HR Business Partner/Employee Relations Manager

This role will work to improve associate and line manager experience through a combine end-to-end P&O site service delivery by integrating the P&O Business Partnership and Associate Relations function in our Food Supply site in Kings Lynn.  

What are we looking for?

• Demonstrable experience in development and implementation of people initiatives and projects through to execution while acting as an associate advocate and change agent.

• Strong ability to develop trusting relationships with senior leaders in order to gain support for strategic business goals

• Ability to consult and influence decisions to a positive business outcome

• Strong business acumen, coupled with understanding of P&O strategies/policies/legal/ethic/compliance policies and practices, and ability to provide guidance in solving business needs.

• Strong data and analytical skills with the ability to use data to identify actionable insights and diagnose future risks and opportunities

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, manage stakeholders and influence cross-functional teams.

• Experience of employee relations and handling sensitive matters and difficult conversations with empathy and discretion.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Please note that this role will require weekly presence in the Kings Lynn site

P&O Business Partnership

• Principle Point of contact for all People and P&O topics related to the KLN site

• Develop strong business acumen to provide quality P&O business partnership to KLN Supply Leadership team and to implement segment and local people strategy

• Provide day-to-day support and coaching to line managers to address and resolve associate issues across all P&O disciplines e.g. recruitment, performance management.

• Drive signature people processes like performance management, succession planning, line management capability and provide day to day support and coaching to line management on these processes. Partner with COEs like TA

• Partner with regional and global P&O on transversal agendas like I&D, culture, Org design transformations

• Partner with Supply P&O leadership and VCO leadership to enable & deliver our global people strategy

• Bring The Five Principles and Associate Concept to life in the deployment of all people initiative on sites.

• Be an advocate in fostering a “One Mars P&O” environment and managing the interactions and interdependencies of My P&O, CoE, Business Partner, and Line Manager roles to best drive key business objectives

Associate Relations

• Partner with AR Specialist and the UK AR team to ensure that advice and support is provided to line managers on a range of AR issues including, but not limited to, performance improvement; conduct issues, grievances, sickness absence; flexible working requests and workplace concerns.

• Take ownership for longer term or more complex cases ensuring that all internal and external options have been considered and advising on appropriate direction.

• Ensure accurate input into Service Now [SNOW] for case management as required .

• Work in partnership with AR Specialist to track and report on site AR trends proactively and to deliver required AR interventions.

• Develop the skill and capacity of line managers in the AR space to manage people issues effectively and independently.  As required, create and deliver AR Capability programs for Line Managers and P&O Business Partners.

• Provide AR expertise on org change initiatives including org restructures; business transfers; M&A integration and changes to terms and conditions of employment etc

• Deliver against the AR Strategy as required

• Partner with Legal Counsel [internal & external] as required on employment issues and to represent the business in legal proceedings

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.