HR Manager

Our client, a large and growing business with circa 600 staff, is looking for an **HR Manager** to join their Senior Management team in Bagshot.

**HR Manager
Surrey, GU19 5JB
£50,000 per annum
Full Time, Permanent
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK**

Our client is a family run business providing gardening products supplies across the UK.

As **HR Manager**, you will be responsible for all HR activity in 5 garden centres across the South of England, including a busy internet operation, catering company and landscaping business.

You will be leading a small team of four staff members and be responsible for shaping and delivering an HR / People Plan for the business covering all aspects of the employee lifecycle - recruitment, retention, development, engagement, reward and payroll.

The client is looking for an experienced HR partner who will take on both a strategic role: devising the plan and taking the team to the next level in its delivery of HR to the business - and an operational role: steering and guiding the team to look afterthe more complex and difficult challenges that can crop up from time to time, ensuring the smooth and efficient running of daily operations.

**As HR Manager, your responsibilities will include**:

- Development of the HR plan and delivery of the employee lifecycle and special projects.
- Providing coaching, support and guidance to all levels of management on HR matters.
- Working with the management team on identifying people priorities and proposals for improving employee engagement.
- Managing complex or difficult Employee Relations issues including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, frequent or long-term sickness absences and capability problems and interventions for employee well-being.
- Developing a set of key HR metrics and a monthly/quarterly dashboard for senior management.
- Further embed the new HR database system, UKG.
- Managing all change management initiatives including organisation design and effectiveness, selection processes, redundancies, and running TUPE exercises.
- Developing and updating company policies and Employee Handbook.
- Managing internal communications across the companies.
- Working with the Health & Safety team to ensure implementation and compliance with safe working practices with particular focus on Covid processes.
- Managing a small team - coaching, supporting and developing team members to partner effectively with the business on recruitment, engagement and performance management.

**Essential Skills and Experience**:

- Considerable practical experience working in senior HR Business Partner roles with demonstrated ability to progress to the next level of HR.
- CIPD qualified to at least level 5.
- Experience in developing and implementing HR or People Plans for a client group or business.
- Team leader experience.
- Background in operational environment.

Strong employment law knowledge and ER experience including handling of investigations, disciplinaries and grievance issues; knowledge or experience of TUPE, redundancies, ACAS and tribunal work would be useful.

**Other Skills and Experience**:

- Ability to balance strategic and operational priorities and objectives
- Able to plan, manage and deliver against critical projects and deadlines
- Self-starting and confident to work autonomously and manage competing priorities
- Positive and proactive mindset, always up for a challenge.
- Ability to influence and create valued relationships with management and staff.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong IT skills and enjoy working in a fast-paced retail environment

**Benefits**
- Free on-site parking
- Staff Discounts

**You must be eligible to work in the UK.**

**O**ther suitable skills and experience includes HR, Human Resource Officer, HR Officer, Group HR Officer, HR Business Partner, HR Advisor, People Team, HR Specialist, HR Coordinator, Group HR Operations Officer, Senior HR Assistant