HR Business partner (Fixed term contract) distribution/transportation

We re partnering with a high-growth, forward-thinking distribution organisation to recruit an experienced HR Business Partner on a maternity cover basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic environment where you ll play a key role in shaping and delivering a progressive people agenda.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and the wider People team, you ll help drive strategic initiatives, embed best-in-class processes, and support the business through an exciting phase of growth and transformation.

The Role

As HR Business Partner, you ll act as a trusted advisor to business services teams, helping to translate people strategy into meaningful action. You ll balance operational delivery with longer-term initiatives, ensuring the organisation is set up for continued success.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to deliver key people initiatives, including performance management, reward, engagement, and organisational development

• Support and implement change management activity, ensuring smooth transitions and strong communication

• Embed efficient and scalable HR processes, working closely with HR systems teams to optimise tools and platforms

• Oversee employee lifecycle activity including onboarding, promotions, and internal moves

• Support talent development, succession planning, and coaching for managers

• Provide data-driven insights and reporting to inform decision-making

• Drive employee engagement initiatives aligned to a high-growth culture

• Act as an escalation point for employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with UK employment law

• Lead and contribute to ad hoc HR projects

About You

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner, ideally within a fast-paced or scaling organisation

• Strong understanding of UK employment law and employee relations

• Comfortable working with data to influence people decisions

• Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels

• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong problem-solving skills

• Passionate about delivering a high-impact people agenda

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to make a tangible impact in a growing business

• Exposure to strategic people initiatives and senior stakeholders

• Collaborative and fast-moving environment

• Hybrid working with flexibility built in

• Competitive salary and benefits package