HR Business Partner (18 month FTC)

Job Introduction

We have a very exciting opportunity for an HR Business Partner to join our ODC Team for a 18 month FTC.

The successful candidate will be involved in implementing and supporting the 5 key initiatives within the ODC team over the course of the next 18 months: 

1. Embed consistency across the ODCs in how we manage our business.  By building consistent and efficient processes into our muscle memory, we can free up our team’s time to add real value to the business.
2. Redefine performance from financial and commercial performance alone to General Management performance.  By elevating the importance of the cross-functional KPIs we can build our business on a strengthened foundation, underpinned by cross-functional excellence.
3. Improve Governance and oversight of our ODCs.  By strengthening our Management Boards, we will support the day-to-day management teams with high-level oversight and guidance that challenges ODCs to capture new opportunities while mitigating existing risks.
4. Share Best Practice across ODCs.  By developing a dialogue across our network of ODCs, we will ensure that our team can leverage the excellent activities already happening within the ODC Network. This way we can avoid resource-intensive program creation and instead lean on programs that are already proving their effectiveness in another ODC.
5. Encourage freedom within our ODC framework.  By nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit of our teams, we can ensure that we balance the central thought leadership with local insights, local opportunities and local ideas that will build a stronger route-to-market for our brands.

Main Responsibility

• Support the team leaders in developing a high-performing organisation with an employee-oriented open and collaborative culture that emphasises empowerment.
• Ensure the implementation and understanding of HR policies, principles and standardised processes, including tools and templates, in accordance with the William Grant Way, central HR guidance and legal requirements (using local legal expertise where required).
• As a HR business partner, work closely with senior leadership and team leaders to anticipate and solve key organisational, people and management issues, with particular focus on practical advice and support in all HR matters; coach and build capability of the respective team leaders to anticipate and pre-empt issues, and jointly define and deliver effective solutions that meet the needs of the business.
• Support the HR Director in working with team leaders to improve efficiency and productivity of the Business Unit organisation. Anticipate the need for improvements and help build the case for change with stakeholders.
• Actively support team leaders to recruit the best possible talent with strong skills, experience, and potential through rigorous standard processes, including competency-based interviewing, and to effectively onboard new employees.
• Support team leaders in effectively executing progression and succession processes to build up people resources in the BU, including strong performance management.
• Assist the HR Director in developing realistic succession plans for the Business Unit, working closely with the team leaders.
• Drive proactive talent development discussions, ensuring talent processes are adopted and team leaders hold appropriate development and career discussions with team members.
• Support respective team leaders in the best possible way with the delivery of practical and relevant Learning & Development programmes to enable employee development, and ensure employees have the required competencies available at the right time to maximise added value.
• Monitor remuneration, assist team leaders to build employee understanding of the competitiveness of Company pay policy, and ensure people receive appropriate compensation in line with policy, working closely with central Reward.
• Help team leaders build and maintain strong employee relations and encouraging employee engagement, and as needed, act as local HR point of contact for HR-related requests from employees.
• Monitor and support the efficiency of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion activities and initiatives in the business - while placing responsibility firmly with team leaders.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Extensive generalist HR experience
• Able to demonstrate considerable achievement in fast paced, growing business, ideally in the consumer branded business environment.
• Track record of achievement in managing recruitment and performance management activities.
• Proficient IT skills: word, excel, power point
• Coaching skills/qualifications are desirable
• Degree in HR or relevant discipline and/or CIPD membership preferred
• Psychometric testing qualification at Level A & B desirable
• Able to develop strong working relationships across the business
• Track record of achievement in managing recruitment and performance management

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. 

We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.