People & Operations Lead — Multi-Site Growth

Cherry Professional Ltd; Rugby; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Professional Ltd. is recruiting a People & Operations Manager to lead the people function and enable operational excellence across a multi-site organisation.

The role reports to the senior leadership team and collaborates with field-based teams to drive engagement, performance and compliance. You will develop practical HR policies, support recruitment and onboarding, manage employee relations, and support change initiatives to sustain growth.

Qualifications

• Experience as standalone HR Manager or HRBP in a multi-site business.
• Strong employee relations and policy development experience.
• Ability to influence operational teams with credible HR guidance.
• Commercial mindset with pragmatic problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the people agenda across the business.
• Support operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Produce management information and reporting.
• Oversee fleet-related health, safety and compliance processes.

Skills

HR policy development

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Autonomous working

People management

Job description

Cherry Professional Ltd. is recruiting a People & Operations Manager to lead the people function and enable operational excellence across a multi-site organisation.

The role reports to the senior leadership team and collaborates with field-based teams to drive engagement, performance and compliance. You will develop practical HR policies, support recruitment and onboarding, manage employee relations, and support change initiatives to sustain growth.