HR Business Partner

Technical Network; Reading; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to support a multinational consumer goods business in Reading. This hybrid role involves working with senior stakeholders across various departments to drive strategic people initiatives and enhance organizational performance. Ideal candidates will have strong HR generalist experience, ideally within FMCG or manufacturing sectors. The position offers a competitive salary and clear opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Bonus

Car allowance

Benefits

Qualifications

• Strong HR generalist/business partnering experience, ideally across multiple countries.
• Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders in various sectors.
• Experience within sales-led, FMCG, retail, or manufacturing environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with senior stakeholders across departments to deliver strategic people initiatives.
• Drive employee engagement and post-survey action planning.
• Support organization design, workforce planning, and change projects.
• Enhance sales capability through onboarding, training, and performance metrics.

Skills

HR generalist/business partnering experience

Partnering with senior stakeholders

Commercial and strategic mindset

Sales-led background

Job description

HR Business Partner

Location: Reading
Contract: Full Time |Permanent
Work Type: Hybrid – 3 days office, 2 days WFH
Salary: Upto £72,000 + Bonus + Car allowance + Benefits

We are seeking a commercially focused HR Business Partner to support a well established, multinational consumer goods business. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional to take ownership of a diverse business unit spanning the UK and into the EMEA region.


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 matrixenvironment, 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.

If this role aligns with your experience we look forward to receivingyou CV / Application.