Your new companyA fast-paced, rapidly growing and highly acquisitive business with multiple sites across England.
Your new roleAs an HR Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in delivering a comprehensive, generalist HR service across a defined business area. Acting as a true partner to operational leaders, you will support the delivery of both short and long-term business objectives through expert advice on employee relations, organisational change, performance management and people strategy.
- Working closely with the HR Director, you will help shape and implement the HR strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
- You will lead on complex employee relations cases, providing pragmatic, risk-aware guidance in line with current legislation and best practice.
- You will contribute to building a high-performance culture by supporting succession planning, and developing leadership capability across the organisation.
- You will play a key role in change management initiatives, including business restructuring, TUPE activity, and integration projects.
- This role also involves driving compliance with regulatory requirements, maintaining up-to-date HR policies, analysing HR data to inform decision-making, and supporting continuous improvement of people processes and practices.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Proven experience in a generalist HR role, ideally at Business Partner level
- CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) with a strong commitment to ongoing CPD
- Demonstrable experience managing complex employee relations cases
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Experience supporting organisational change, restructuring or TUPE processes
- Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders to drive cultural and behavioural change
- Experience developing and implementing HR policies and procedures
- Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience using HR metrics to inform business decisions
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills across all levels of the business
What you'll get in return
In return, you will join a forward-thinking organisation where HR is recognised as a key driver of business success. You will have the opportunity to shape and influence people strategy, work on impactful projects, and contribute to meaningful organisational change.
- A competitive salary and benefits package
- Remote working arrangements BUT YOU MUST LIVE WITH A DAILY COMMUTE OF SUFFOLK
- Support for ongoing professional development and career progression
- Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making
- The opportunity to make a real impact on culture, engagement and performance
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