HR People Partner ( ER and Change )

Location: Blythe Valley Business Park, Shirley, Solihull B90

Hybrid working: Office based 4 days and home working 1 day on a rota basis

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5.30pm

Benefits: Free parking, 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 28 days with service, life assurance x3 salary, private medical insurance and holiday purchase scheme

We are recruiting an experienced HR Business Partner to join an established, stable team of 6 providing in-house HR support to approximately 1,500 colleagues across several UK locations. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident HR professional who enjoys building strong relationships with managers and colleagues, managing complex employee relations matters and delivering practical people solutions in a busy, evolving organisation.

Working closely with the wider HR team, you will provide credible, commercially aware advice throughout the employee lifecycle, with a particular emphasis on employee relations, TUPE, restructuring and organisational change. You will help managers make fair, consistent decisions, support colleague engagement and contribute to the delivery of people initiatives and projects.

This role is predominately office based 4 days, with 1 day working on a rota basis. Full time 37.5 hour working week 9am until 5.30pm

Role and responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted HR Business Partner to managers and colleagues across UK locations, providing practical advice, coaching and constructive challenge.

• Manage a varied and often complex employee relations caseload, including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, capability, performance and employment tribunal-related matters, helping to manage business risk.

• Support organisational change programmes, including restructuring, redundancy consultation and TUPE transfers, with a focus on effective communication and colleague integration.

• Guide and influence managers on employment law, policies and good people-management practices, promoting fairness and consistency in decision-making.

• Lead or contribute to people projects and initiatives that improve organisational performance, colleague experience, engagement, culture and morale.

• Analyse data and draw conclusions making recommendations to increase colleague engagement to aid the people strategy.

• Monitor and review compensation and benefits guidelines and exceptions.

• Work collaboratively with the team of six and stakeholders across the business to deliver a responsive, professional and consistent HR service.

• Support managers through complex decisions, considering commercial needs alongside employee wellbeing, legal obligations and organisational values.

• Manage multiple priorities and deadlines, responding appropriately to urgent and sensitive matters.

Required qualifications and skills

• Significant experience in an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, HR Generalist or Employee Relations Advisor role, ideally supporting a multi-site workforce.

• Strong UK employment law knowledge including upcoming legislation changes

• Proven track record of managing complex, high-volume employee relations casework, particularly TUPE and redundancy following acquisitions

• Experience of leading or supporting organisational change and delivering effective HR projects.

• Ability to build credible relationships, influence and coach managers at all levels

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Highly organised and adaptable, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and work to tight deadlines.

• High levels of integrity and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.

• Collaborative, approachable and committed to providing an excellent service to internal stakeholders.

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above is essential.

• Willingness and ability to travel to other UK locations when required.

If you are an experienced HR Business Partner looking to make a difference within a supportive, established HR team and a varied, multi-site organisation, please apply now