People & Development Business Partner
- Mobile working / national remit
- Competitive benefits: 25 holidays, pension, health and life insurance, Travel Allowance
- Fantastic learning and growth opportunities
- Access to our wellbeing platform (REACH) and HAPI, our discounts and benefits platform which offers fabulous savings for you and your family to enjoy from high street shops to holidays and cinemas.
Are you looking for a new challenge to utilise your current people advisory experience on a national level? Do you take pride in being highly motivated while prioritising and organising crucial people matters? Then why not join the UK’s leading independent food provider and make a real difference?
BaxterStorey specialises in the highest quality food and service for everyone that we serve. We give our clients a tailor-made service, attention to detail, expertise and innovation, along with superb service from a team that cares about what they do. We aim to deliver every day and exceed on yesterday. We invest heavily in training and development to give our people the confidence and industry knowledge to push the boundaries of hospitality excellence.
If you’re looking for a career that offers flexibility, excitement, and something different, then BaxterStorey could be for you!
The People & Development Business Partner guides and supports the assigned Accounts Director of WSH contracts within BaxterStorey, collaborating across brands.
This is a hands-on role and day to day responsibilities will include the following:
- Responsible for the overall management and development of all people aspects to enable delivery of the People Plan, including recruitment and selection, learning and development, talent management and succession planning, supporting the delivery of the people and talent strategy, supporting the compensation and benefits positioning, and Employee Relations.
- Manage the onboarding and induction of all Account Directors and any senior positions.
- Conduct people file and compliance audits
- Develop, design and deliver training programmes as required and support Heads of Department with training and personal development plans.
- Drive and support the increase in the location-based apprenticeships, allowing development of our internal talent.
- Conduct quarterly succession plan reviews.
- Advise Heads of Department on high level Employee Relations issues and proactively support Heads of Department in managing short and long-term absence cases.
- Co-ordinate and support the teams’ pay and bonus reviews with the correct paperwork and criteria in place.
- To be a key point of contact with any ACAS or Tribunal challenges and escalate for support as required.
- Contribute to the WSH team service delivery by being proactive, initiating ideas, projects and having an open and honest approach.
- Be the subject matter expert in line with current legislation and best practices.
- Coach Heads of Departments to improve capability in managing people related issues, through training, including classroom style and webinars.
- Provide the Account Director and Head of People with a monthly report for each contract they are involved in.
What will YOU bring to the table?
- Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. working towards or attained CIPD
- Experience of dealing with complex Employee Relations cases e.g. disciplinaries, grievances, appeals, absence management
- Commercially focused
- Service focused (high quality people support service to clients, managers and our teams)
- Ability to develop great working relationships, establishing mutual trust and respect and challenging the status quo
- Experience within professional services environment desirable but not essential
- Experience of PeopleSoft systems desirable
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. To be who you are without judgement, no matter who you are or where you’re from. Where individuality is a strength and you can be proud to be you. Find out more about us at www.baxterstorey.com
Ready to join us? Apply today!