Regional People Partner - Maternity Cover

inploi; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading artisan bakery in Milton Keynes is seeking a Regional People Partner for maternity cover. The role involves collaborating closely with Regional Managers, enhancing employee engagement, and driving cultural change. Candidates should have experience in people partnering and employee relations, alongside a capability for data analysis. This position offers a hybrid work environment and attractive benefits including discounts on products and 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

50% discount at GAIL's

40% off at The Bread Factory

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Discounts from high-street retailers

24-hour GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a People Partnering role, preferably in a growing business.
• Ability to manage complex employee relations cases.
• Comfortable analyzing data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build partnerships with Regional Managers to deliver people strategy.
• Analyse data to inform decision-making.
• Lead projects that support overall strategic plan.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Data analysis

Employee relations

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

About us:

The Bread Factory is London’s leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL’s Bakeries nationwide.

As our teams grow, we seek our next Regional People Partner - Maternity Cover to join our team.

As a Regional People Partner, you will work closely with each Regional Manager on all people-related activities. You will be responsible for delivering and embedding the people strategy, providing expert employee relations advice and support where required, and driving positive cultural change across our Milton Keynes, Manchester, Bath and the Flour Station locations.

You will play a key role in delivering strategic projects which, through collaboration with other departments, will enhance employee engagement and retention, reduce turnover, and ultimately improve operational efficiency and business profitability

Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing:

• You will build strong, trusted partnerships with Regional Managers to deliver the people strategy through effective challenge and coaching.
• You will work with managers to ensure robust people and succession plans are in place for their teams.
• You will analyse and interpret data to inform decision‑making.
• You will own and drive the annual performance appraisal and calibration programme.
• You will support management teams to improve engagement, reduce employee turnover and increase retention. You will own the relevant data, tracking progress and holding managers to account where required.
• You will collaborate with the wider People team on projects that shape future strategy and drive business excellence.
• You will lead key projects that support the overall strategic plan.
• You will manage and mentor the Talent Advisor, supporting succession planning and regional talent capability.
• You will work closely with the Talent and Learning & Development teams to ensure a consistent approach, supporting and constructively challenging one another to enable continuous growth and development.
• You will provide expert support on complex and high‑profile employee relations cases, offering front‑line advice and coaching to managers.

Our team tells us you will be a great addition if:

• You have experience working within a growing business in a People Partnering role; manufacturing experience is desirable but not essential.
• You view coaching and mentoring as key elements of your People toolkit and have experience working directly with operators, leadership teams and across entire organisations.
• You are confident engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, each with differing interests, perspectives and personalities.
• You enjoy facilitating practical, experiential workshops that drive meaningful development and behavioural change.
• You are comfortable analysing and using data to inform discussions and initiatives.
• You have a strong level of employee relations experience and are confident coaching managers across a range of cases.

What’s in it for you

• Hybrid: 3 days in Milton Keynes, 1 day in Hendon and 1 day WFH
• 50% discount at GAIL’s and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Discounts and Savings from high‑street retailers and restaurants
• 24‑hour GP service
• Cycle to work scheme

We Care about a Job Well Done:

Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way.

We Care about Baking:

At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all.

We Care about Each Other:

We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers.

We Care about Community:

We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high‑quality food.

We Care about Nature:

We’re committed to sustainability across our supply chain—from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet.