Senior HR Business Partner

Aspion; Pangbourne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus (5%)

Job summary

Aspion in Reading and surrounding areas is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to work across multi-site manufacturing sites. The role is a 9-12 month FTC with travel UK-wide, focusing on shaping people strategy, engagement and culture, and providing commercially minded HR leadership.

The successful candidate will partner with senior leaders, drive organisational change and deliver pragmatic HR solutions with a strong emphasis on data and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Significant senior HRBP experience within a challenging operational environment.
• CIPD Level 5 is highly desirable
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate business challenges into effective people solutions.
• Experience working within FMCG, manufacturing or a similarly operationally intensive environment is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with senior operational leaders and site General Managers to deliver effective people strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused HR advice across the full employee lifecycle.
• Act as a trusted coach, challenger and adviser to senior leaders and management teams.
• Drive employee engagement, culture and organisational effectiveness across the sites.
• Lead and support organisational change, transformation and modernisation programmes.
• Develop and deliver site-specific people plans that support business performance and future growth.
• Provide guidance and coaching on complex employee relations and employment matters.
• Support workforce planning, organisational design and changes to ways of working.
• Use HR data and insight to identify trends, diagnose issues and develop practical solutions.
• Lead or contribute to projects designed to improve business performance, efficiency and ways of working.
• Build strong relationships with operational teams, ensuring HR is visible, credible and closely connected to the needs of the business.
• Coach and develop managers to improve leadership capability, accountability and performance.
• Work collaboratively with specialist HR teams to ensure the business receives high-quality support across areas such as Employee Relations, Reward, Talent, Learning, HR Services and Payroll.

Skills

Senior HRBP

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Employee relations

Data analytics

Organisational change

Communication skills

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Senior HR Business Partner (Multi-Site)

FMCG Manufacturing Sector

Reading & Surrounding Areas

£60,000 - £70,000 pro rota + Car allowance, Bonus

9 Month - 12 Month FTC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join a leading FMCG/manufacturing organisation on a 9-12 month fixed-term contract.

This is a highly visible, commercially focused HR role, partnering with senior operational leaders across a number of high-profile manufacturing sites. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping people strategy, driving engagement and culture, supporting organisational change and providing pragmatic, commercially minded HR leadership.

The role will require regular travel between sites, particularly during the initial phase, so the successful candidate will need to be comfortable working across multiple locations and engaging directly with site leadership teams and frontline manufacturing colleagues.

The Benefits:

• £60,000 - £70,000 annual salary
• £5,700 Car allowance
• 5% Bonus
• Immediate start.
• High-profile interim leadership opportunity.
• Opportunity to make a measurable impact within a well-established food manufacturing operation

The Candidate;

• Significant senior HR Business Partner experience within a challenging operational environment.
• CIPD Level 5 is highly desirable
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate business challenges into effective people solutions.
• Experience working within FMCG, manufacturing or a similarly operationally intensive environment is highly desirable
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting organisational change, cultural development and business transformation.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insight to identify problems and drive solutions.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and best practice.
• A disciplined, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• The ability to quickly establish credibility and build effective relationships at all levels.
• Experience working with trade unions would be advantageous.
• Flexibility to travel UK wide within the role

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with senior operational leaders and site General Managers to deliver effective people strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused HR advice across the full employee lifecycle.
• Act as a trusted coach, challenger and adviser to senior leaders and management teams.
• Drive employee engagement, culture and organisational effectiveness across the sites.
• Lead and support organisational change, transformation and modernisation programmes.
• Develop and deliver site-specific people plans that support business performance and future growth.
• Provide guidance and coaching on complex employee relations and employment matters.
• Support workforce planning, organisational design and changes to ways of working.
• Use HR data and insight to identify trends, diagnose issues and develop practical solutions.
• Lead or contribute to projects designed to improve business performance, efficiency and ways of working.
• Build strong relationships with operational teams, ensuring HR is visible, credible and closely connected to the needs of the business.
• Coach and develop managers to improve leadership capability, accountability and performance.
• Work collaboratively with specialist HR teams to ensure the business receives high-quality support across areas such as Employee Relations, Reward, Talent, Learning, HR Services and Payroll.

At Aspion, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data - These can be viewed on our website.

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