HR Partner page is loaded## HR Partnerlocations: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: April 6, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: JR35897### Job TitleHR Partner### Job Description**Reports to:** People Partner Lead**Location:** London – Heathrow**Contract Type:** Permanent**Introduction to role**Vanderlande is the global market leader in automation systems and solutions for customers within the Airports, Parcel & Warehousing sectors striving to improve the competitiveness of our customers through Value Added logistic process automation. If you are passionate about creating a great employee experience, People Services is the place for you! This role is central to maintaining a cohesive and positive working environment within the HR team, so being hands on and ready to help with whatever comes up is essential. This is a great opportunity for any individual who wants to make a direct impact on people and culture.**Role Responsibilities**The HR Partner is part of the People Services Organisation and provides support across a wide range of tactical HR processes and practices that enable the company to meet its strategic and operational goals. The HR Partner covers topics and questions that couldn't be covered by Manager Self Service or through the HR Service Agents (tier 1) and often focus on individual cases. As a strong partner to our Centre of Excellence (COE) teams and our HR Business Partners this role will ensure the successful delivery and execution of our HR priorities and programs at a local level.Your responsibilities and activities will include:* Understanding the profile of the business area, the strategic goals and develop, agreeing and delivering an operationally aligned People Plan, in conjunction with our corporate and local HR strategy, to support business goals* Partnering and collaborating with senior/management teams, to provide pragmatic and viable solutions to bring the people agenda to life as a highly credible and trusted generalist.* Provide coaching & guidance to managers on best practice with regard to a wide variety of employee related matters* Lead initiatives and programmes which deliver positive employee engagement. This also include leadership of our Glint engagement survey and action planning to continually build on strengths and opportunity areas.* Lead the development of UK-wide HR policies, processes, and values that are both compliant with legislation and match best practice. This also includes all statutory compliance programmes including but not limited to Gender Pay reporting, Modern Slavery statement requirements and IR35 compliance.* Supports ad hoc projects and activities related to People Services* Be the Subject matter expert on all employee relations issues, including capability, absence management, health, redundancy, to ensure successful and timely resolution and mitigation of risk.* Coach managers to build capability, encouraging them to think through issues and giving them confidence and knowledge to handle difficult and sensitive matters whilst ensuring they fully understand the risk/implications* Responsible for collaborating with the People Services lead to understand and implement processes, focusing on employee experience and continuous improvement of employee life events* Responsible for identifying service issues, proactively proposing improvements and leading or supporting the implementation of changes* Collaborate with our global team on rolling out and sequencing of all global-led HR initiatives. Working with the key stakeholders to tailor and prioritise the programmes as appropriate. Analyse and assess the risks associated with individual programmes, including the impact on employees, teams and wider business.* Deliver locally on Global HR processes across the full Employee LifeCycle. This includes processes across the Performance Management, Career Development and Succession Planning spectrum* Be part of (one or more) Capability Expert Communities to bring in the People Services perspective in the overall maintenance and improvement of HR Capabilities* Drive continuous improvement – design, deliver and improve local for local key people initiatives and processes in order to ensure best class service**Role Qualification and Skills*** Passionate about providing a proactive and value-add HR service.* Any exposure to Union relationships and TUPE, will be well received.* Strong project management and demonstrable experience in leading significant projects and policy roll out.* A flexible self-starter with strong initiative, excellent organisational and multitasking skills who is capable of working autonomously, managing and prioritising their own workload and understanding when and where to seek guidance.* Strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation, policies & procedures and best practices* Ideally full/part CIPD qualified.* Proven ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.* You should have experience of working in a matrix organisation in conjunction with central functions & delivery partners.* Proven ability to influence and negotiate across diverse groups and levels* At least 5 Years of experience in HR* Excellent communication, presentation, coaching and facilitation skills* Intermediate knowledge of MS Outlook, Excel and Word* Workday (HR system) experience would be useful but not essential**What we offer*** 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)* Bupa Medical Cover* YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers* A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression* Cycle to work scheme* Yellow Nest is a salary exchange scheme that reduces childcare costs for parents and employers* Pension with Aviva* Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts**Diversity & Inclusion**Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.**Aspire. Grow. Achieve. *Together***Are you looking to develop your career and satisfy your ambitions at a company where you can **aspire** to new heights, enjoy personal **growth** and thrive on **achievement**environment. We are the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports – from London Heathrow to Singapore Changi – and in the parcel market for leading players such as UPS and FedEx. Furthermore, we are also a leading supplier of solutions for warehousing giants, including Walmart, which seamlessly integrate innovative systems, intelligent software, and life-cycle services.If you **aspire** to a position of responsibility and want to make a difference by facilitating the delivery of what matters most to consumers, passengers, and businesses, the next step on your path to global opportunities is to join Vanderlande. As part of our network and unique culture of freedom and flexibility, you will be able to express yourself and become connected to our dedicated people, building strong relationships and rising to the challenge of industry-leading projects.To **achieve** our collective goals, you will seize the initiative and have a hands-on role working in a positive environment to deliver tangible, state-of-the-art products and improve the competitiveness of our highly visible customers. As an integral
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