Job Title

Senior HR Partner

Job Description

Reports to: HR Partner Lead – UKI & Nordics  

Location: London, Heathrow

Contract: Permanent

Introduction to role

Vanderlande is the global market leader in automation systems and solutions for customers within the Airports, Parcel & Warehousing sectors striving to improve the competitiveness of our customers through Value Added logistic process automation.

The Senior HR Partner is part of the People Services Organisation and provides support across a wide range of tactical HR processes and practices that enable the company to meet its strategic and operational goals. The Senior HR Partner covers topics and questions that couldn't be covered by Manager Self Service or through the HR Service Agents (tier 1) and often focus on individual cases. As a strong partner to our Centre of Excellence (COE) teams and our HR Partners this role will ensure the successful delivery and execution of our HR priorities and programmes at a local and global level.

This role combines hands-on HR delivery with strategic insight and project leadership, acting as a key interface between global HR functions and the local business. 

Role Responsibilities

This role plays a key part in delivering a high-quality, responsive HR service while driving initiatives that enhance employee experience and support business performance.

Your responsibilities and activities will include:

• Understanding the profile of the business area, the strategic goals and develop, agreeing and delivering an operationally aligned People Plan, in conjunction with our corporate and local HR strategy, to support business goals. In conjunction with HR Partner Lead, develop and deliver aligned People Plans based on business strategy, workforce needs and organisational priorities.
• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures and transformation programmes.
• Partnering and collaborating with management teams, to provide pragmatic and viable solutions to bring the people agenda to life as a highly credible and trusted Partner. Influencing and constructively challenging stakeholders to drive business outcomes.
• Provide expert coaching to managers on employee relations and people management matters, building capability while ensuring appropriate risk management.
• Lead and deliver local and global HR projects and initiatives end-to-end, including design, implementation, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.
• Lead initiatives and programmes which deliver positive employee engagement. This also include leadership of our Glint engagement survey and action planning to continually build on strengths and opportunity areas.
• Support the development and implementation of UK HR policies and processes in line with legislation and best practice, including but not limited too statutory compliance (e.g. Gender Pay Gap, Modern Slavery, IR35).
• Be the Subject matter expert on employee relations issues, including capability, absence management, health, redundancy, to ensure successful and timely resolution and mitigation of risk. Ensuring consistent, fair and legally compliant case management.
• Responsible for collaborating with the HR Partner Lead to understand and implement processes, focusing on employee experience and continuous improvement of employee life events
• Responsible for identifying service issues, proactively proposing improvements and leading or supporting the implementation of changes
• Deliver locally on Global HR processes across the full Employee LifeCycle. This includes processes across the Performance Management, Career Development and Succession Planning spectrum
• Be part of (one or more) Capability Expert Communities to bring in the People Services perspective in the overall maintenance and improvement of HR Capabilities
• Use HR data and metrics (e.g. engagement, attrition, absence) to inform decision-making and track effectiveness of initiatives

Role Qualification and Skills

• Strong track record of delivering proactive, value-add HR support
• Strong analytical capability with experience using HR data and insights to inform decisions
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation
• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders
• A flexible self-starter with strong initiative, excellent organisational and multitasking skills who is capable of working autonomously, managing and prioritising their own workload and understanding when and where to seek guidance
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation, policies & procedures and best practices
• Ideally full/part CIPD qualified
• Proven ability to work with stakeholders at all levels
• You should have experience of working in a matrix organisation in conjunction with central functions & delivery partners
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate across diverse groups and levels
• Workday (HR system) and Union relationship experience would be useful but not essential

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
• Bupa Medical Cover
• YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Yellow Nest is a salary exchange scheme that reduces childcare costs for parents and employers
• Pension with Aviva
• Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.