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 striving to improve the competitiveness of our customers through Value Added logistic process automation.

If you are passionate about creating a great employee experience, People Services is the place for you!

This role is central to maintaining a cohesive and positive working environment within the HR team, so being hands on and ready to help with whatever comes up is essential.

This is a great opportunity for any individual who wants to make a direct impact on people and culture.

Role Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced HR Partner on a fixed-term basis (initially 12 months) to support a critical global carve-out programme, where our parent company, Toyota, is establishing a new organisation.

This role will play a key part in delivering the TUPE transfer of warehousing employees (based in the UK), ensuring a compliant, well-managed, and employee-focused transition.

This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused role, requiring deep expertise in TUPE, employee relations, and organisational change.

The successful candidate will work closely with the HR Partner Lead – UKI & Nordics, Project teams, legal advisors, and business stakeholders, and must be comfortable travelling regularly to multiple UK sites to support consultation and transfer activities on the ground.

• Your responsibilities and activities will include
• TUPE Programme Delivery
• Support the end‑to‑end TUPE transfer process as part of the carve‑out programme for 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 and data gathering
• Review and validation of Employee Liability Information (ELI)
• Planning and delivery of consultation processes
• Supporting 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
• Employee Relations & Change Management
• Provide clear, practical, and risk‑based guidance to managers and stakeholders
• 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
• Policy, Process & Documentation

• Develop and maintain TUPE and ER‑related documentation, including

• Consultation scripts and guidance
• Employee communications
• Template letters and transfer documentation
• Ensure processes are clear, practical, and legally compliant
• Provide guidance to managers and HR teams to ensure consistent application of policies and processes
• Stakeholder Management & Collaboration
• 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
• Other Responsibilities Include
• Provide on‑site HR support across warehousing locations as required
• Act as a visible HR presence during key consultation and transfer milestones
• Travel regularly to support employee engagement and operational delivery
• Role Qualification And Skills
• Extensive and demonstrable TUPE experience is essential, including experience acting 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)
• A flexible self‑starter with strong initiative, excellent organisational and multitasking skills who is capable of working autonomously, managing and prioritising their own workload and understanding when and where to seek guidance.
• Excellent communication, presentation, coaching and facilitation skills
• Workday (HR system) experience would be useful but not essential

What We Offer

• 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 along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression
• Cycle to work scheme
• Yellow Nest is a salary exchange scheme that reduces 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 regards 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, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.

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