HEAD OF HR

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 OTE depending upon experience with Company Car
Hours: Full time, Permanent
Location: Southport
Chapelhouse is a leading motor retailing group that has been in business for 35 years, with 10 branches across the Northwest specialising in MG, Suzuki and our new brands Omoda and Jaecoo. In previous years we have been shortlisted for ‘Employer of the Year’, ‘Customer Care Award’ and ‘Dealer Group of the Year’ by the Motor Trader Awards and we are now looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Head of HR. The company is currently on a journey to change our culture and employee experience and need a team player who is willing to contribute to making improvements and continuing our progress forward to becoming an employer of choice.
We require someone who is passionate about delivering excellent HR services by working as part of the Senior Management Team to provide support and advice to the Board of Directors, Managers, and colleagues. The role supports the whole group of around 220 employees, covering 10 sites around the Northwest.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is a great opportunity to develop your career further with a breadth of generalist HR projects and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment as well as coaching the small HR Team to continue growth in their skills and knowledge.

This role comes with a wide range of industry-leading benefits including:

• Bonus Scheme
• Company Car
• Mobile & Laptop
• Up to 34 days annual leave dependent upon on length of service
• Wellness Support
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Employee of the Month Scheme
• Family Car Benefit
• Company sick pay scheme
• Training and development

ROLE & EXPERIENCE:

• Developing and implementing the HR Business Plan in line with commercial requirements, changes in legislation and business improvements with the Board of Directors.
• Experience of end-to-end recruitment and working with managers to improve employee retention rates and reviewing recruitment materials.
• Coaching managers through employee relations matters including complex disciplinary, grievance and long-term sickness. Being confident in providing advice and support during hearings and an excellent working knowledge of relevant employment legislation and legal compliance is a must.
• Familiarity with updating company benefits and working closing with Payroll and Accounts to implement any changes.
• Line management experience would be advantageous to continue the development of the HR Team skills and knowledge.
• Confident in providing and presenting people statics and analysis for Directors and Managers for salary reviews, staff turnover trends and ad hoc projects.
• Experience of updating policies and processes in line with legislation, best practice, and business changes.
• The ability and experience of working autonomously and completing tasks within set deadlines is essential.
• Excellent communication skills and experience of managing challenging discussions with managers and colleagues when necessary whilst maintaining a professional perspective.
• Experience of advising managers through the redundancy and the TUPE process would also be beneficial.
• CIPD qualified to Level 7 alongside significant experience at a business partnering/managerial level within a busy HR department.
• A driving licence with no more than 6 points is essential to travel between sites.
  If you like the sound of working for us and think you can deliver the skills that we need, please don’t hesitate to apply.
  You can also follow our LinkedIn page and take a look at our website Careers page to see for yourself what it is really like to work for the Chapelhouse Family.

This role comes with a wide range of industry-leading benefits including:

• Bonus Scheme
• Company Car
• Mobile & Laptop
• Up to 34 days annual leave dependent upon on length of service
• Wellness Support
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Employee of the Month Scheme
• Family Car Benefit
• Company sick pay scheme
• Training and developmen