Are you an experienced HR Business Partner looking for your next career move? We now have a fantastic opportunity to join the HR Team at our Nutricia manufacturing site in Liverpool.

You will act as strategic HR partner to the Operations function, translating operational priorities into a focused people plan that strengthens capability, leadership, engagement and organisational performance. The role combines forward-looking business partnering with excellent execution across the employee lifecycle, helping Operations leaders deliver sustainable results through their people.

Your key accountabilities:

Strategic partnering and people planning

• Build a deep understanding of the Operations strategy, performance drivers, workforce profile and capability requirements.
• Create and deliver an annual Operations people plan aligned to business priorities and the wider HR agenda.
• Act as a trusted adviser and constructive challenger to senior Operations leaders, bringing an objective people and organisational perspective.
• Use internal and external insight to anticipate workforce risks, opportunities and emerging capability needs.

Organisation, workforce and change

• Partner leaders on workforce planning, organisation design, role clarity and operating model effectiveness.
• Lead the people workstream for operational change, ensuring clear governance, effective consultation, strong communication and sustainable implementation.
• Assess the people impact of business proposals and shape practical mitigation plans that balance business need, employee experience and risk.
• Promote continuous improvement by simplifying people processes and removing barriers to effective operational delivery.

Leadership, talent and capability

• Coach leaders to strengthen accountability, judgement, inclusion and people leadership capability.
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning and development actions for the Operations function.
• Partner with Talent, Learning and Recruitment colleagues to build the skills and leadership pipeline required for future operations.
• Support leaders to address performance and capability gaps promptly, fairly and consistently.

Employee relations and engagement

• Provide expert guidance on complex and high-risk employee relations matters, ensuring fair, timely and legally compliant outcomes.
• Build constructive relationships with employee representatives and trade unions, supporting effective consultation and positive industrial relations.
• Use engagement, absence, retention and employee feedback insights to identify priorities and agree targeted actions with leaders.
• Build manager confidence to resolve issues early and create a respectful, high-performing working environment.

People cycle, governance and insight

• Ensure high-quality delivery of the people cycle across Operations, including performance, talent, reward, engagement and organisational reviews.
• Turn people data into clear insight, recommendations and action, tracking whether interventions deliver the intended outcome.
• Promote consistent application of policy, employment legislation, data protection and HR governance requirements.
• Work closely with Employee Services and HR centres of expertise to provide a joined-up and efficient employee and manager

You will also have line management responsibility for a HR Advisor.

In return you will receive a competitive salary and Danone UK Benefits package.

Essential experience and knowledge required for this role:

• Significant generalist HR business partnering experience in a complex, operational or manufacturing environment.
• Credible experience partnering senior leaders and influencing business and people decisions.
• Demonstrable experience of workforce planning, organisation design and leading people aspects of change.
• Strong employee relations expertise, including management of complex cases and organisational risk.
• Experience working constructively in a unionised environment and supporting collective consultation or negotiation.
• Proven use of people data and business insight to diagnose issues, shape recommendations and track impact.
• Current knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent professional experience is desirable

Critical Skills & Behaviours

• Business Acumen.Understands operational performance drivers and connects people actions to business outcomes.

• Strategic Thinking. Looks beyond immediate issues, anticipates future needs and establishes clear priorities. 

• Influence and Challenge. Builds credibility quickly, communicates with impact and challenges constructively. 

• Change Leadership. Creates clarity through change and converts plans into disciplined execution. 

• Employee Relations Judgement. Balances fairness, legal compliance, precedent, employee experience and business risk. 

• Data Literacy. Uses evidence to identify patterns, test assumptions and demonstrate impact. 

• Coaching Capability. Builds leader confidence and accountability rather than taking ownership away from managers. 

• Collaboration & Trust. Works effectively across a matrix and develops constructive relationships at every level. 

This role offers broad exposure to senior operational leadership, strategic people planning, organisational change, talent, employee relations and the wider Danone network.

It provides a strong platform for progression into an HR Manager, Lead HR Business Partner or another senior generalist or specialist HR role.