HR Partner in Birmingham

• Job Title
• HR Partner
• Reports to
• HR Partner Lead – UKI & Nordics
• Location
• Birmingham Knights Court / Remote (with the requirement to travel)
• Contract Type
• Fixed Term Contract (1 year initially)
• Introduction to role

Vanderlande is the global market leader in automation systems and solutions for customers within the Airports, Parcel & Warehousing sectors.

This role is central to maintaining a cohesive and positive working environment within the HR team.

It offers an opportunity to make a direct impact on people and culture.

• Role Responsibilities
• Support a critical global carve-out programme, delivering the TUPE transfer of warehousing employees in the UK.
• Provide expert advice on TUPE regulations, ensuring full compliance for both incoming and outgoing employer responsibilities.
• Manage all TUPE-related activity, including due diligence, data gathering, review and validation of Employee Liability Information (ELI).
• Plan and deliver consultation processes and support transfer execution and post‑transfer activities.
• Partner with legal advisors and stakeholders to identify, manage and mitigate risk.
• Support the development and delivery of employee communications and consultation materials.
• Ensure a smooth and consistent employee experience during a period of significant change.
• Provide clear, practical, and risk‑based guidance to managers and stakeholders on employee relations and change management.
• Support and lead individual and collective consultation processes where required.
• Manage ER issues arising pre‑ and post‑transfer, ensuring consistent and fair outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation across all ER and TUPE activity.
• Develop and maintain TUPE and ER‑related documentation, including consultation scripts, guidance, employee communications, template letters, and transfer documentation.
• Provide guidance to managers and HR teams to ensure consistent application of policies and processes.
• Work closely with the HR Partner Lead – UKI & Nordics to ensure alignment and consistency across the business.
• Collaborate with People Services, global teams, and project stakeholders to deliver programme milestones successfully.
• Act as a trusted HR advisor to managers and leaders during the transition.
• Build strong relationships across multiple sites and functions.
• Provide on‑site HR support across warehousing locations as required.
• Travel regularly to support employee engagement and operational delivery.
• Role Qualification and Skills
• Extensive and demonstrable TUPE experience for both incoming and outgoing employers.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law, particularly in relation to organisational change and transfers.
• Proven experience supporting or leading TUPE or large‑scale transformation/carve‑out projects.
• Experience managing complex employee relations casework in a change environment.
• Strong understanding of consultation processes (collective and individual).
• Ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical, business‑focused guidance.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly across UK sites.
• Ideally CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience).
• Flexible self‑starter with strong initiative, excellent organisational and multitasking skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, coaching and facilitation skills.
• Workday (HR system) experience would be useful but not essential.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays).
• Aviva Medical Cover.
• Yu Life – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing, and daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers.
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities for career progression.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Yellow Nest salary exchange scheme to reduce childcare costs for parents and employers.
• Pension with Aviva.
• Access to Achievers, an award‑winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers, where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.
• Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, and reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.

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