Interim People Partner - Bristol

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

The Recipe

Warburtons, the UK's largest bakery brand, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Interim People Partner to join our People Team and support our continued growth in the food manufacturing industry. In this strategic role, you will collaborate closely with business leaders to provide expert coaching and guidance, driving organisational change and talent development. You will play a key role in delivering people plans and commercially focused HR solutions that align with our business objectives.

Your responsibilities will span compliance management, workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, employee engagement, and leadership development. You will champion a high-performance culture and support the development of future-ready teams. Leveraging SAP SuccessFactors, you will utilise data insights to shape and influence the people agenda, ensuring that all initiatives are targeted, measurable, and outcome-driven.

At Warburtons, our strong sense of family and values sets us apart. We take pride in everything we do—and we’re looking for someone who shares that pride and passion.

Key Accountabilities and Measures

• Partner senior management on the implementation and execution of the Lead for Growth strategy and key people processes.
• Performance coaching leaders to grow talent, simplify organisations, lead and engage people.
• To develop and execute People Plans, initiatives and actions in line with business plans and goals and to support local/functional needs, improvement to and delivery of people capability and performance indicators.
• Provide leadership and guidance on People matters, bringing expertise, external and internal insights to site leadership team and wider People team to foster a continuous improvement approach, drive improved decision making locally and nationally.
• To ensure a positive employee experience so that people are engaged in line with an employer of choice ethos and Warburtons values.
• Driving the empowerment/self service capability of our people and working collaboratively with the People Services, Resourcing and Advisor teams to ensure timely, relevant support and service to our people.
• Collaborating with the Centres of Excellence in representing the voice of the internal customer to ensure that central initiatives are fit for purpose. Implementing central initiatives effectively.
• Taking responsibility for maintaining own continuous professional development (CPD) and knowledge of best practices. Identify CPD opportunities for self, share new knowledge and encourage team members and broader people team to develop their skills through sharing of knowledge and expertise.

Essential Ingredients

• A proven HR/People business partner to senior stakeholders within an FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing or Distribution Environment.
• A senior HR/People generalist with experience of leading and coaching people.
• Demonstrating a background in driving, leading and supporting through change.
• Experience of working in collaboration with Trade Unions and/or colleague forums at a site/depot level.
• A strong breadth and depth of knowledge across the various specialist areas within HR and regarded as a trusted advisor by your senior colleagues and leadership team.

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least you will want to know what your bread's worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share).
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave.
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%.
• Private medical insurance and life assurance.
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website.
• Continued investment in your personal development.
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service.