This permanent role is pivotal in addressing key areas such as talent management, performance management, and employee engagement, while leveraging data to inform decision-making and drive meaningful change across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Business Partner
- Develop a deep understanding of the organisation, its strategy, key customers, and people challenges
- Work closely with business leaders to identify their needs and deliver effective HR strategies and initiatives
- Utilise data, metrics, and evidence for decision-making and implementing meaningful changes
- Suggest new HR strategies to enhance organisational performance and employee engagement
Talent Management
- Oversee the recruitment process, including updating procedures and policies regularly to identify and retain high-potential employees
- Advise managers on strategies to meet their recruitment needs effectively
- Manage and optimise various recruitment channels to attract top talent
- Conduct comprehensive interviews to assess candidate suitability
- Provide coverage for the HR coordinator when unavailable
Performance Management
- Lead the bi-yearly goal-setting and evaluation process across all branches
- Implement and manage the appraisal process using Workday
- Facilitate communication between employees and managers throughout the process
- Support managers in conducting effective performance reviews and recognising employee achievements
- Calculate bonuses based on company and individual evaluation results and collaborate with the payroll administrator to ensure accurate data delivery
- Identify low performers and implement Performance Management Plans to support employee improvement
UK Logistics Support
- Provide HR and general management support for UK Logistics operations, ensuring compliance with company policies and UK legislation
- Lead and manage various employee relations matters as required, including grievances, disciplinary and redundancy processes
- Ensure HR policies are operated in collaboration with UK Logistics HR
General HR Support
- Support employee relations cases, including grievances, disciplinary actions, and redundancy processes
- Manage meetings in the absence of the HR manager, ensuring smooth communication and decision-making
- Provide ad-hoc support to the Head of Team for any additional HR-related requests as needed
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or Management field preferred
- Professional qualification from an accredited chartered institute, such as the CIPD, preferred
- Experienced strategic thinker with an analytical and goal-oriented approach
- Proactive in making proposals for improvements
- Able to prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines, maintaining high levels of accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation, including with individuals where English is not their first language
- Strong attention to detail, resilience, and assertive skills
Benefits:
- Opportunity to work on impactful HR initiatives
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
If you are an HR professional with a strategic mindset and a passion for driving meaningful change within an organisation, our client would love to hear from you. Apply now to become part of a dynamic team.
