HR Business Partner

• Jan 2022 - Present

HR Manager

• Oct 2015 - Jan 2022

HR Generalist

• Oct 2015 - May 2019

As a generalist I am involved in all areas of HR including Recruitment, Training, ER and Employee Engagement.

Executive Assistant to Managing Director

• Oct 2015 - May 2019

Providing day to day support to the MD of Damart UK, arranging and planning business meetings and events, administration duties including planning and organising diary events, travel and accommodation, producing business reports and presentations. Multi-site project management and liaison between key stakeholders across the business.

Business Analyst

• Oct 2015 - May 2019

As a Business Analyst I work in partnership with senior leadership teams to identify and assess requests for business changes. Providing planning and delivery support, guiding the business through the change and managing the progression of the change process from end to end.

HR Advisor

• May 2014 - Oct 2015

Reporting to the HRBP I am Responsible for providing generalist HR advice and guidance to all members of the management team. Experience: • Managing relationships between recruitment agencies and line managers • Negotiating with and influencing managers and external contacts • Advising on attendance management, investigations and disciplinary meetings • Supported the implementation of new payroll system • Closely working alongside HRBP to design, write and implement policies and procedures • Delivering training to team leaders across 3 sites Notable Achievements: • Updated and improved the recruitment process, from job description to selection process and interview format including benchmarking. • Developed, produced and implemented a New Manager Coaching Plan • Researched, proposed and designed an Employee Wellbeing Program Show less

Account Manager

• Jan 2013 - May 2014

Responsible for the selection, supply and management of temporary employees in a warehouse distribution centre. Experience: • Advertising, selection and interview of candidates • Closely liaising with client to understand specific needs • Collecting and analysing data • Verbal and electronic presentations to senior management • Employee relations; payroll, holidays, performance and attendance management • Disciplinary and Grievance handling • TUPE Notable Achievements: • Improved the attendance management process of temporary employees • Introduced more robust investigation and disciplinary processes in agreement with the client. • Introduced a ‘HR Guide’ for use on all sites, providing advice and guidance to other Account Managers, and delivered training for all sites. Show less

Personnel Manager

• Sep 2008 - Jan 2013

Responsible for delivery of all store based HR services. Experience: • Recruitment; selection, interview, induction and training • Right to Work documentation auditing • Talent spotting and developing the next leadership team • Performance reviews • Diversity and religion • Grievance and disciplinary • Attendance management • Long term sick management, including occupational health and ill health retirement • Coaching all management levels • Employment Law including tribunals Notable Achievements: • Improved absence KPI from over 3% to under 1% in 6 months • Achieved KPI targets for successful trainee managers sign off (5 per year) • Achieved Green and Blue results for Training Records Audits Show less