Evri is a massive brand and leading contributor within the UK parcel delivery sector. The Hub Operations division consists of 3 Hubs located across the UK, Rugby being the largest. Contributing to and driving the people strategy in my area of responsibility ensuring alignment with the overall business and wider HR strategy. Working in partnership with the Centre’s of Excellence within the wider HR function, to ensure delivery of those people plans by driving the implementation of key activities and initiatives. Using people key performance indicators to drive performance of the business and to develop people initiatives to drive positive change across the organisation. Ensuring the business is effectively resourced by having clear recruitment plans, driving the resourcing teams to help deliver those plans and supporting with recruitment activity where necessary. Supporting the people engagement agenda through two peak periods. Ensuring effective onboarding processes are in place and are being carried out, working with Leadership Development and the Operational areas and the operation to create solutions to address any gaps. Supporting the Job Evaluation processes, identify pay issues at local level and work with leadership teams to develop a solution. Coaching line managers to help identify and address people issues e.g. development, performance and conduct, and work with them to develop/implement appropriate solutions. Driving employee engagement by supporting leaders with engagement planning and driving functional engagement initiatives. Building effective relationships with the union and taking accountability for driving key actions from union sessions. Being accountable for the successful implementation of business change and or/new business initiatives e.g. restructuring & redundancy.

BUTCHER’S PETCARE LTD – Crick, NorthantsA well-known, successful and respected FMCG wet can dog and cat food manufacturer producing and selling branded and own label products to the top 4 retailers in the UK.HR Manager, January 2011 to dateReporting to the Group Operations Director and responsible for a team of 7 direct reports:Key Achievements:• Developed and implemented a change in organisational design and culture bringing together task, team and individual in a new model of employee engagement to deliver strategic direction• Led the owners and senior team in a strategy to improve operational performance, including introduction of a Performance Management framework and an accredited Leadership Development programme• Developed and implemented an Engineering Recovery Plan to ensure continuity of maintenance resource. This included the introduction of an Engineering Apprenticeship programme and an Engineering Maintenance Development scheme• Managed a structural change programme to create business units focussed on delivering excellence to the customer• Successful managed the tendering process for our factory-based agency labour provider (worth circa £1mil per annum) • Implemented a competency-based succession plan• Led a project to create the “Butcher’s Behaviours” - a code of conduct linked to organisational values• Ensured the organisation was up to date and compliant in the areas of Gender Pay Gap analysis, Anti-Slavery and People Trafficking • Led initiatives in support of the local community including delivery of interviewing skills to secondary school students, and helping unemployed young people prepare for work.

Key Achievements:Operational HR support to the Infrastructure Midlands and North area, which encompasses circa 350 employees over 6 different sitesSuccessfully managed the redeployment of 50 existing engineering and technical staff from projects across the country to ramp up the A1 D2B road widening project (£209 mil), bringing significant savings in external recruitment costs, potential redundancy payments and loss of knowledge/expertise Progect Managed Redundancy programmes. Managed several TUPE transfers into Morgan Est, the largest of which involved 650 employees from 5 separate incumbent organizationsExperience with dealing with unions regarding general employment issues, including Discipline and Grievance, redundancy consultations with individual employees and TUPE consultationsDeveloped the "Assistant Construction Engineer (ACE)" programme, aimed at training Gas Mains Replacement Supervisors, and "Constructing Talent", designed to develop talent within the Utilities Services part of our business. Successfully recruited 33 Civil Engineering and Quantity Surveying graduates into the business in one year. Formed part of the Morgan Est People, Development & Culture Team on different tendering opportunities with clients such as National Grid & EONImplemented induction and absence management schemes within the West Midlands Gas Alliance, resulting in an employee turnover rate of less than 10% against the company wide rate of 22%Conducted equal opportunity and diversity surveys in consecutive years at the West Midlands Gas Alliance to facilitate to the development of the diversity strategy

. - WarwickDesign and engineering consultancy serving the automotive industry.; Within the HR Department, responsible for managing and co-ordinating recruitment and induction of technical, skilled and administrative personnel to support engineering projects within Hawtal Whiting Ltd and Wagon Body Structures. Key Responsibilities:Recruitment advertising, including liaising with advertising agenciesInterviewing and inducting new startersRunning the Graduate Recruitment ProgrammeChairman of the Company "Employee Panel"Key Achievements:Liaised with specialist recruitment agencies to set up a Preferred Supplier list and signed service level agreements Developed a new graduate induction programmeSuccessfully designed and developed new recruitment procedures.Managed the recruitment of over 30 engineering and administration vacancies within one project over a three-month

Active Service and Operational Tours in Bosnia and Kuwait. 'Best All Round Recruit' on basic training. Progressed to SAC and Second-in-Command of a Section