People & Culture Partner in Bristol

About Global Vehicle Group

Global Vehicle Group (GVG) is the UKs largest and most diverse B2B leasing broker. Through our specialist brands Global Vans, Fleet Alliance, XLCR and LCV Group we manage over 70,000 vehicles with assets under management exceeding £2.5 billion. This role is primarily based at Global Vans in Bristol but with some travel across our other business areas in the UK.

The Role

As People & Culture Business Partner for the UK business, you will play a key role in shaping how we attract, manage, develop, and support our people in a high-performance automotive and sales-driven environment. This role focuses on building strong People & Culture foundations, creating modern, fit-for-purpose processes and policies while supporting the business through a group-wide standardisation programme. You will work closely with leaders to balance commercial agility with consistency, compliance, and a positive employee experience.

What I will be doing

• Partnering with senior leaders and managers across sales and operational teams to deliver practical, commercially focused People & Culture solutions.
• Designing, implementing, and embedding core UK People & Culture processes and policies, including performance management, absence, disciplinary and grievance, onboarding, reward, wellbeing, and employee engagement.
• Leading the UK rollout of group People & Culture standards, frameworks, and ways of working, ensuring they are practical and effective in a fast-paced automotive sales environment.
• Acting as a trusted change partner during periods of transformation, supporting leaders through standardisation, integration, and continuous improvement.
• Providing expert guidance on employee relations matters, handling complex cases with confidence, consistency, and strong UK employment law knowledge.
• Supporting the implementation and optimisation of People & Culture systems (HRIS), ensuring they enable efficient processes, accurate data, and a positive user experience for managers and employees.
• Driving wellbeing initiatives that support sustainable performance, resilience, and a positive workplace culture.
• Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives, ensuring fair, inclusive, and consistent people practices.
• Supporting people development through performance, talent, and succession processes, helping managers identify and grow future capability.
• Coaching and developing line managers to build strong people leadership capability, confidence, and accountability.
• Collaborating with People & Culture colleagues across the wider group to share best practice and drive alignment.
• Supporting organisational change activity, including restructures, consultations, and TUPE processes where required as the UK business.

What Will I Need To Succeed

• Proven experience as a People & Culture Business Partner, HR Business Partner, or in a senior people role within a commercial, operational, or sales-led environment (automotive experience is desirable).
• Strong experience building or modernising People & Culture processes and policies, particularly in growing or changing organisations.
• Solid, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and confidence managing complex employee relations cases.
• Experience supporting standardisation, harmonisation, or group-wide people initiatives across multiple sites or entities.
• Experience delivering or supporting wellbeing, EDI, and people development initiatives within a commercial setting.
• Experience supporting or leading People & Culture system (HRIS) implementation or optimisation is highly beneficial.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to balance people priorities with sales performance and operational demands.
• Confident, credible communicator able to influence and challenge leaders at all levels.
• Pragmatic, hands-on approach with the ability to move easily between strategy and delivery.
• CIPD Level 5 or 7 (or equivalent experience) preferred.

What we offer

• We're going through an exciting part of our journey with lots of opportunity available in a very customer orientated and commercially focussed team.
• Great work environment with team, charity and social events.
• Opportunity for development.
• Enhanced holidays.
• Enhanced family leave.
• Salary sacrifice benefits and product discounts.
• Access to GP appointments and EAP.