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Colchester, England, United Kingdom

Human resources and technical leadership for manufacturing technology business producing hundreds of millions of global retail and membership branded items annually, delivering a high attendance, low employee turnover business.• Managed 2024 site restructuring with the team outperforming prior year revenue, budget and continued generating positive cash flow throughout a difficult restructuring period.• Interim site leadership for innovative technology manufacturing site… Show more Human resources and technical leadership for manufacturing technology business producing hundreds of millions of global retail and membership branded items annually, delivering a high attendance, low employee turnover business.• Managed 2024 site restructuring with the team outperforming prior year revenue, budget and continued generating positive cash flow throughout a difficult restructuring period.• Interim site leadership for innovative technology manufacturing site following senior leadership departures, improved 2023 EBITDA by 16.6%, turnover by 6.6% vs 2022 through a training and capacity strategy.• Managed HR, IT and quality due diligence for successful 2023 sale to private investor (Woodberry Capital).• Interim management of IT function while restructuring (recruitment, team development, setting application development strategy, managing annual IT budget, software licensing, supplier negotiations). • Supported new IT manager onboarding and structured transfer of responsibility, monetising development activities to support investment in team capability.• Co-authored submission to be awarded "2023 Manufacturer of the Year" by Gift Card and Voucher Association (industry trade body). Show less

United Kingdom

Country HR Business Partner lead role reporting to CHRO based at US-headquarters, strategically delivering recruitment, talent management, retention, employee relations, reward and recognition, organisational design with budgetary responsibility and experience sourcing and negotiating with HR service providers.• Set up HR function for rapidly growing UK entity, conducting gap analysis, implementing actions to ensure legal compliance, consolidating employee handbooks and issuing policies… Show more Country HR Business Partner lead role reporting to CHRO based at US-headquarters, strategically delivering recruitment, talent management, retention, employee relations, reward and recognition, organisational design with budgetary responsibility and experience sourcing and negotiating with HR service providers.• Set up HR function for rapidly growing UK entity, conducting gap analysis, implementing actions to ensure legal compliance, consolidating employee handbooks and issuing policies and procedures.• Managed HR due diligence for 2018 acquisition by Longacre Group (Private Equity Company).• Led HR consultation on 2015 site closure and managed transfer of retained employees and knowledge.• Managed HR due diligence for 2012 acquisition of competitor including TUPE and restructuring.• Implemented transitions for payroll and benefits providers, migration of data and employee communications and engagement.• Scoped, led global employee engagement survey program for 6 years, driving 95% completion. Show less

Colchester, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, East Anglia, United Kingdom

Promoted early from Tesco graduate trainee scheme, developed through metro, superstore and extra store format personnel manager roles, providing HR advice and support to store teams. My last position was as a group attendance champion reporting directly to the group HR Director, covering a 10,000 employee Extra store format group.• Led site attendance program coaching managers on short term and long term absence to achieve top 5 company store for attendance.• Coached store… Show more Promoted early from Tesco graduate trainee scheme, developed through metro, superstore and extra store format personnel manager roles, providing HR advice and support to store teams. My last position was as a group attendance champion reporting directly to the group HR Director, covering a 10,000 employee Extra store format group.• Led site attendance program coaching managers on short term and long term absence to achieve top 5 company store for attendance.• Coached store leadership teams, implementing policies and procedures, disciplinary and appeals, employee relations, recruitment and resourcing in a unionised environment.• HR Manager for site openings, closures, refits, duty management, disciplinary and grievance case management.• Delivered training workshops, development programs, coaching, appraisals, managed KPIs and budgetary responsibility for store payroll and productivity.• Store Cluster Personnel Manager forecasting and succession planning of management trainees, management resourcing and leading management development programs across multiple store formats within East Anglia. Show less

Front of House, online reservation pricing strategy and booking management for boutique apartment hotel, servicing BMW as an executive client.• Mitigated fallout from US 9/11 attack impact on reservation bookings for business.

Mbioch (Hons), Biochemistry

Ma Hrm, Human Resources Management In A Strategic Context

Human Resources Management (Cipd Flexi), Leadership And Management

Ma Hrm In A Strategic Context

Mbioch (Hons) Biochemistry, Biochemistry