Regional HR Business Partner: Drive Talent & Change

KINAXIA; Newton-le-Willows; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinaxia, a UK logistics group, seeks a Regional HR Business Partner to support multiple operations, partnering with senior leaders to drive people initiatives, change, and talent development aligned with business goals.

Based in Rugby with regular regional travel, you will coach managers, analyse people data, and implement HR processes to sustain a high-performing, compliant workforce within a supportive HR team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisory role.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, HR best practice and core HR processes.
• Proven experience supporting change, transformation or business improvement programmes.
• Strong commercial awareness and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong coaching skills and a proven ability to support, challenge and develop management effectiveness.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects and locations simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using HR data to influence decisions.
• CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent), or working towards qualification.
• Proficient in data analysis, reporting and presentation with strong IT skills including Excel and Powerpoint.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly throughout the region.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to support strategic decision‑making, workforce planning and talent development.
• Support the development of a high-performance culture that enables colleagues to thrive and achieve their potential.
• Lead and support people projects, business integrations and transformation programmes.
• Implement change management initiatives, including communications, training and colleague engagement activities.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the region and wider Group.
• Analyse people data and trends to provide meaningful insights that support business decisions.
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers on a wide range of people matters.
• Support succession planning, organisational design and employee engagement initiatives.
• Ensure HR policies, procedures and employment legislation are applied consistently and compliantly.
• Drive continuous improvement in key people metrics, including absence, turnover, agency usage, engagement and productivity.
• Represent HR at monthly business review meetings and work closely with Compliance to minimise business risk.

Skills

HRBP experience

Employment law knowledge

Change management

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Analytical skills

HR data analysis

Driving licence

Travel flexibility

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Kinaxia, a UK logistics group, seeks a Regional HR Business Partner to support multiple operations, partnering with senior leaders to drive people initiatives, change, and talent development aligned with business goals.

Based in Rugby with regular regional travel, you will coach managers, analyse people data, and implement HR processes to sustain a high-performing, compliant workforce within a supportive HR team.