People Business Partner

Impact Food Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monday to Friday working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to IFG rewards (money off high街

Yearly Summer Party

Centrally based offices.

Job summary

Impact Food Group is seeking a talented People Business Partner to join our growing People team. You will provide strategic HRBP support to Regional Directors and Operations Managers across approximately 200+ sites, guiding employee relations and people initiatives with a focus on operations.

You will bring experience in multi-site HR leadership, strong collaboration, and the ability to drive change while aligning people plans with business priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience as an HRBP across multiple sites (50+ ideally) and fast-paced environments.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead change and build strong working relationships across functions.
• Excellent business acumen with ability to translate business needs into people plans.
• Experience in employee relations and complex case handling would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of UK employment practices and TUPE is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Regional Directors and Operations Managers to deliver strategic people initiatives.
• Manage employee relations issues and guide stakeholders through complex cases.
• Support talent development, succession planning and leadership capability across the territory.
• Drive engagement, retention and change programmes aligned with business priorities.
• Advise managers on IFG policies and effective policy implementation.
• Contribute to organisational change efforts and positive culture across sites.

Skills

Multi-site HRBP experience

Collaboration

Stakeholder management

Change management

Employee relations

Business acumen

Job description

Impact Food Group

At Impact Food Group, we’re more than just a school caterer. We’re on a mission to create a positive food culture and help more students enjoy healthier, better-quality food. Making a positive social impact is at the heart of everything we do. We’re constantly learning, evolving, and improving — every way, every day.

Herts / Bucks / Northern Home Counties

At Impact Food Group, we’re more than just a school caterer. We’re on a mission to create a positive food culture and help more students enjoy healthier, better-quality food. Making a positive social impact is at the heart of everything we do. We’re constantly learning, evolving, and improving — every way, every day.

Impact Food Group

Through our industry-leading brands — Innovate, Hutchison, Dolce, Cucina, and Chapter One — we cater for over 800,000 students and operate in more than 1500 schools nationwide, growing every year.

We’re now looking for a talented and highly organised People Business Partner to join and play a vital role in supporting our business.

Guided by our values, integrity, bold, impactful, humble and community; you will help us shape a workplace and culture we can all be proud of.

Due to continued business growth an exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced HR Business Partner to join us with a focus on the Operations team in the field, you will collaborate closely with our Regional Directors and their Regional Operations Managers. Reporting to our People Director you will joining a growing People team that is making a real impact on the success of Impact Food Group.

Responsibilities

• People Business Partner will provide a true partnering service to the Regional Operations Directors across approx. 200 plus schools. Supporting the People Director with strategic people initiatives and ensuring these are delivered effectively.
• Manage employee relations issues and empower stakeholders to manage high level complex cases.
• Working with the Engagement, Development & Talent HRBP to ensure presence of talent at every level is in plan with clear succession plans as well as working to identify gaps and create robust training plans.
• Supporting and driving initiatives that support the Engagement, Development & Talent HRBP to increase engagement levels and improving staff retention within the territory that you support.
• Guide and advise managers on understanding IFG policies and the practicalities of implementing all policies and procedures consistently and effectively.
• Support in Company transformation/change programs and people initiatives by acting as a positive influence and change agent to drive positive cultures amongst our teams.

What We Are Looking For

• Excellent collaborator with a flexible and agile growth mindset.
• Worked in a multi-site HRBP role - ideally 50 plus sites
• Worked in a fast-paced HRBP role - ideally Food, Retail, Catering or Hospitality.
• You will be positive, resourceful, engaging whilst having excellent relationship capability and influencing skills.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how to build organisations in which talent thrives and is inclusive.
• Proven experience integrating the needs of the business with a great people agenda.
• Strong skills in leading change, project management & building relationships.

Desirable

• Significant experience managing complex and high-risk employee relations cases.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment practice, organisational change, consultation, restructures and TUPE.
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to translate business priorities into practical people plans.
• Confidence advising, coaching and constructively challenging senior leaders.
• Experience of workforce planning, talent development and improving leadership capability.

If you’re a collaborative, solution-focused professional who thrives in a busy and purposeful environment, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a team that is transforming lives through the power of food, making a genuine difference for students across the UK.

What We Can Offer...

• Monday to Friday working
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Access to IFG rewards (money off high street)
• Yearly Summer Party
• Centrally based offices.

What you need to do now

Impact Food are committed to the safeguarding of children, and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which Innovate Services Ltd supply the cost for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.