence

• Ensure adherence to global HR frameworks, reward principles, and governance standards.

• Use people data and insights (Workday, engagement, attrition, skill data) to inform decisions and track impact.

• Partner with HR Operations/People Experience teams to ensure high‑quality, seamless employee experience delivery.

Key Stakeholders

• Heads of Finance Services and Procurement Services

• Finance & Procurement Services leadership teams

• GBS Transformation and Strategy teams

• HR Expertise teams (Talent, Reward, Learning, ER)

• People Experience / HR Operations

• Global and regional HRBPs

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong HR Business Partner experience in Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, or GBS environments.

• Candidates must possess at least 6 years of relevant experience.

• Demonstrated experience in organisation design, workforce planning, and talent management.

• Proven change management capability in complex, multi‑country settings.

• Strong stakeholder influencing skills with senior leaders.

• Data‑driven mindset with the ability to turn insight into action.

Desirable

• Experience supporting digital, automation, or shared‑services transformations.

• Exposure to outsourced / third‑party service models.

• Experience working in global, matrixed organisations.

Critical Success Factors

• Ability to balance strategic partnership with strong operational execution

• Commercial acumen and understanding of Finance and Procurement operating models

• Comfort working in ambiguity and fast‑paced transformation environments

• High credibility with senior leaders through judgement, insight, and delivery

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
Additional Information
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