People Partner

Leslie Corporation is an established food manufacturer and distributor founded in 1960 from the Philippines. We are one of the country’s largest leading snack manufacturing companies, operating several modern and fully automated plants. With over 50 years of experience, we continuously strive to deliver quality and value-filled offerings to our customers.

We are composed of three major business units:

• Snack Food Division – known for iconic Filipino snacks like Clover Chips
• Agribusiness Division – operating Leslie Farms, a modern swine production business
• Food Service Division – the home of Minute Burger, BBQ Bob, and Butcher Bob

This opportunity is with our Food Service Division (FSD)—a fast-growing and dynamic unit focused on serving everyday happiness through great food experiences. FSD is the team behind Minute Burger, a pioneer in Buy 1, Take 1 burgers with over 600 stores nationwide, and BBQ Bob, which brings delicious barbeque meals to Filipino customers. We're dedicated to quality, affordability, and innovation as we expand our footprint in the quick-service and food franchising industry.

Join us in creating everyday happiness!

Job Summary

The Franchise People Partner is the embedded HR and learning presence within an assigned franchise cluster — responsible for the people capability, organizational health, and learning culture that franchise operations need to perform and grow. The role partners directly with franchise area managers, franchisees, and field teams across the full range of people responsibilities: franchise HR advisory, facilitation of FSDU sessions and franchise learning programs, organizational development support, workforce monitoring, and employee relations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Franchise HR Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary HR partner for assigned franchise clusters.
• Provide guidance on people concerns, HR policies, and workforce matters.
• Partner with franchise leaders on people-related operational decisions.
• Monitor and report key HR updates and workforce trends.

2. Organizational Development & Change Support

• Implement organizational development and culture-building initiatives.
• Support team effectiveness and collaboration across franchise operations.
• Facilitate change management and adoption of new processes and programs.
• Support performance management and organizational interventions.

3. Learning & Capability Development

• Facilitate FSDU sessions and franchise learning programs.
• Identify capability gaps and recommend development interventions.
• Coordinate training logistics and monitor learning progress.
• Drive capability-building initiatives aligned with business needs.

4. Workforce Monitoring & Talent Development

• Monitor headcount, staffing levels, and workforce trends.
• Analyze attrition and recommend retention initiatives.
• Support talent identification and succession planning.
• Ensure effective onboarding and integration of new hires and internal transfers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s / College Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Behavioral Science, or equivalent.
• At least 2–5 years of experience in learning and development, organizational development, HR generalist work, or a combination of these is required.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating training programs or learning sessions — in person or virtually — is required.
• Experience supporting franchise, retail, field operations, or multi-site environments is an advantage.
• Exposure to HR business partnering, employee relations, or workforce planning is an advantage.
• Background in training needs analysis, capability gap assessment, or learning program coordination is an advantage.
• Experience in food service, quick service restaurant, or franchise-heavy industries is an advantage.