Head of HR - Manufacturing

Muller offers you a long term career with a genuine market leader - we are an entrepreneurial company where people love to work and make a difference. Our competitive advantage comes through driving value through innovation and brands, scale, operational excellence and building a high performing international organisation.
We’re currently recruiting for a Head of HR – Manufacturing within our Muller Milk and Ingredients Business Unit, the successful candidate will lead a high performing team to delivery key change projects, people strategy and drive performance and operational excellence working in partnership with key internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the HR team, across 6 sites within the UK and business partner the Chief Operating Officer for MMI
• Assess and challenge organisational design / structures and support your business areas to assess and design optimal organisations, acting as a change agent and subject matter expert
• Effectively manage the implementation of both Group and UK initiatives and priorities
• Agree annual development plans for the Senior Leadership Teams with the relevant Directors
• Partner with Heads of Function acting as a change agent in delivering a strategic holistic "people plan" for their business areas to ensure sustainability of our workforce
• Work with HRM's and HRA's to ensure that talent pipeline for their areas are identified and ensure that plans are built to address-any supply issues as required
• Act as a coach to senior leadership teams
• Work with the Talent Development Lead to create career ladders / progression routes for the various departmental disciplines in areas of responsibility
• Ensure that an annual talent process is active ensuring great people are highlighted, supported and developed for future growth
• Build and execute change programmes which build capability and grow talent
• Ensure a performance management process is in place and operating effectively including annual moderation of results
• Ensure that changes are managed in such a way that a positive ER climate is maintained
• Work pro-actively with the wider HR team and HR Director to ensure a consistent employment experience
• Identifying, initiating & implementing improvements in processes, systems and ways of working
• Work collaboratively with financial controlling and budget holders to manage headcount and ensure budgets are appropriately managed
• Ensure appropriate sign off for external spend and provide internal challenge to ensure effective use of future spend
• Ensure HR projects delivered within given timescale and budget
• Ensure ER cases are resolved within reasonable & defined timescales
• Reporting & interpreting key HR statistical information ensuring data accuracy
• To work in partnership with the HR practice functions to build and implement HR initiatives fit for purpose for business areas

Key skills & Experience

• CIPD qualified
• Significant experience in operating in a senior HR position within a complex, fast-paced organisation
• Ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships with stakeholders inside and outside the business area
• A natural coaching style to challenge their partners to think differently and seek new perspectives and move beyond obstacles
• Proven experience of business-partnering stakeholders at senior leadership/director level
• Proven experience of leading large-scale HR projects
• Capable of working within a business partner/matrix structure
• Experience of building capability across large HR teams
• Experience working in an FMCG environment
• HR legislative understanding / knowledge
• High level of influencing and communication skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Adaptable/flexible/positive/proactive
• Proven experience in advising on HR associated matters (grievance, disciplinary, performance management, absence, etc)
• Proven R&S experience (large scale & diverse roles)
• Good working knowledge and implementing Employment Law

The Process
If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role please apply today.
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