Sherrington has been retained by a leading natural resources business in Cheshire to recruit a Head of HR. Our client is an internationally leading raw materials business, providing sustainable solutions for use in a wide range of applications. With annualised global profits of circa $250m and and a well established UK business, they are regarded as the leader in their niche sector. Due to retirement, the position of Head of Human Resources has become vacant. Sherrington Associates are now looking to recruit an exceptional HR leader for our client.
Head of HR
Key Result Areas:
- As a member of the UK Business Team, contribute to the establishment and implementation of strategy and business development including participation in the planning and business integration processes.
- Provide impartial cross functional management advice with a long-term view of future implications of potential management decisions to avoid legal and commercial issues.
- Lead the selection, recruitment and development of the UK team providing coaching support to ensure the organisation has the right people and is able to maximise their contribution to success.
- Establish employee benefits which attract, retain and motivate high performing employees to support the business strategy.
- Develop and implement policies, procedures and approaches which meet legislative requirements and ensure the organisation has access to the right skills and competencies with a strong succession plan to meet present and future business needs.
- Lead the performance review process to ensure that the business has a framework for measuring and improving employees’ performance and personal development.
- Manage the delivery of employee communications and infrastructure which ensure that key messages reach employees to reinforce culture.
- Provide expertise in support of reorganisation, restructuring and business growth to ensure that structures are aligned to business needs and changes are implemented within legislation.
- Lead industrial relations representations, negotiations on compensation and wage, terms and conditions, with trade unions, individuals and groups.
- Effective contribution to strategy as a member of the Business Team
- Strength of succession plan and employees’ personal development
- Labour turnover and absence percentage
- Quality of procedures and policies
- Employee engagement and motivation of workforce
- Attract, select and retain high performance employees
- Timely, accurate compensation planning, merit, bonus and payroll process
- Degree qualified HR professional with HR experience across all major functions in manufacturing / operations/ commercial
- High level negotiation, communication and influencing skills
- High level development, mentoring and coaching skills
- Resource management and re-structuring
Key Performance Indicators:
- Effective contribution to strategy as a member of the Business Team
- Strength of succession plan and employees’ personal development
- Labour turnover and absence percentage
- Quality of procedures and policies
- Employee engagement and motivation of workforce
- Attract, select and retain high performance employees
- Timely, accurate compensation planning, merit, bonus and payroll process
The Candidate:
Skills & Experience:
- Degree qualified HR professional with HR experience across all major functions in manufacturing / operations/ commercial
- High level negotiation, communication and influencing skills
- High level development, mentoring and coaching skills
- Resource management and re-structuring
Competencies:
- Understanding the Business (8)
- Thinking outside the box (10)
- Customer Focus (8)
- Making Things better (6)
- Organisational Commitment (8).
- Holding people accountable (12)
- Teamwork (12)
- Developing others (10)
Deliverables:
- Contribution to strategy development and execution
- Implementation of organisational structure changes
- Negotiation with union and management
- Liaison and collaboration with US colleagues
- Lead training and development of first line management
Knowledge:
- HR Generalist
- Policy and procedure
- Employee benefits (including payroll)
- Pension Governance Committee
- Integrating US systems/processes
- Employee communications
Relevant Experience:
- Minimum 5 years’ in HR
- Working with manufacturing/operations and commercial
- Unionised environment
- Multi-site (multi business)
- US reporting
Education & Training:
- Degree qualified
- Post graduate CIPD or equivalent
Character:
- Driven, motivated, purposeful and positive
- Strategic and creative
- Tenacious and resilient
- High energy and enthusiasm
- Progressive and forward-thinking
- Community focused
- Active team player
- Strong levels of attention to detail
Package
- Basic Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Bonus: 20% paid annually
- Pension: Contributory scheme (TBC) with Legal & General
- LTIP: Share allocation
- Holidays: 26 days + statutory holidays
- Car: £12,000 car allowance
- Healthcare: Company sponsored private healthcare for employee and dependents
- Wellbeing: Sponsored annual BUPA medical and wellbeing clinics, eye tests
- Other Benefits: Free parking, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme
- Hours: 37.5 hours / week, Mon-Fri
To apply, please email your latest CV and Cover Letter to the retained executive search consultant:
Joe Onions - joe.onions@sherringtonassociates.co.uk
