Job Introduction
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced individual to provide support to the HR Director, OBU, QSI and SBU and partner with the broader HR and operational teams. The successful candidate will provide support to deliver a coordinated roadmap of non-operational HR related projects, such as On-boarding, Policies, HR systems etc driving consistency and building HR capability to strengthen the OBU Business Unit.
Main Responsibility
The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:
- Lead and deliver specific projects across the Operations Business Unit (OBU).
- Support the wider OBU HR team with value added activity, helping support the significant change agenda.
- Coordinate the roll-out and sequencing of all Group-led HR initiatives across the OBU, working with the key stakeholders to tailor and prioritise the programs as appropriate. Analyse and assess the risks associated with individual programs, including the impact on the individuals, teams and wider business.
- Develop and execute communication and engagement plans for project or change initiatives including creation of materials as relevant. Deploying standardised and harmonised processes, tools and templates across the OBU, and ensuring their use, to assist comparison and increase efficiencies.
- Drive continuous improvement – design, deliver and improve key people initiatives and processes in line with WGW to ensure to ensure best in class service.
- Create a strong measurement culture across the OBU ensuring key activities are evaluated in order to provide people analytics to drive improvement actions.
- Support the team with the introduction and implementation of the new HRIS including supporting training and new material/template roll out
- Adhere to relevant WG&S’ reporting standards and governance procedures, providing information and insights, and participating in meetings related to business planning as per the William Grant Way (WGW).
Our Ideal Candidate
- Extensive HR experience within HR Projects
- Strong project management and demonstrable experience in leading significant projects and policy roll-out.
- Experience of Organisational Development (change management, culture development etc) and a practical understanding of people development tools and models.
- Able to demonstrate considerable achievement in fast paced, growing business ideally in the consumer branded, if not luxury brand, business environment.
- Able to develop strong working relationships across the business.
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.
- Due to the coronavirus outbreak we are keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees, while continuing to protect our product. To reduce the risk access to our sites is limited to those essential to our production. All other employees are currently working from home.
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. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.
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