Our client, a leading UK Manufacturer is seeking a People Partner to support the overall development and execution of the people strategy within the Central Operations function. The role will be responsible for key people metrics, will play a critical role in people projects and lead people partner activities such as; talent management, execution of ER policies and procedures, recruitment and onboarding.

Duties

• Collaborating with the HR team to champion and accelerate a culture of excellence in which people feel engaged and inspired to deliver top business results.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders to achieve high levels of trust, respect and professionalism.
• Challenging team cultures and behaviours to ensure that they are always consistent with organisational culture.
• Being the key owner of data, generating insights that will help to shape the people agenda and drive performance on key metrics.
• Collaborating with HR colleagues to support a ‘one team’ approach and challenge so that we may continuously improve to deliver the People Strategy and annual business plans.
• Support, and sometimes lead, the creation and deployment of strategic people projects, including the people engagement plan.
• Providing support, advice and coaching on all people related issues for the central operations teams.
• Support the recruitment, onboarding and talent management process.
• Educating, coaching, and partnering with managers on performance management and employee development goals.
• Supporting ER case work and policy implementation as and when required.

Experience and Qualifications

• CIPD qualified to level 5 or above, or proven experience.
• Excellent ICT skills and sound knowledge of HR systems, processes and legislation.
• ER experience including leading on complex cases and deploying ER activities.
• Up to date knowledge of good practice and emerging trends in the field of HR.
• Experience of supporting the implementation of change initiatives, ideally within a rapidly growing or evolving business setting.