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Platinum Recruitment has partnered with Kaan’s in the search for a HR Professional to join the team in this newly created position: HR Business Partner.


About Kaan’s:
Kaan’s are proud to be Otago’s largest, privately family owned and operated wholesale food distribution business. They supply over 3000 products and directly import items from all over the world. They employ over 200 team members and operate over 80 delivery vehicles from North Canterbury to Bluff and everywhere in between. They have depots and branches in Dunedin, Invercargill, Central Otago, Timaru, and Christchurch.

They know fresh is best, buying daily from both local markets and all over NZ to ensure their customers get the freshest possible ingredients. They have in-house vegetable processing & butchery facilities that helps customers reduce kitchen prep time, food wastage and wage costs.

Kaan’s value cultural differences, and prides themselves on offering services in Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai & Indian. This ensures they can easily help all customers meet their requirements.

The Role:
Reporting to the General Manager, you will act as a trusted advisor to leaders across the business, providing strategic and operational HR support that aligns people initiatives with organisational objectives. You will partner closely with management to deliver best-practice people solutions across the full employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, recruitment, employee relations, performance management, leadership coaching, engagement, and organisational development. You will also support the delivery of compliance, policy development, and people reporting to ensure informed decision-making.


About You:
You will be a confident and credible HR professional with the ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. You will bring a pragmatic and solutions-focused approach, balancing commercial outcomes with employee experience. Highly organised and adaptable, you will be comfortable navigating complex people matters while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and professional integrity. You are proactive, resilient, and capable of working autonomously while collaborating effectively with leaders and wider business stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.

Key Requirements:
  • 5+ years’ experience in Human Resources, ideally within a Business Partner or Senior Generalist capacity, supported by relevant HR qualifications.
  • Strong working knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and HR best practices across employee relations, performance management, talent acquisition, and compliance.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations matters, investigations, and workplace conflict resolution.
  • Experience using HR data, insights, and reporting to support workforce planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Advanced communication, organisational, and stakeholder management skills.
  

Ready to Apply:
If you know this role matches your skillset and you are looking for a change hit APPLY NOW!

To find out more or have a confidential chat you can contact Alicia via her contact details: Alicia – 027 752 8466 / alicia@platinumrecruitment.co.nz

Applicants must have a valid work visa, permanent residency or NZ citizenship to be considered.

Platinum Recruitment is proud to be a member of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion and believes in equal opportunities for all. We actively promote diversity and inclusion in all our recruitment processes.
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