HR Business Partner

Pertemps; England; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer brand business is seeking an HR Business Partner in Reading. In this role, you will collaborate with senior stakeholders across various departments to implement strategic people initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong HR generalist experience and a commercial mindset, with opportunities for progression into senior leadership. The position offers a competitive salary up to £72,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Car allowance

Benefits

Qualifications

• Strong HR generalist/business partnering experience, ideally across multiple countries.
• Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in sales-led, FMCG, retail, or manufacturing environments is advantageous.
• Commercial and strategic mindset with hands-on delivery.
• Ambition to grow into senior HR leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive employee engagement and post-survey action planning.
• Support organisation design, workforce planning, and change projects.
• Enhance sales capability with onboarding, training, and performance metrics.
• Provide guidance on talent management, succession planning, and restructuring.
• Ensure consistency of HR practices across multiple countries.

Skills

HR generalist/business partnering experience

Partnering with senior stakeholders

Experience in sales-led, FMCG, retail, or manufacturing

Commercial and strategic mindset

Ambition to grow into senior HR leadership

Job description

Overview

Role: HR Business Partner

Location: Reading

Contract: Full Time | Permanent

Work Type: Hybrid – 3 days office, 2 days WFH

Salary: Up to £72,000 + Bonus + Car allowance + Benefits

This is a high-impact role offering real scope to shape the people agenda within a leading consumer brand business.

The Role

As HR Business Partner, you will work closely with senior stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, R&D, Customer Service, and Finance to deliver strategic people initiatives and drive organisational performance. This is a true partnering role, in a matrix environment, with a strong focus on:

• Driving employee engagement and post-survey action planning
• Supporting organisation design, workforce planning, and change projects
• Enhancing sales capability – onboarding, training, and performance metrics
• Providing guidance on talent management, succession planning, and restructuring
• Ensuring consistency of HR practices across multiple countries

About You

We’re looking for an HR professional with:

• Strong HR generalist/business partnering experience, ideally across multiple countries
• Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders
• Experience within sales-led, FMCG, retail, or manufacturing environments is advantageous
• A commercial and strategic mindset, with the agility to balance hands on delivery
• Ambition to grow – this role offers clear potential for progression into senior HR leadership

This is a high-impact role offering real scope to shape the people agenda within a leading consumer brand business.