Yoplait Hiring for Human Resources Business Associate UK/ Ir – 6 Months Fixed Term Contract at Uxbridge Full Time

At Yoplait, our teams are committed to bringing a natural touch of pleasure to the daily lives of young and old alike.

A positive mission that unites the 1,250 employees who make the Little Flower shine in over 50 countries. What makes the difference at Yoplait? It’s the attention we pay to consumers and our roots in the territories in which we operate. With three production sites in France that produce for the European markets, and a network of 28 franchised factories around the world, we adapt our emblematic brands such as Panier de Yoplait, Perle de lait, Yop or Petit Filous to local consumption habits. As a result, Yoplait is the world’s second largest brand of fresh dairy products and every minute 20,000 Yoplait products are consumed worldwide.

We are proud of this trust and of our teams who carry our brands with high standards and enthusiasm. Yoplait employees have a strong taste for innovation, they are ambitious for our brands, show boldness and a strong interest in social issues.

If you want to contribute to the development of brands that are anchored in the daily lives of consumers and live an empowering professional experience, join the Yoplait team. Yoplait is a company of the Sodiaal Group, the leading French dairy cooperative group, Sodiaal: 17,600 farmers, 8,500 employees, 70 industrial sites and 10,000 French farms.

Job Description

As the local HR for Yoplait UK&Ireland, you will focus on the development and implementation of the end to end HR strategy, fully aligned with the business strategy for the UK and Ireland business units. This includes developing a culture of organisational leadership, performance, learning, inclusion and belonging within a ‘start-up like’ environment. An entrepreneurial spirit and learning mindset will be critical to succeed in a ‘start-up like’ and highly autonomous environment.

Key Responsibilities

Full accountability for UK&I generalist and specialist HR activities:

Develop and implement HR initiatives in line with organisational strategy and country objectives to support a culture of organisational leadership, performance, learning, inclusion and belonging.

Support and drive strategies and functional projects across the UK&I.

Create partnership with HR team in France

Champion a culture of performance, learning, inclusion and belonging.

Devise recruitment strategies and oversee their implementation to support immediate and longer term resourcing needs, accounting for succession planning and CPD. Partner with external agencies as needed and interview senior hires where necessary.

Update and review HR policies, procedures and guidelines aligned with organisation values and local legislation. Ensure consistent application across the organisation.

Design and facilitate development solutions to assist individual, team and organisational development through internal and external resources (training development plan)

Act as a support regarding HR initiatives such as talent development, performance and reward processes with the UK&I leadership team.

Consult and coach line managers to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to effectively lead their teams.

Support on complex employee relations issues with professionalism and aligned to legislation. Offer pragmatic solutions to support employee relations and engagement.

Accountable for payroll processes.

Ensure legal compliance is met in all HR activities.

Champion change initiatives, getting buy-in from stakeholders as required.

Lead on special projects and communicate on strategy and implementation.

Operational support guidance and consultation (dotted line support) to the HR assistant who manage payroll & admin

Qualifications

Position Criteria

• A first general HR experience such as HRBA (or TA experience but with project management and some additional HR activities)
• Pro-active, autonomous, able to manage projects, enthusiastic, problem solving skills, rigorous!
• Part certified (Associate CIPD) with intention of becoming fully certified (FCIPD or MCIPD)
• Demonstrates integrity, sensitivity, and discretion at all times
• Experience facilitating, leading and coaching at different levels within the organisation
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter who is proactive, has a learning mindset and is results orientated
• Strong business acumen and commercially focussed
• Strong knowledge of employment law