Senior People & Culture Business Partner
Come and join the leading #avoexperts 🥑
Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value-added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce – 365 days a year & across the globe.
With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.
We’re looking for a Senior People & Culture Business Partner to join our Head Office team in Kings Hill, Kent.
This brand-new role offers an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to build, influence, and drive meaningful change through both strategic and operational initiatives across our global Group functions.
As a trusted advisor to senior leaders, you’ll bring your expertise in organisational transformation, talent development, and people strategy to support our continued evolution and growth. You'll join a dynamic, forward-thinking team, contributing to strategic programmes that align with our global objectives and OKRs.
Responsibilities include:
- Partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business objectives, driving performance and engagement.
- Lead organisational transformation and change management initiatives across Group Functions.
- Develop and implement leadership development and succession planning strategies.
- Provide expert employee relations and employment law guidance, primarily in the UK.
- Support business leaders with talent acquisition and workforce planning.
- Champion a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture, embedding company values.
- Drive performance and reward strategies to attract and retain top talent.
- Lead or contribute to People & Culture transformation projects to improve efficiency and impact.
- Support the implementation of HR systems to enhance people data visibility.
- Work in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, influencing at a senior level.
Essential
- Proven experience in a senior People & Culture business partnering role, ideally within a commercial and fast-paced environment.
- Strong background in transformation and change management within an HR function.
- Demonstrable experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving strategic People & Culture initiatives.
- Commercially minded with the ability to balance people and business priorities effectively.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work in ambiguity and drive solutions.
- Global HR experience or exposure to international HR practices, with a strong understanding of international employment practices.
- Strong resilience, adaptability, and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Proficiency in HR systems, ideally including MS D365.
Desirable
- Experience in FMCG, food production, manufacturing or retail environments.
- CIPD qualification or equivalent HR certification.
What can Westfalia Fruit offer you?
- Salary up to £80,000, depending on experience
- Discretionary company bonus
- Hybrid working
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Private Medical Insurance
- Company pension scheme with life insurance cover.
- Employee Assistance Plan with Medicash.
Please note that this position does not have a specific closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and the advert may be removed at any time.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.
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At Westfalia Fruit, the leading #avoexperts, we're on the lookout for a skilled Senior People & Culture Business Partner to join our vibrant Head Office team in Kings Hill, Kent. In this exciting new role, you'll have the chance to shape and drive significant changes within our organisation, influencing both strategic and operational initiatives that resonate globally. As a trusted advisor, you'll partner with senior leaders to synchronize people strategies with our ambitious business objectives, driving performance and enhancing engagement across the board. With your expertise in organisational transformation and talent development, you'll be at the forefront of crafting effective leadership development and succession planning strategies. Your role will also include providing expert guidance on employee relations and employment law, especially in the UK, all while championing a high-performance culture that reflects our company values. You'll dive into talent acquisition and workforce planning, ensuring that we attract and retain top-tier talent. By contributing to People & Culture transformation projects designed to boost efficiency, you'll help us leverage HR systems to offer better visibility of people data. We thrive in a dynamic, fast-moving environment, and we’re eager for someone resilient and adaptable like you to join us! With a competitive salary of up to £80,000 and a range of benefits including hybrid working, 25 days of holiday, and private medical insurance, Westfalia Fruit offers an inspiring and inclusive workplace where you can make a real impact.
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The multinational Westfalia Fruit Group is a leading supplier of fresh and processed produce to international markets, offering a diverse range of quality fruit and related products via its vertically integrated supply chain. Founded over 70 years...
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