Employee Relations Specialist – France Ops

Inspired Pet Nutrition Ltd; Bordeaux; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to join our People team at our Bordeaux or Pléchatel sites. You will partner with managers to navigate complex people matters and foster fair, compliant practices across the French operations.

Joining during a period of growth, you will support managers through employee relations matters, mitigate risk, and help to strengthen management capability while contributing to a positive, high‑performing workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in HR Generalist, HR Advisory, HRBP or Employee Relations roles.
• Strong knowledge of French employment law and HR best practices.
• Experience supporting learning and development, talent or organisational development initiatives.
• Ability to coach managers and influence at different levels of the organisation.
• Excellent judgement, confidentiality and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise managers on employment law, policies, and HR best practice.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations across the lifecycle.
• Coach managers in handling people issues consistently and effectively.
• Develop and maintain employee relations guidance, policies, and toolkits.
• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance, and absence matters.
• Conduct investigations and support formal processes where required.
• Ensure cases are managed fairly, consistently, and in line with employment legislation.
• Produce employee relations reports and insights to support decision‑making.
• Monitor trends and identify opportunities to strengthen manager capability and people practices.

Skills

Employee relations

HR advisory

HR business partner

Stakeholder management

Confidentiality

Analytical skills

Job description

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to join our People team at our Bordeaux or Pléchatel sites. You will partner with managers to navigate complex people matters and foster fair, compliant practices across the French operations.

Joining during a period of growth, you will support managers through employee relations matters, mitigate risk, and help to strengthen management capability while contributing to a positive, high‑performing workplace culture.