HR Business Partner in Oxford

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is not just about baking; it's about crafting moments of joy with every delicious bite. With 2025 sales of $5.3 billion, and as one of the leading producers of packaged bakery goods in the United States, Flowers Foods brings passion to the table. From the wholesome goodness of Nature's Own and Wonder to the bold and artisanal flavours of Dave's Killer Bread, the rustic goodness of Canyon Bakehouse, and the sweet delights of Tastykake, each product is a celebration of taste and quality. Beyond the oven, Flowers Foods fosters a culture that values and reflects Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility.

The Human Resources Business Partner seeks to build a strong advisory relationship with bakery leaders and acts as the main HR strategic advisor to deploy HR strategies and solutions at assigned facility or facilities. Position is responsible for managing the entire human resource function including human resource policies and procedures, compensation, training and development, employee relations, as well as many payroll functions. This role also functions as a bakery and employee advocate and change champion. Position helps to forecast the needs of the business from an HR perspective.

Position Responsibilities:

• Directs the execution of the company’s human resource and labour relations policies, procedures, and programmes.
• Provides general supervision for company-wide activities of personnel administration, wage and salary administration, management training and development, safety, benefits administration, employee communications, employee activities, staffing, legal compliance and labour relations.
• Actively promotes and reinforces Flowers Foods corporate values and culture.
• Partners with plant leadership as the primary HR strategic advisor for the bakery.
• Develops a trusted advisor relationship with plant leadership and proactively provides advice and the people context for business decisions.
• Works with corporate stakeholders and regional HRBPs to manage and build a strategic talent pipeline in the facility through the execution of recruiting, talent development, performance management, and leadership development strategies.
• Trains and develops plant leadership team.
• Promotes the strategic relationship between HR and management to define business challenges, identify opportunities to deliver value-added HR services and programmes, and translate them into focused HR initiatives that meet the business needs of the facility.
• Interprets HR policies and approves exceptions to policy within delegated authority and escalates exceptions outside of delegated authority to regional HRBPs.
• Actively listens and seeks to understand various points of view to arrive at best solution.
• Embraces and drives change for HR programmes.
• Develops and disseminates the facility’s affirmative action plan.
• Maintains all human resource files and salary records for employees and temporary labour, both electronically and in files.
• Administers wage and salary policies and the performance management process for employees.
• Responsible for the administration of the total pre-employment process including sourcing, recruiting, interviewing, investigating and screening of all applicants, referring qualified applicants to appropriate departments, and managing the onboarding processes.
• Supports employee engagement and cultural programmes and initiatives.
• Confidently manages upwards and downwards throughout the organization.
• Monitors HR data and trends and leverages business intelligence to provide new insights.
• Monitors results of the delivered HR programmes, and works with the Regional HRBPs, Centres of Excellence and HRSS to implement facility changes and improvements as needed.
• Keeps Regional HRBPs informed on all pending human resource and labour matters, and lends necessary assistance as requested.
• Responsible for ongoing professional development of the Human Resources Department.
• Practices and complies with all Company policies and procedures (EEO, Harassment, Affirmative Action, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.).
• Performs other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfilment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 or more years progressive human resources experience.
• Must have the ability to operate with a very high degree of freedom within the framework of recommended corporate policies.

Essential Job Requirements:

• A four-year degree in Human Resources Management or related field.

Salary Range: £90,000.00 - £129,973.20. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package.

Flowers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Flowers encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or people of any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.