Senior HRBP -South West

Senior Human Resources Business Partner – South West Desserts

We’re proud to be Bakkavor. We’re proud to give everyone the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career.

Competitive Salary

Based across 2 sites Devizes, Wiltshire and Highbridge, Somerset

Monday – Friday

Excellent rewards package including – 25 days holiday, life insurance, short-term bonus, private medical insurance, car allowance £8,400, pension

Why join us?

We’re proud to offer you a career with possibilities. Where you’ll be supported to work hard, aim high and bring your best to work, every day. As a valued Senior HR Business Partner, we’ll support your ambition, and give you the opportunity and support to develop and progress your career so you can create a career you can be proud of too.

What we do.

We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry - supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. 

About the role.

In this challenging and varied role, you will work collaboratively with the General Manager and the Site Leadership Teams to shape and deliver the People Plan.

As a true generalist, you will oversee the full breadth of HR activity on site, including talent management, resourcing, employee engagement, reward and employment relations.

Understanding the priorities, challenges and key drivers for the site in order to influence all key decisions.  You will work closely with the leadership colleagues to ensure that the wider impact and consequences of any change are understood and well communicated.

You will need to work closely with central support functions such as HR Services, Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development to ensure that the site continues to attract, nurture and retain talent

You will effectively lead, coach and mentor a team of 5 to ensure that the HR function operates effectively and meet customers’ needs.

Reporting to the Head of HR for our Bakery Sector, you will work closely with them and the HR Leadership community across Bakkavor to ensure that all Group level strategies and processes are embedded at site level.  

About you.

With a CIPD qualification, you’ll:

• possess excellent commercial/business acumen and should be financially astute
• have proven experience of formulating people strategies that work in conjunction with an overall, wider business strategy.
• have good working knowledge for prevailing employment legislation with proven experience leading collective consultations and managing workplace discipline to Employment Tribunal level.
• be agile, influential, collaborative, results driven and strategic.  

What you’ll receive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You’ll enjoy:

• A stakeholder pension scheme
• Personal accident Insurance
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Employee assistance programme

• A range of voluntary benefits

• Holiday purchase scheme
• Additional life assurance
• Dental & hospital cash plans
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools
• Affordable loans via your salary
• Proud to be and loyal service awards. 

• Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor
We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

Find out more and apply.

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