Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Software
Work Availability
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Petra Reddy

Human Resource Business Partner
Johannesburg,GP
Petra Reddy

Summary

Human Resources professional with demonstrated success establishing and optimizing structures for benefits, compensation and employee engagement. Talent in evaluating current strategies and making proactive improvements to capitalize on changing conditions and retain top talent. Values workforce development as overall corporate success strategy.

Overview

8
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

The Prestige Cosmetics Group
Johannesburg, Gauteng

Human Resources Business Partner
01.2019 - Current

Job overview

  • Managed full cycle of recruiting, hiring and onboarding new employees.
  • Educated management on successful policy implementation and enforcement actions to prevent employee legal entanglements.
  • Enhanced team workflows and employee job satisfaction by coordinating communication between managers and employees.
  • Identified HR training needs and conducted training for employees and leadership while recommending approaches to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity and within company to reach business goals.
  • Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for 50 new employees.

Speciality Solutions
Johannesburg, Gauteng

Talent Acquisition Specialist
06.2017 - 12.2018

Job overview

  • Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources and campaigns to source and attract top talent.
  • Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
  • Leveraged employee referrals, direct sourcing, Internet applications and recruitment agencies to source candidates for positions.
  • Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change and assess progress.
  • Evaluated resumes, interviewed and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.

Deloitte & Touche
Johannesburg, Gauteng

Human Resources Generalist
04.2016 - 04.2017

Job overview

  • Developed and enforced company policy and procedures relating to human resources activity.
  • Updated key human resource metrics on turnover and terminations using reporting tools on HRMS database.
  • Conducted salary survey research for both exempt and non-exempt positions.
  • Conducted career fairs, screened resumes, and interviewed applicants to build candidate pipelines and enhance company culture.
  • Coached managers through employee engagement, documentation, discipline and performance improvement plans.

Education

ML Sultan Secondary
Kwazulu Natal

High School Diploma

University of Natal - PMB
Kwazulu Natal

Bachelor of Science from Psychology
01.1999 - 12.2003

Skills

Integrating policies

Optimizing performance

Coaching leadership

Managing employee relations

Strategic planning

Labor negotiations

Recruitment

Software

Microsoft Suite, VIP, Sage

Availability
See my work availability
Not Available
Available
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
swipe to browse

Timeline

Human Resources Business Partner

The Prestige Cosmetics Group
01.2019 - Current

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Speciality Solutions
06.2017 - 12.2018

Human Resources Generalist

Deloitte & Touche
04.2016 - 04.2017

University of Natal - PMB

Bachelor of Science from Psychology
01.1999 - 12.2003

ML Sultan Secondary

High School Diploma
Petra ReddyHuman Resource Business Partner