HR Business Partner

Position Summary

This newly created HR Business Partner (HRBP) role will act as a strategic advisor to leaders across the business, supporting the development of high-performing teams and enabling organisational growth. The role combines operational HR delivery with forward-thinking people strategy, helping attract, develop, and retain talent in a fast-moving, customer-focused environment.

You will play a key role in shaping culture, building workforce capability, and ensuring people practices support commercial success in a business environment defined by change, agility, and strong stakeholder relationships. You will work within a close-knit HR team and collaborate closely with HR leadership and peers.

Principal Duties

Business Partnership

Build strong relationships with operational and commercial managers across the business

Provide strategic HR guidance to support business planning, organisational design, and workforce optimisation

Use workforce data and market insight to anticipate talent needs and support decision-making

Talent Management & Development

Lead workforce planning and succession strategies to ensure future capability needs are met

Partner with managers to develop capability and identify learning and development needs

Coach managers to improve leadership effectiveness, engagement, and team performance

Employee Relations & Culture

Provide expert advice on employee relations matters, ensuring fair, compliant, and commercially sound outcomes

Support organisational change including restructures, role transitions, and cultural initiatives

Champion an inclusive, high-performance culture aligned to business values

Performance & Reward

Support the performance review cycle, driving accountability and continuous improvement

Contribute to reward and recognition initiatives to attract and retain talent in a competitive market

Support benchmarking and analysis of compensation trends to inform pay decisions

HR Operations & Compliance

Ensure HR policies and practices remain compliant with UK employment law and best practice

Use HR systems and analytics to track key people metrics and identify improvements

Drive continuous improvement in HR processes and operational efficiency

Knowledge & Skills Requirements

Essential

Credible and influential HR professional

Proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions

Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice

Experience managing employee relations cases to resolution

Ability to interpret data and translate into clear, actionable insight

Strong communication, relationship-building, and coaching skills

Desirable

Experience in telecoms, technology, distribution, or logistics environments

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience)

Exposure to organisational design and change programmes

Experience using HR systems and people analytics tools

Working Conditions

Full driving licence and access to own vehicle required due to rural location

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity status