Lead HRBP responsible for UK TM sites and HRBP’s in France, Germany and Teplice CZ

The Bakkavor group employ over 19,000 people worldwide, supplying over 5000 food products to the worlds largest retailers. The Wigan site employ over 1,400 employees. Initially I was employed to cover the HRM role during maternity with responsibility for leading and managing a team covering all aspects of HR and Training. During my time I have been involved with organisation design, annual pay negotiations, roll out of engagement survey, raising awareness of Modern Day Slavery and delivery of a significant change programme. My contract has been extended twice since to work on development/delivery of a strategic people plan for a large transformational project and as the People Implementation lead for a group wide project.

To effectively lead, manage and co-ordinate the HR function in the UK to ensure consistency of approach in line with Kawneer Europe strategies and to comply with legal requirements, with the objective of recruiting, retaining and developing employees in a working environment/culture in line with company principles Effectively contribute and participate as part of Senior Management Team in relation to strategic business planning and organisational development, decision making process to ensure that business objectives are achieved.

Veolia Environmental Services employ over 14,000 in the UK. Reporting to the Senior HRBP I worked in the North Region supporting a client group of over 800 employees across 10 sites. My role was to support the Regional Directors and Business Managers covering all aspects of HR. Providing a proactive and forward thinking operational HR service to the business on people initiatives including recruitment, talent management, succession planning and change management to support delivery of business objectives and drive a performance culture

TalkTalk is a leading telecommunications company employing over 2,500 employees. Reporting to the Head of HR Operations, my role as HR Consultant was to provide HR subject matter expertise to senior management across the business through group wide transformational/change projects. Working autonomously I led and owned the people work stream for each of these projects. I also had responsibility for managing the resource planning for the other HR Consultants, ensuring each project was adequately resourced and we had visibility of workload across the year. My project work included:• Restructuring, organisation design, TUPE off shore and on shore, site closures and shift change consultation • Harmonisation of terms and conditions – over 1,500 variations, including consultation and management briefings• Launch and management training on new TT Essentials Behavioural framework• Pension Scheme Review • Employee Engagement - Great Place to Work. Review, analysis and action planning from employee survey data• Organisational Capability review – facilitating sessions, talent review, action planning, performance management• Bringing our policies to life – development of e-learning/awareness programme for Bribery and Corp Gift Policies

HJ Heinz, food manufacturing, employed over 1,400 people. Functionally reporting into the Head of HR, I was responsible for a client group of over 320 employees and 30 managers within the Soups & Variants Centre. I played an influential role supporting the S&V senior management team. Supporting in areas such as employee relations, providing advice on legislative, contractual and best practice solutions - including absence, discipline, grievance and performance management. Also talent management, Organisation design, attendance management, employee engagement, reward and communications. I was involved with various projects across UK & I: • Audit of use of temporary workers (approx 200, costing £6M per annum), identifying ways in which AWR would impact site. Developed plan which identifed strategically how this would also affect future use of temp labour, including recommendations for substantial cost savings. • Key member of ‘HR Effectiveness Project’ team – reviewing and developing a number of core HR processes across UK& I to enable HR to work more effectively, consistently and accurately. • Roll out and facilitation of Heinz ‘Game Changing Leadership’ management programme to line management across the business • Project managed implementation of Heinz Flex bens programme, developing clear comms strategies and formats which ensured high take up of programme.

Novartis Vaccines is the world's fifth-largest vaccines business. The Liverpool site is the UK’s only large-scale flu vaccine manufacturing facility, employing around 800 people. Reporting directly to the Site Head of HR, with HR responsibility for the Quality and Secondary Manufacturing Functions my role involved:Operating as an internal HR Consultant to senior managers in a unionised environment, providing professional advice and guidance on all aspects of HR.Recruitment and retention of strong talent, driving employee development processes, performance reviews, talent management, team development, redundancy consultation, managing improvement projects, union liaison/negotiation

UK (4 sites) & Ireland Worlds largest producer of roofing and waterproofing membranes, employing approx 570 people in UK. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, with complete accountability for the HR Function (including Payroll). This role involved liaison with management in developing solutions to business issues and ensuring consistency in HR practices in a very traditional culture - industrial relations, recruitment & termination, absence, restructuring, disc & grievance, redundancies, employee welfare and provision of statistical information. Duties included:Co-ordination of HR Strategy and policy development, taking account of group policies, business strategy and legal requirements. Union liaison - Developed positive and proactive relationships with GMB & T&GWU Unions and supported senior management through negotiations and management of these relationshipsTUPE - Communication, consultation, outplacement, due diligence, including harmonisation of terms and conditions of employment and significant rationalisationDeveloped and Implemented Management and Staff Appraisal SchemeDealt with long term performance, bullying and long terms absence related issues Instrumental in introduction of new flexible working contracts and multi-skilled manufacturing workforce.