HR Business Partner

SBFM; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

SBFM is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join the People Team at our Colton head office. You will partner with senior stakeholders to align people strategy with the wider business vision, delivering expert advice across employee relations, change and workforce planning.

This role goes beyond traditional HRBP work, offering a chance to shape strategic partnering, lead change projects, and ensure compliance with employment law.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Business Partnering role with generalist HR expertise.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and TUPE/ tribunals is desirable.
• Ability to interpret HR policies and apply them effectively.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Central Teams to deliver people strategy and plans.
• Support organisational design and change across the business.
• Use data and insight to support decision-making and bids.
• Lead workforce planning and identify capability gaps.
• Support appraisal processes, talent reviews and development.
• Coach managers to strengthen leadership and team effectiveness.
• Lead change, transformation and business improvement projects.
• Act as escalation point for complex Employee Relations cases.
• Provide first-line support for ET claims and ACAS conciliation.
• Lead on TUPE activity and large-scale change.
• Support DSAR documentation and data reviews with Legal.

Skills

Employment law

HR policies

Stakeholder management

Change management

Employee relations

Data analysis

Education

CIPD qualification (desirable)

Job description

About The Role

HR Business Partner

Salary: £55,000 per annum

Location: SBFM Head Office, Colton

Hours: 40 hours per week

We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our People Team and play a key role in supporting our Central Teams across SBFM. This is more than a traditional HR Business Partnering role. It is an opportunity to help shape what strategic business partnering looks like at SBFM, working closely with senior stakeholders to align our people strategy with the wider business vision. You will provide expert advice across the full range of people matters, combining strong commercial understanding with a pragmatic approach to employee relations, organisational change and workforce planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Business partner with our Central Teams to deliver the people strategy and departmental people plans.
• Support organisational design and structural change across the business.
• Use people data and insight to support business decision-making and bids.
• Lead workforce planning activity, identifying capability gaps and implementing effective solutions.
• Support the appraisal process, including goal setting, talent reviews, performance improvement and development.
• Coach and develop managers to strengthen leadership capability, engagement and team effectiveness.
• Lead and contribute to change, transformation and business improvement projects.
• Act as the escalation point for complex Employee Relations cases.
• Provide first-line support for Employment Tribunal claims and ACAS pre-claim conciliation, including assessing cases, drafting ET3 responses and negotiating COT3 settlements where required.
• Lead confidential business change projects.
• Contribute to the development of HR policies, processes and guidance, ensuring legislative compliance.
• Lead on contract mobilisations and TUPE activity, supporting the wider operational team through large-scale change.
• Support the review of documentation and data for DSARs.
• Partner with Legal on complex employment matters.
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance across people-related activity.

About You

You will have proven experience in a Business Partnering role, with strong generalist HR expertise and experience providing advice and guidance within a fast-paced commercial environment.

You Will Also Have:

• Expert knowledge of employment law, including Employment Tribunals and TUPE.
• Strong understanding of HR policies and procedures and the ability to interpret and apply them effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a pragmatic approach to complex situations.
• The ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong mediation and conflict-resolution skills.
• The ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively as part of a wider team.
• CIPD qualification is desirable.

Why SBFM?

At SBFM, our people are at the heart of what we do. This is an opportunity to join a growing People Team and play a key role in shaping how we support our colleagues and the wider business.

If you are an experienced HR professional looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact, influence change and help shape the future of People at SBFM, we would love to hear from you.