People Partner - Bakery 41

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

The Recipe

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our People Team as a People Partner at our new site, 41 Bakery! The role will be responsible for partnering with business leaders, providing coaching and driving change to grow talent, simplify organisations and lead people through the delivery of people plans and commercially focused HR solutions as part of one People team. In this role, you will have the chance to showcase your leadership skills, work closely with employees at all levels, and thrive in a busy and challenging environment. You will be responsible for overseeing HR operations, driving initiatives, and collaborating with leadership to support the company's strategic goals. Your background in retail, manufacturing, distribution, or hospitality will be a valuable asset as you navigate the unique demands of the food manufacturing sector.

The People Partner works in close collaboration with the site senior leadership team, our national People team, People Services team and Centres of Excellence. As our People Partner, you will be instrumental in driving compliance management, workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, engagement, and leadership development activities, while driving high performance and excellence. Enabled by SAP Success Factors you will use data insights and intelligence to inform and influence the people agenda, ensuring activity is focused and outcome based.

Key Accountabilities and Measures

• Partner senior management on the implementation and execution of the Lead for Growth strategy and key people processes.
• Performance coaching leaders to grow talent, simplify organisations, lead and engage people.
• To develop and execute People Plans, initiatives and actions in line with business plans and goals and to support local/functional needs, improvement to and delivery of people capability and performance indicators.
• Provide leadership and guidance on People matters, bringing expertise, external and internal insights to site leadership team and wider People team to foster a continuous improvement approach, drive improved decision making locally and nationally.
• To ensure a positive employee experience so that people are engaged in line with an employer of choice ethos and Warburtons values.
• Driving the empowerment/self service capability of our people and working collaboratively with the People Services, Resourcing and Advisor teams to ensure timely, relevant support and service to our people.
• Collaborating with the Centres of Excellence in representing the voice of the internal customer to ensure that central initiatives are fit for purpose. Implementing central initiatives effectively.
• Taking responsibility for maintaining own continuous professional development (CPD) and knowledge of best practices. Identify CPD opportunities for self, share new knowledge and encourage team members and broader people team to develop their skills through sharing of knowledge and expertise.

Essential Ingredients

• A proven HR/People business partner to senior stakeholders within an FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing or Distribution Environment.
• A senior HR/People generalist with experience of leading and coaching people.
• Demonstrating a background in driving, leading and supporting through change.
• Experience of working in collaboration with Trade Unions and/or colleague forums at a site/depot level.
• A strong breadth and depth of knowledge across the various specialist areas within HR and regarded as a trusted advisor by your senior colleagues and leadership team.

Extra Dough

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share).
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave.
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%.
• Private medical insurance and life assurance.
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website.
• Continued investment in your personal development.
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service.

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.