Employee Relations Business Partner

James Andrews Recruitment are proud to be partnering with a renowned distribution business in the East Midlands and assisting to recruit for a permanent Employee Relations Business Partner
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Benefits include a company car (Tesla), competitive annual leave and company bonus.

If you are an experienced HR professional with a strong Employee Relations background and enjoy working closely with operational leaders in a commercially focused, people-first environment — this could be an excellent next step.

• This is a senior, hands‑on HR role with a strong emphasis on complex Employee Relations alongside business partnering and HR project work in a multi‑site environment.

You will:

• Act as a trusted HR partner to managers and senior leaders
• Lead complex ER cases (disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, redundancy, settlements)
• Ensure compliance with UK employment law and ACAS best practice
• Analyse ER trends and implement proactive risk‑reduction strategies
• Support recruitment and workforce planning activity
• Lead and support HR projects including HRIS development, policy harmonisation, absence reduction and engagement initiatives
• Champion a people‑first, family‑oriented culture during periods of growth and change
• This is a multi-site role requiring confidence operating independently while building strong relationships across locations.

• Significant experience in a Senior HR / ER-focused generalist role
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law
• Proven experience managing complex ER caseloads
• Willing to travel to multiple sites within the base being Leicester
• Experience partnering with operational leaders
• Project and change management experience
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills

Experience with in a multi-site would be highly advantageous.

For a confidential discussion, please contact James Andrews Recruitment directly