As HR Manager you will be responsible for the overall management of all HR activities and key initiatives, such as Resourcing, Performance Management, Talent Management and Development, Succession Planning, Labour Costs and Legal spends.

Client Details

Large Distribution Organisation

Description

Role:

• Line Management responsibility for site HR team.
• Responsibility for the delivery of the People plan, ensuring best practice approaches are established and recruitment / selection techniques are utilised to ensure we attract the very best talent.
• Delivering the site HR strategy ensuring alignment to the business plan and customer's continued growth plans.
• Responsible for the overall management of all HR activities and key initiatives, such as Resourcing, Performance Management, Talent Management and Development, Succession Planning, Labour Costs and Legal spends.
• Ensuring a best in class performance against contractual KPI's, i.e. sickness absence, attrition, safety, etc. through effective partnership with appropriate site management team.
• Supporting the management team with ER issues and ensuring the team provide robust HR support and advice.
• Working together with local union and workforce representatives to develop a positive and proactive constructive working relationship, implementing an employee relations climate of excellence to support the site's development.
• Ensuring all legislative requirements are met and HR best practice is firmly established within the contract.
• Responsible for ensuring the delivery of the site engagement strategy in line with client's vision and values.
• Being the HR lead for annual pay negotiations
• Supporting the management team in developing plans to improve employee engagement

Profile

About you:

• Must be able to demonstrate HR achievements in the above areas, ideally in a similar working environment.
• Experience of large scale recruitment would be advantageous.
• CIPD qualification with first hand experience of dealing with complex ER issues.
• Possess excellent influencing skills and strength of character, with the personal qualities of tenacity and resilience required to be effective.
• Have the ability to analyse complex situations and provide workable solutions to a variety of stakeholders, adjusting your style to suit.
• Sound knowledge of employment law.
• Strong communication & negotiating skills.
• Strong organisation skills with the tenacity to work in a fast paced environment.
• Demonstrates a high degree of verbal, numerical and analytical ability.
• Good communication skills are essential, as is the ability to interact with staff at all levels.

Job Offer

Salary £40,000