Sam Stew Email & Phone Number

Cheltenham

Working for the General Manager of the UK Supply business I operated as part of the Senior Leadership team. With a HR Operational team of HRBP’s, Advisors and Coordinators we delivered successful HR Solutions to the largest manufacturing business within the Spirax Sarco Group, which employed circa 550 individuals.Key Contributions:• Senior Management and Executive Coaching across the organisation• Delivered strategic OD transformation programmes across the business, including restructure of Engineering function, and Supply Chain functions and shift optimisation programme.• Devised and Delivered successful Leadership & Development programmes for both individuals and teams at Senior and Middle Management level. (Developed multiple programmes with external partners, delivered locally and rolled out globally. Local success linked to improved customer service metrics).• Consistent improvements in Participation, Engagement, and Enablement scores in the biennial Global Engagement Survey. Overall increase in participation from 36% in 2017 to 81% in 2023. Engagement Score improvement of 5% and Enablement Score improvement of 4 % for 2023 Survey.• Implementation of family friendly/flexible working practices improving talent retention and recruitment across the business• Delivery of revised pay and grading structures aligned to local market and Mercer Grading System• Developed a robust performance culture at all levels within the business. Delivering an improved annual review process and aligning the annual pay review to performance for all operational roles across the organisation• Implementation of succession and talent management process for Senior roles• Introduction of workforce planning tools for the future skill requirement for the business• Ongoing improvements and delivery of Apprentice Programme. Resulting in successful recruitment of record numbers of Apprentices year on year. Apprentices all retained on programme completion.

Solihull

A senior HR role partnering several areas of the Rexel UK businesses during a period of significant transformation. Working with key stakeholders within the Regional Branch Network, Supply Chain, UK Corporate Sales and the Transformation and Business Operations teams, I utilised my change management experience and advised and led the senior management teams through the organisation design process and worked to upskill them with the tools for successful culture change.

Malvern, Worcestershire

Prior to leaving QinetiQ I was leading a significant transformation programme for several business areas including; The International Business, Business Development function and all Head Office Support functions. This included taking the Executive Committee members and their immediate leadership teams through a complete Organisational Design process.Other Key Projects & Achievements include:Organisational Change - As part of the transformation programme there was a need for QinetiQ to focus on the International Market as its growth area. In collaboration with the MD of International I designed an organisation to align a number of separate businesses and subsidiaries into a single way of working. This required an understanding of the business objectives for each of the areas and ensuring that the people initiatives and deliverables were linked to the overall strategy. Global Working Review - This project was established to review and align QinetiQ’s HR global working provision across the business. My role was to determine the current position, ascertain the level of service the businesses were receiving and implement a plan to better improve efficiencies and effectiveness. Through this project I was able to demonstrate HR’s capability and raised HR’s profile as an enabler to overseas working Culture Change - Working with three complex businesses there was a business need to deliver a culture change to a dynamic market focused commercial organisation. I helped to successfully establish collaborative working between three disparate businesses allowing them to share resources, best practice and further develop their relationships with the wider organisation. Through developing high performing teams the workforce were engaged and positioned to win work and succeed. We delivered the most successful graduate intake programme in QinetiQ’s history since 2003.

Worcester, United Kingdom

A HR generalist role in support of a portfolio of circa 4,500 employees nationwide for a leisure management company, running leisure, catering and entertainment facilities on behalf of local government.

Pershore, Worcestershire

Working as sole HR professional within the business aligned with the Managing Director to deliver the people agenda to a portfolio of 185 employees in a unionised manufacturing business.

Ilm Level 7 Certificate, Executive And Senior Level Coaching, Pass

Master'S Degree, Personnel & Development

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Psychology