People Partner - 6 months FTC
| Posting date: | 24 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 August 2024 |
| Location: | Hatfield Business Park Frobisher Way Hatfield, AL10 9TR |
| Company: | Booker Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 22699 |
Summary
We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced People Partner to join us on a 6-month secondment or fixed-term contract. In this vital role, you will report to the Head of People Partnering in Distribution and will serve as a strategic business partner to the General Manager and senior teams at both the Hatfield and Hemel Hempstead Distribution Centres. The position requires the flexibility to travel between these locations.
As a People Partner, you will play a crucial role in delivering a proactive and impactful People Team service, with a focus on continually raising standards and enhancing performance at the Distribution Centres. This involves ensuring strict adherence to people policies and procedures, as well as championing a safe and legally compliant operational environment. Furthermore, your contributions will be instrumental in driving the overall success of the People Team across our Distribution network.
- Providing a professional, timely, efficient, accurate and comprehensive People service within the sites.
- Monitor, support and challenge overall performance by working to Company standards and employment legislation to ensure the site operates safely and legally.
- Lead, develop and coach the People Team and Payroll Team within your sites
- Develop and implement site and distribution People policies to drive standards and performance.
- Provide coaching, guidance, advice and consistency on all People policies, procedures and employee relations.
- Work as part of the site senior team to identify opportunities and develop improved ways of working.
- Coach the senior management team to improve the performance of managers.
- Identify key talent, maintain the performance management and succession planning systems, and support managers in how to develop personal development plans and/or appropriate exit plans.
- Develop and implement a site People plan linked to the business strategy.
- Network with the wider distribution People teams, support or lead national People projects and initiatives
- Keep up to date and provide complex employment law, Company and site specific policy advice and raise awareness and understanding of best practice approach.
- Establish and maintain harmonious trade union and employee relations.
- Ensure the Inclusion and Diversity ethos is delivered through effective practices.
- Use People KPI’s to identify opportunities and develop action plans to improve performance.
- Support the site\\'s Union annual pay negotiations.
- To be a highly experienced People Advisor / Manager
- CIPD or equivalent HR qualification although not critical if the individual has operated in a similar size/scale of business within the People function
- Demonstrable experience within a unionised environment
- Experience of managing the entire colleague life cycle
- Good knowledge of employment law and employee relations
- Able to prioritise, plan and organise your sites\\' People Team varied workload, with accuracy in a fast-paced environment
- Effective communicator with the ability to influence and engage with people at all levels
- Experience of implementing and driving change and performance eg culture, policies and processes
- Possess strong leadership skills / experience.