Junior People Business Partner

FMCG Exec; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

FMCG Exec in London is seeking a Junior People Business Partner to join a growing organisation and support leaders across the business. You will combine hands-on HR business partnering with exciting people projects and help shape the full employee lifecycle.

Reporting to the HR Director, you’ll partner with leaders across Sales, Marketing, Finance and Innovation, delivering practical HR advice on performance, development, recruitment and reward while coaching managers to build capability.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously.
• Confidence working with people data, identifying trends and turning insight into practical recommendations.
• A CIPD qualification or a commitment to working towards one would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and managers across functions including Sales, Marketing, Finance and Innovation.
• Provide practical, commercially focused HR advice across performance, development, recruitment and reward.
• Coach and challenge managers to build their confidence and capability.
• Identify people risks and opportunities and take ownership of solutions.
• Support the annual performance and talent cycle, including performance reviews and succession planning.
• Help managers identify development opportunities, address performance challenges and build high-performing teams.
• Support manager training and development initiatives.
• Help turn employee survey feedback into meaningful action.
• Support initiatives focused on engagement, inclusion, DEI and company values.
• Contribute to creating a positive, high-performing workplace culture.
• Lead recruitment activity for your supported teams and advise managers on resourcing needs.
• Support salary benchmarking and annual pay review processes.
• Ensure core People processes are delivered consistently and effectively.
• Work closely with the HR Director on business-wide People priorities and strategic projects.
• Take ownership of project workstreams, coordinate stakeholders and drive initiatives through to completion.

Skills

HR knowledge

Communication

Stakeholder management

Organization

Project management

Prioritization

People data

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

HR Manager – London (hybrid, 3 days onsite) - London

Are you a curious, commercially minded People professional looking for your next step? We’re looking for a Junior People Business Partner to join a growing organisation and play a key role in supporting leaders, managers and teams across the business.

Reporting to the HR Director, you’ll combine hands‑on HR business partnering with exciting people projects, giving you the opportunity to build your experience across the full employee lifecycle while making a genuine impact on the wider People agenda.

What you’ll be doing:

Business Partnering

• Partner with leaders and managers across functions including Sales, Marketing, Finance and Innovation.
• Provide practical, commercially focused HR advice across performance, development, recruitment and reward.
• Coach and challenge managers to build their confidence and capability.
• Identify people risks and opportunities and take ownership of solutions.

Performance & Talent

• Support the annual performance and talent cycle, including performance reviews and succession planning.
• Help managers identify development opportunities, address performance challenges and build high-performing teams.
• Support manager training and development initiatives.

Culture & Engagement

• Help turn employee survey feedback into meaningful action.
• Support initiatives focused on engagement, inclusion, DEI and company values.
• Contribute to creating a positive, high-performing workplace culture.

Reward & Recruitment

• Lead recruitment activity for your supported teams and advise managers on resourcing needs.
• Support salary benchmarking and annual pay review processes.
• Ensure core People processes are delivered consistently and effectively.

Strategic Projects

• Work closely with the HR Director on business‑wide People priorities and strategic projects.
• Take ownership of project workstreams, coordinate stakeholders and drive initiatives through to completion.

What we’re looking for:

You’ll have experience in a generalist People/HR role, with exposure to areas such as recruitment, performance management and supporting managers. You’ll also bring:

• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously.
• Confidence working with people data, identifying trends and turning insight into practical recommendations.
• A CIPD qualification or a commitment to working towards one would be desirable.