Our client is a leading global scientific technology business with a strong foothold working in countries right across the world. Drawing on unrivalled knowledge and expertise and driven by continual positive acquisitional growth together with ambitious plans to achieve global "world class status" using state of the art technology, innovation and a focus on performance that drives progress.
Working exclusively with our client, they are now seeking to recruit a regional operationally focused HRBP to join their strong UK wide HR team and take responsibility for a small number of key regional operational sites in the Coventry - Cambridge corridor.
This is an exceptional opportunity and would suit an ambitious and driven HR Officer or HR Advisor now seeking to step up to regional HRBP level (i.e.: stepping into a role that offers a real focus on business partnering with operational site leaders) and someone who is prepared to make a significant difference. The regional HRBP role offers the opportunity to be an influential business partner to several regional site GM's and operational site Managers and to build strong credible relationships offering support as a trusted advisor.
The regional HRBP is a hybrid working role, a mix of working from home with site visits to build relationships and credibility across the region. The HRBP will work collaboratively with the wider HR team acting as a trusted advisor to site business Managers at local sites in their region addressing local employee relations issues and providing credible HR guidance and support and wherever necessary coaching managers on performance management, ER (involved in complex casework), absence management, HR policies and procedures, Talent management, training, leadership development, coaching and people development, Tupe, Union exposure, data driven analysis, HR projects and drive wider HR initiatives, compensation reviews and everything HR related. This role offers the opportunity to work as part of a strong close-knit wider UK HR Team and support their global HR team on a range of wider HR initiatives. The HRBP will gain experience and exposure driving integration and alignment of corporate global HR, HR initiatives and lead on implementation of strong culture/company values gaining experience working on corporate, local and commercial HR activities.
The HRBP role offers the opportunity to build a credible presence at sites, become a true "business partner" to the site senior leadership teams, take responsibility for delivering outstanding support to the regional sites and ownership of offering a first-class HR service covering all things HR related.

KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE
Support the site management teams in promoting a culture of performance, implement strong values and operational excellence
As a trusted HRBP for senior site leaders and managers drive key changes locally by providing pragmatic HR advice and coaching
Identify key trends in people metrics and data analysis to drive action plans to ensure improvements.
Supporting and working with site business leaders to drive and champion engagement across the sites
Drive key changes locally by providing pragmatic HR advice and coaching and having a real curiosity and desire to understand the business to formulate plans to ensure the HR function effectively supports the operational objectives, driving improvements in engagement inclusion, competency, absence and attrition.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
CIPD level 5 (or nearly qualified)
Experienced in multi-site HR role (regional HR role)
Can demonstrate supporting operational Managers in HR strategy
Worked in FMCG, manufacturing, technical industry sectors
Excellent employment law background
Strong employee relations background (complex casework)
Experience of using data driven analysis to support business leaders
Excellent employee relations background, (extensive case work exp and exposure to complex casework)
Up-to-date employment law knowledge
Outstanding influencing skills working at all levels, strong business acumen
Capable of building credible relationships with different stakeholder groups
Excellent coaching skills working with different individual groups to support and develop individuals
Good operational HR generalist background
Strong team player with a real "get up and go" attitude (having a real curiosity and desire to understand the business)
A real keenness to engage with wider HR projects and initiatives and build credible relationships around the business
A desire to grow and develop in your HR career
Involved in Talent attraction and supporting with development plans in the business
Working collaboratively with business leaders to delivery of HR strategy
Strong operational HR background
Team player but also confident working independently
Strong people and coaching skills
A "can do" attitude, ideas person and problem solver - someone who brings energy to the team and prepared to "muck in".

THE CONSULTANCY:
Edwards & Pearce acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer.