Senior HR Business Partner

Senior HR Business Partner (Multi-Site) FMCG Manufacturing Sector Reading & Surrounding Areas £60,000 - £70,000 pro rota + Car allowance, Bonus 9 Month - 12 Month FTC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join a leading FMCG/manufacturing organisation on a 9-12 month fixed-term contract.

This is a highly visible, commercially focused HR role, partnering with senior operational leaders across a number of high-profile manufacturing sites. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping people strategy, driving engagement and culture, supporting organisational change and providing pragmatic, commercially minded HR leadership.

The role will require regular travel between sites
, particularly during the initial phase, so the successful candidate will need to be comfortable working across multiple locations and engaging directly with site leadership teams and frontline manufacturing colleagues.

• £60,000 - £70,000 annual salary
• £5,700 Car allowance
• 5% Bonus
• Immediate start.
• High-profile interim leadership opportunity.
• Opportunity to make a measurable impact within a well-established food manufacturing operation

• Significant senior HR Business Partner experience within a challenging operational environment.
• CIPD Level 5 is highly desirable
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate business challenges into effective people solutions.
• Experience working within FMCG, manufacturing or a similarly operationally intensive environment is highly desirable
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting organisational change, cultural development and business transformation.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insight to identify problems and drive solutions.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and best practice.
• A disciplined, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• The ability to quickly establish credibility and build effective relationships at all levels.
• Experience working with trade unions would be advantageous.
• Flexibility to travel UK wide within the role

• Partner closely with senior operational leaders and site General Managers to deliver effective people strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused HR advice across the full employee lifecycle.
• Act as a trusted coach, challenger and adviser to senior leaders and management teams.
• Drive employee engagement, culture and organisational effectiveness across the sites.
• Lead and support organisational change, transformation and modernisation programmes.
• Develop and deliver site-specific people plans that support business performance and future growth.
• Provide guidance and coaching on complex employee relations and employment matters.
• Support workforce planning, organisational design and changes to ways of working.
• Use HR data and insight to identify trends, diagnose issues and develop practical solutions.
• Lead or contribute to projects designed to improve business pe