HR MANAGER

ABP UK (part of ABP Food Group) is a food business that specialises in the supply and development of award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice and wholesale.
Reporting to our Head of HR (England & Central) this is an exciting new role based full time in our Birmingham office providing end to end support to circa 200 colleagues (some remotely based). This is stand alone role with no direct reports but will work closely with our central payroll team and will have the full support of the HR Centre of Excellence on employment law, system compliance and project matters.

• Act as the first point of contact for HR support, advising management/key stakeholders on all HR matters
• Ensure smooth, timely and accurate processing and delivery of all administrative HR tasks
• Responsible for all offer letters, contracts and transactional processes for this population as as well as being responsible for all engagement activity and coordinating development activity with the L&D team
• Guide managers through employee relations cases, offering sound advice that aligns with internal policies, employment law and best practices
• Lead the management of absence related casework, including long term sickness. This includes advising managers, facilitating case review meetings and ensuring a timely resolution
• Oversee all recruitment for Birmingham roles, coordinating recruitment and managing process from start to finish
• Lead the local delivery of the people strategy working closely with Central HR and L&D to ensure successful implementation
• Support the Heads o HR team to create and deliver processes to deliver timely and compliant employee lifecycle processes
• Ensure central HR team standards are adhered to as a minimum and innovate locally as required
• Manage local employee engagement and recognition initiatives
• Support central talent, performance and succession planning initiatives