HR Business Partner

Menzies Distribution Solutions are looking for an experienced HR HR Business Partner to join our business. This role is part of the Middle Management Team and will act as a strategic partner to business leaders, providing expert guidance on human resource practices, projects and processes aligned with our organizational objectives, values and goals.

The Details:

• Monday to Friday (Hybrid field based with some home working)
• Salary: £48,500 Per Annum
• Car Allowance: £5,000
• Midlands Base
• Travel throughout UK predominantly Southern England = Furthest South will be Broxbourne & Avonmouth /Furthest North is Coalville. (Occasional travel to Stoke & Wakefield)
• Monthly Pay

Key Duties and Accountabilities (Will include but not be limited to)

• Attend monthly business reviews with your Heads of Departments
• Ensure All Heads of Department and Line Managers have a HR KPI suite of relevant people data in place and are driving improvements
• Support existing customer renewals and organic growth opportunities including acquisitions and TUPE’s
• Influence decision-making and support workforce planning across your area of the business
• Support the talent acquisition strategy ensuring clear site of succession planning within your area of the business
• Manage the ER agenda and support Disciplinaries, Grievances etc.
• Support the Implementation of a performance management culture across the business
• Improve employee engagement by identifying and championing engagement initiatives
• Ensure adherence and compliance with agreed people KPI’s
• Support the delivery of specific business initiatives / goals as determined by the HR Team and the HRD
• Support the safety agenda for Operations
• Support ‘Continuous Improvement’ initiatives and ensure the business has active and successful CI programs in place
• Build strong working relationships with members of the senior leadership team to ensure no barriers to the development of a constantly improving service
• Challenge the Operations team to achieve improvement around HR processes
• Understand the divisional profit drivers, identify and assemble analytical information that supports divisional margin improvement initiatives.
• Maintain clear lines of communication with Learning and Development, HR Administration, Recruitment and payroll to build a supportive culture and a holistic approach to People Management
• Champion our Vision and Values within business area
• Support HR with the implementation of new IT solutions to enhance performance and support innovation
• Support Pay negotiations across the business
• Take the lead on specific HR Projects as necessary

Key Experience and Qualifications required for the role:

• Experienced HR practitioner with a minimum of 5 yrs HR experience in a logistics or Manufacturing environment
• CIPD qualified at level 5-7 or equivalent
• A HR practitioner who will have previously operated in a multi-site organisation
• Strong leadership and communication skills for coaching, and motivating teams, to deliver the company vision and values
• Expert use of word processing and spreadsheets, MS Office and HR Systems
• Proven capability of leading a HR Project
• Previous experience of supporting a significant change project
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to analyse HR KPI and develop action plans for change
• Good financial acumen with experience of assembling cost benefit business cases information
• Ability to use dashboards to drive performance measures,
• Good project management skills
• Working knowledge of Continuous Improvement
• Excellent people management skills – driving accountability and delivering results through teams
• Knowledge and application of people policies and employment law
• Full clean Driving License
• Frequent travel required and occasional overnight stays

Technical and Behavioural Skills and Competencies:

• Team Player
• Planning and organising
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Continually improving
• Leading and engaging people
• Lateral thinker
• Works well under pressure
• Ability to prioritise
• Able to develop positive relationships with others (both internal and external)
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• People management skills
• Self starter who works on their own initiative

Benefits

• Private Health Care – Self
• Competitive defined contribution pension scheme
• Death in Service
• Healthshield

INCLUSION

Menzies Distribution Solutions is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.  

We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Contact information

Kelly Pridmore