HR Business Partner in Hemel Hempstead

Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: Selecta
Job Hours: Full-time

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About Selecta

Selecta is an innovative global industry leader and food tech pioneer, which runs as a 24/7 food & drink distribution and technology led powerhouse with 2021 reported revenues of over €1billion. Selecta provides millions of moments of joy to its end consumers throughout Europe. As such, we are uniquely positioned to address the needs of our clients and their consumers in the new hybrid work environment.

Selecta operates across 16 countries within Europe, serving 12 million people every day. Within the UK we deliver a national service, relied on and trusted by circa 3,500 businesses to serve tasty beverages and snacks at a variety of locations from workplaces to schools, universities and hospitals and everywhere in-between.

The remit of the HR Business Partner:

  • Drive the people agenda, supporting across the full employee lifecycle
  • Acting as a well-rounded HR Generalist, with a skillset spanning: employee relations case management, coaching support, design and delivery of HR Surgeries, Recruitment, L&D, guidance on formal and informal People matters and period reporting
  • Supporting with Talent Mapping, Organisational design and Succession planning, helping to drive performance and ensuring the right people are in the right roles
  • Connecting with multi-site Management and Exec Leadership to communicate the HR agenda and People initiatives, whilst supporting in the delivery of these
  • Managing annual cycles of HR activity and adhoc project work, always focussing on continuous improvement
  • Day to day duties:

  • Drive the people agenda, supporting across the full employee lifecycle
  • Managing Employee Relations casework including: restructures, performance management, flexible working, maternity & paternity policies, grievances, disciplinaries etc
  • Supporting with Talent Mapping, Organisational design and Succession planning, helping to drive performance and ensuring the right people are in the right roles
  • Drive high levels of performance and accountability within the business
  • Upskill line managers (especially those new to management) with a particular focus on micro-surgeries to improve capabilities
  • Lead on change management programmes within the business and Project Management of relevant initiatives
  • Review and relaunch where necessary the processes/ tools/ line manager training/ templates (inc system templates) that the business uses to recruit
  • Take a lead on critical resourcing projects and advertising campaigns, determining the candidate attraction strategy ( appropriate channels & where we’ll find candidates) and resourcing plan ( timelines, resources and key stakeholders) for defined projects
  • Comprehensive candidate screening, screening templates for managers to use and quality audits
  • Weekly Recruitment reporting: managing multiple data points, reporting on hiring performance and analysing trends to make informed decisions
  • Develop our local Employer Brand, reinvigorating our social media strategy as well as diversity initiatives
  • Focus on embedding Selecta cultural principles, including building a diverse and inclusive culture across the company
  • Governance around cyclical activities such as resourcing, probationary review and exit interviews
  • HR Metrics, Data Integrity & Reporting (sickness, holidays, staff turnover, probationary reviews, productivity and other Group requirements)
  • HRIS system maintenance (we use SDWorx) and general administration
  • Providing adhoc cover and support for a variety of HR queries/tasks.
  • Requirements

    An experienced HR BP would fit well into this role or a Junior / Senior HR Advisor looking for the next step in their career would find this opportunity ideal. You should also match the following:

  • CIPD qualified to at least Level 5, including knowledge of employment legislation
  • A strong generalist HR background with experience of working with senior leaders
  • A great communicator, able to build positive and collaborative relationships including the delivery of training
  • Highly process orientated, a stickler for detail and a completer-finisher
  • Commercially astute with the ability to understand the financials
  • Resilient in character: able to prioritise busy workloads and to deal with quick turnarounds
  • Ability to work at pace and cope with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
  • Benefits

    Benefits being a HR Business Partner working at Selecta?

  • 25 days holiday pa + bank holidays
  • Life assurance of 2x yearly salary
  • Security of 5-weeks paid sick leave
  • Development opportunities available and clearly mapped career paths
  • You’re supported by a strong leadership team
  • Potential of international travel to different Selecta locations
  • You must have the Right to Work in the UK permanently. Please apply for consideration- we look forward to reviewing your CV.


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