Senior Human Resources Business Partner

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R00169519

Purolite is an exciting part of the multinational Ecolab business, with a local focus on healthcare and life science products that work to accelerate biological drug development processes, providing critical solutions for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and medical device industries.

The Senior HR Business Partner role provides a unique opportunity to accelerate local HR capability, working with the Purolite country leadership team to drive people initiatives critical to support ambitious growth targets. Reporting to the Global VP HR, this role will work in tandem with the broader UK HR team to maximise resource efficiency and will be pivotal in building local management capability and employee engagement.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits, Purolite, an Ecolab Company also offers excellent opportunities for career development. This role will be hybrid with 60% on-site, 40% home working

What will you do?

• You will partner with leaders to provide strategic advice and support across a broad range of areas including generalist HR, talent, development, employee relations, succession planning and performance management.
• Working with the business leaders to support the development of the post-acquisition strategy and narrative for the short, medium and long-term growth aspirations.
• You will lead the post-acquisition HR business integration activity for the UK, including the planning & alignment of T&Cs, agreeing the strategy to C&B including job mapping etc, subsequent collective consultation with employee reps, transition and implementation for UK.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and global HR colleagues and HR Centres of Expertise to drive initiative delivery.
• Coach and upskill leaders to build capability and drive the HR and broader organisational strategy.
  

Specific Accountabilities Include

You will be responsible for building strong professional relationships with Management Teams, providing a business partnering as a trusted partner, coach and mentor to managers on people issues.

• Lead the roll out of and leader engagement with annual people processes and enabling technology (eg performance, reward etc) to empower managers to lead their teams through all aspects of the employee life cycle
• Collaborate with HR centres of excellence or external providers to support line managers with the delivery of the people agenda.
• Help leaders build and retain high performing teams through strong focus on high quality recruitment, onboarding, performance, and development.
• Lead local Talent Assessment & Succession Planning cycles to mitigate business continuity risks and ensure retention/development of key talent.
• Stay abreast of employment legislation changes and market trends, functional best practices, and relevant competitor strategies to ensure compliance and competitive positioning.
• Input into business strategies relating to the people agenda, owning the implementation within the assigned business area, actively contributing and collaborating with other HR colleagues as appropriate and lead the execution of local change management projects, harmonization efforts, organizational redesign etc
  

Knowledge & Experience

Qualified to CIPD Level 7 or relevant professional experience

• Vendor management
• Strong generalist HR experience across all HR functions, preferably gained within a fast-paced multinational organisation within a matrix environment
• HR Project and change experience
• Superior collaboration, communication, influencing, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with all levels of management.
• Must possess a high standard of influencing skills with the ability to constructively challenge as appropriate
• Ability to multitask with strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple priorities and meet critical deadlines
• Continuous improvement focus
• Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions, but ensure all key stakeholders receive regular progress updates for a successful delivery against objectives
• Good working knowledge of UK Employment Law
• Knowledge or experience of Workday and external HR vendor management is desirable
  

What We Can Do For You

• Salary starting circa £50,000.00 per annum dependant on experience
• Investment in your training and development
• 25 days holiday plus 8 days bank holiday
• 4% flexible benefits, a wide range of benefits (extended to families) or to be used as salary increase
• Pension and 4 x annual salary life insurance benefits
• Annual Bonus opportunities
• Opportunities to purchase company shares
• A long term career within a business that recognises the talent to progress, inclusive of global opportunities.
  

We welcome applications from people fleeing the situation in Ukraine. If you have the required skills and your status gives you eligibility to work in the country of this job, please apply, and select that you have the right to work, and will not require sponsorship

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.