At a Glance
- Tasks: Transform the People function and drive talent management in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Market-leading fresh food manufacturer with ambitious growth plans.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, profit share bonus, car allowance, and family private medical insurance.
- Other info: Join a values-led culture with genuine autonomy and investment in people.
- Why this job: Lead significant People transformations and influence business strategy directly with the CEO.
- Qualifications: Experienced HR leader with a track record in fast-paced manufacturing or FMCG.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
What if your next HR leadership role wasn't about maintaining the status quo... but completely transforming it?
Talent Pool is delighted to be exclusively partnering with a market-leading fresh food manufacturer in the search for a People Director to join the Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of the People function within a business that has experienced significant growth and is now entering an exciting new phase of expansion following its acquisition by a global, family-owned food business.
Having grown from £150m to £280m in revenue over the past eight years, the business has ambitious plans to reach £600m over the next five years through its "Double Down" growth strategy.
The Opportunity The commercial, operations and supply chain teams are already high-performing.
The next priority is transforming the People function into one of the organisation's greatest strengths.
This isn't a business looking for someone to simply manage HR.
It's looking for someone to redefine it.
The CEO is seeking a commercially minded People Director who can build trust across the organisation, elevate the capability of the People team and create a function that is recognised as a genuine strategic partner to the business.
You'll have the autonomy, investment and Board backing to make meaningful change.
Key Priorities 🌱 Build a high-performing, strategically focused People function 🤝 Improve engagement and strengthen trust in HR across the business 🎯 Drive talent management, succession planning and leadership capability 🏗️ Lead organisation design and workforce planning across multiple manufacturing sites 📈 Improve retention and colleague engagement 📚 Accelerate learning and development to support future growth 💚 Champion the business vision and create a culture where people can thrive.
About You You'll be an experienced senior HR leader with a track record of delivering transformation within a fast-paced manufacturing or FMCG environment.
You'll bring: ✔ Experience leading HR across multi-site operations ✔ Strong commercial acumen and the credibility to influence at Board level ✔ Expertise in organisational design, culture and engagement ✔ A passion for developing high-performing teams ✔ The confidence to challenge, influence and lead change You'll be equally comfortable on the factory floor as you are in the boardroom.
Why Join? ✨ Report directly to the CEO and influence business strategy 🌍 Join a rapidly growing business backed by a global leader in fresh food 🚀 Lead one of the most significant People transformations in the sector 🤝 Work within a values-led, entrepreneurial culture where you'll have genuine autonomy 📈 Be part of an ambitious growth journey with significant investment in people and capability Package 💷 Competitive base salary 📊 Profit Share Bonus 🚗 Car Allowance 🏥 Family Private Medical Insurance
