Waylands Volvo, Reading
To support our continued growth, we are looking for a dynamic Group HR Manager to join our senior leadership team, to lead and deliver our people strategy.
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering this across multiple dealerships, ensuring compliance with employment law, supporting recruitment and retention, and driving a consistent culture across the business that is aligned with both Waylands and our manufacturer partners, and supports our ambition to be a top employer of choice within the sector.
With responsibility also encompassing payroll, this role will oversee the accurate and timely processing of payroll across the Group's sites, ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations whilst maintaining robust payroll systems and controls.
Core responsibilities
* Responsibility for the day-to-day Group HR functions supported by a team of two direct reports
* Maintain systems, reports and process to ensure full compliance with legislation, proactively implementing changes as needed
* Build Group strategy for attraction, development and retention of talent
* Pro-actively implement and enhance current function ahead of planned growth
* Manage ongoing compliance for personnel Health and Safety and training
HR responsibilities
* Ensure the processing of new hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations is accurate, timely and complete across payroll and HR records
* Maintain Group HR record and personnel files for all ongoing issues
* Lead on any investigatory matters and build close working relationships with General Management team to ensure proactive management of potential colleague issues
* Ensure all colleague management and performance review processes are maintained with active involvement in colleague issues and resolution
* Advise and support managers with employee relations issues including performance management, disciplinary, grievance and redundancy
* Anticipate the implications of new regulations and to determine the most appropriate method of implementing these changes
* Develop and maintain company policies and procedures, including Employee Handbook
Payroll responsibilities
* Ensure timely input of monthly payroll for the Group, working closely with managers to process monthly payroll data.
* Calculation of SSP, SMP & SPP entitlement
* Accurate and timely preparation of key HMRC submissions
Why Waylands?
Waylands is an award-winning family-owned motor retail business with 16 representation points, working in partnership with Volvo, Polestar, Honda, Kia, OMODA, JAECOO and MG. With representation points across Thames Valley and the M4 corridor, we are a growing and ambitious business that strives for excellence in everything that we do.
We take pride in the brand that we have built, and our reputation for providing the highest quality of service.
With people at the very heart of our business, the appointment of a Group HR Manager is a particularly important recruit for Waylands. This role will help us to ensure that we attract, develop and retain the right people while maintaining legal compliance and a consistent, high-performance culture across all of our dealerships.
Ref: GHRM
Closing Date 30/11/2025
Location Waylands Volvo Reading
Benefits Human Resources
Working Hours Monday - Friday - 9am - 5pm
Salary Dependent on experience