Head / Assistant Head - People & Organization in Ernakulam, भारत

About the Opportunity
- Bayfield Food Ingredients is a growing food ingredients and solutions company with a strong focus on innovation, customer partnerships, foodservice, industrial solutions, and technology-led product development.
- As the organization scales, they are seeking a people leader to help build the organization required for the next stage of growth — by strengthening leadership, developing talent, creating accountability, and building a culture where people and business performance grow together.

Role & Responsibilities
- Organization & People Planning
- Leadership Development
- Building High-Performing Teams
- Performance & Accountability
- Culture & Employee Engagement
- Talent Acquisition & Employer Positioning
- Capability & Learning
- Employee Lifecycle & People Practices
- Organization Change & Transformation
- People Analytics & Management Insights

Skills & Qualifications
Must-Have
- 8–12 years of relevant experience in progressive people/organization roles.
- Experience working closely with senior leadership and functional heads.
- Experience in a growing, entrepreneurial or transformation-oriented organization.
- Strong exposure to leadership development, talent management, and organizational development.
- Demonstrated experience in building teams and strengthening organizational capability.
- Strong recruitment and talent assessment skills.
- Experience in performance management and succession planning.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders without relying solely on positional authority.
- Strong analytical ability and comfort using people data to make decisions.
- A practical, hands-on approach rather than a purely policy-driven mindset.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related discipline.

Preferred

- Experience in food ingredients, food manufacturing, FMCG, foodservice, chemicals, consumer products, or another B2B manufacturing environment.
- MBA / PG qualification in HR or Organization Development.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

- Opportunity to build the organization that Bayfield needs for its next stage of growth — by putting the right people in the right roles, developing strong leaders, creating high-performing teams, and establishing a culture where accountability, collaboration, and performance become the way we work.
- Work in a culture that balances entrepreneurship, ownership, collaboration, and accountability.
- Be a trusted partner to the leadership team in building a high-performing organization.