Human Resources Supervisor – Chemical Manufacturing

About the role

A chemical company producing inorganic compounds from natural resources, with four plants across Anatolia, is hiring a Human Resources Supervisor in Beyoğlu, Istanbul (on-site). The supervisor reports to the General Manager. Another HR Supervisor handles payroll, time and attendance and legal processes, while the new role covers performance management, talent management, training and development, strategic HR and HR business partnering.

Key responsibilities

• Formulate, deploy and upgrade comprehensive HR strategies, frameworks and policies aligned with corporate vision and global expansion targets.
• Lead the cultural transformation agenda, embedding corporate values, ethics and leadership competencies across departments.
• Build a sustainable corporate academy system and run training, onboarding and leadership development programmes.
• Provide strategic oversight for Occupational Health and Safety (OHS/İSG) compliance and risk management.
• Build a performance management system so that SMART objectives feed the bonus scheme and talent management.
• Maintain the organizational chart, departmental authorizations, accountability matrices and job descriptions.
• Advise and support project-based engineering and technical teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Labor Economics, Human Resources Management, Psychology, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressive HR experience, including in manufacturing companies.
• Proven success building HR systems from scratch, running change management and implementing organizational transitions.
• Knowledge of Turkish Labor Law No. 4857, SGK, İŞ-KUR and e-declaration processes, and use of state employment incentives.
• Native Turkish and advanced written and spoken English.
• Strong team management, planning, analytical thinking and reporting skills.

Required skills

• Advanced MS Office.
• Hands-on experience with prominent ERPs and successful deployment of HR modules is highly preferred.