ER & People Policy Advisor in Woking

Woking Based, 3 days per week in office, 2 days from home.

About The Role

Competitive salary and fantastic benefits package, including bonus scheme. This is a brand new role within the HR team, solely focusing on ER & People Policy. Reporting directly into the Head HR Operations & Compensation and Benefits, we’re looking for someone who will take full ownership of our policies and be the main point for ER activity across Asahi UK, including manufacturing sites. You’ll embed yourself into the organisation to understand our priorities from a commercial, operational and safety‑critical perspective, supporting business performance and mitigating risk.

Your main focus is to be the person behind every case, managing all matters, analysing cases across the organisation and recommending changes to prevent reoccurrence. You’ll build strong relationships with our managers, upskilling on how to handle disciplinary and grievances and supporting colleagues with complex people issues. With your strong knowledge of employment legislation, you’ll be able to guide the organisation through times of legislative change, updating HR and other impacted parties and developing policies in line with those changes. You will understand how to deliver the company voice through policy documents, making them aligned to our company values and goals. You will be able to scrutinise our current policies, update current policies as well as recommending new ones to the HR Leadership Team for consideration.

Please note that we can only consider applicants who would be able to travel to various sites, including Salisbury, Chiswick and Cornwall, with occasional overnight stays.

What We’re Looking For

We’re keen on seeing candidates who have CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) qualification, who has a strong knowledge of employment legislation and HR policy application. You’ll have demonstratable experience of managing ER cases through to resolution, as well as overseeing sensitive investigations. You’ll have proven experience in reviewing and implementing HR policies and procedures. Ideally, you would have come from an FMCG background.

What We Can Offer You

• A company culture where people development lies at the heart of what we do.
• A company who set ambitious goals for long‑term growth.
• Being part of a company where our brands have global recognition.

To apply, please click the link where you will be taken to our careers site. We are committed to nurturing a workplace where we celebrate and respect difference, and support everyone to be true to who they are! At Asahi Europe and International we believe you can SHINE AS YOU ARE – no matter your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We want to support you to be courageous in your individuality and to know that whoever you are and whatever your circumstances, you can belong with us without having to conform.

Company Overview

Asahi Europe & International is a premium‑scale brewery group headquartered in Prague with operations spanning Czech, Slovakia, Poland, UK, Romania, Hungary, Netherlands, and Italy with exports to over 90 countries. With over 128 years of history, our portfolio includes premium local and international brands including Peroni, Grolsch, Pilsner Urquell, Tyskie, Dreher, Kozel, and Japan’s most well‑known beer Asahi Super Dry. With 15 world‑class breweries and around 10,000 people, we leverage our scale, our heritage, our brands as well as the capability and passion of our people to accelerate growth and the development of the category both locally and abroad.