Interim Regional People Leader – Distribution HR

Our Vacancies Ltd.; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share-save scheme

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing platform

Enhanced parental-leave policies

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Greencore is seeking an experienced operational People leader for an interim Lead People Partner role based at the Hatfield depot. You will guide the regional People team supporting nine distribution centres across the South of England and South Wales, partnering with site leaders to deploy priorities and drive performance.

You will manage engagement, employee relations, and development activities, while ensuring policy compliance and effective coaching of line managers in a multi-site,

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification at MCIPD or FCIPD level.
• Proven operational HR or People leadership experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in food manufacturing would be particularly valuable.
• Logistics or distribution experience is preferred, although strong transferable experience from another demanding, multi-site operational setting will also be considered.
• Current knowledge of employment legislation and employee-relations practice.
• Experience working with a diverse workforce and leading and developing high-performing teams.
• The ability to balance competing priorities, exercise sound judgement and handle sensitive employee-relations matters pragmatically.
• A proactive, organised approach and the drive to deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site and functional leaders to deploy people priorities, providing pragmatic advice, challenge and insight to support leadership, team performance and business objectives.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction to People team members across the region, ensuring clear priorities, strong capability and consistently high standards of delivery.
• Lead colleague engagement agenda, communication and colleague-voice activity.
• Lead employee-relations activity, including effective engagement with trade unions and colleague representatives, ensuring fair, consistent and timely outcomes.
• Work with our Centres of Excellence to support talent, succession and development activity across the region.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, data protection, People policies and our human-rights agenda.
• Build line-manager capability by coaching leaders to manage performance, conduct effective people conversations and apply policies confidently and consistently.

Skills

People leadership

HR experience

Regulatory knowledge

Multi-site ops

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

CIPD MCIPD or FCIPD

Job description

Greencore is seeking an experienced operational People leader for an interim Lead People Partner role based at the Hatfield depot. You will guide the regional People team supporting nine distribution centres across the South of England and South Wales, partnering with site leaders to deploy priorities and drive performance.

You will manage engagement, employee relations, and development activities, while ensuring policy compliance and effective coaching of line managers in a multi-site,