Senior People & Culture Business Partner
Senior People & Culture Business Partner
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 however this is a stand alone role within the Group function of Westfalia Fruit. It will require strong ownership of a unit whilst collaborating closely across a wider European P&C team.
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.
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 however this is a stand alone role within the Group function of Westfalia Fruit. It will require strong ownership of a unit whilst collaborating closely across a wider European P&C team.
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.
Requirements
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.
Benefits
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.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Human Resources
* Industries
Food and Beverage Services
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Westfalia Fruit by 2x
Sign in to set job alerts for “Senior Business Partner” roles.
Sidcup, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Snodland, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago
Dartford, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
Redhill, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Senior Category Manager - Indirect Spend
Kings Hill, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Basildon, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago
Regional HR Business Partner - Engineering UK870026/LI
Dartford, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago
Croydon, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago
Leeds, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago
Dartford, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Redhill, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Sittingbourne, England, United Kingdom 9 hours ago
Human Resources Business Partner (Dartford)
Dartford, England, United Kingdom 1 hour ago
Little London, England, United Kingdom 4 weeks ago
Erith, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
Croydon, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Senior Finance Business Partner - Commercial
Ashford, England, United Kingdom 10 hours ago
Ashford, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago
Finance Business Partner - Merchandising & Export
Ashford, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Redhill, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
MI Compliance Director and Money Laundering Reporting Officer
London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Chatham, England, United Kingdom £60,000.00-£75,000.00 3 weeks ago
Croydon, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago
Ashford, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Marketing & Engineering Finance Business Partner
Crowborough, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Redhill, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Crowborough, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago
Dartford, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
#J-18808-Ljbffr