Experience

Isosceles Finance

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • HR Business Practitioner

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Isosceles provides operational and strategic finance, accounting and HR and Payroll services to ambitious entrepreneurs. I provide profesional service to diverse client base, working with our clients from start up to revenues of £30M, and for many, I help them achieve a successful exit/ At heart Isosceles believe that entrepreneurs involved in new ventures and growing businesses need effective finance, accounting and HR function just as much well established corporations. I have an exciting mix of mainly technology clients at various stages of growth. My role is to manage and deliver the HR function for my clients and to a commercial business partner to them. A little bit more about me, I am CIPD level 7qualified and experienced commercially focused senior HR Practitioner. I enjoying working at both a strategic and operational levels providing pragmatic comercial HR solutions in diverse complex companies. I have strong HR generalist experience in all aspects of the employment life cycle; specializing in employment law and also providing L&D, OD and HR capability solutions. Show less


CIPD
• United Kingdom
• Human Resources Services
• 400 - 500 Employee
• branch chair

  • 2010 - Present


PSM HR management consultants

• HR Manager/Business Partner

  • Nov 2006 - Oct 2015

  Providing strategic and operational practical HR solutions across a varierty of sectors eg, finance, IT, manufacturing, logistic, travel/leisure, retail, care sector. I am commercially focused and experienced at operating at executive level, and working in partnership with senior stakeholders to develop HR strategies/people plan to help to deliver the business plans to deliver organisational change. I am credible HR Practitioner who can constructively challenge the status quo and provide pragmatic solutions that add value and meet business needs. Strong HR generalist experience specialising in L&D and employment law. I am an experienced operational manager who is used to managing a team, I am able to operate strategically and with longer term vision whilst have a 'hands on' style to lead and motivate a team to achieve results. Show less



Tesco PLC

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• HR Manager

  • Oct 1996 - Sep 2006

  Senior Generalist HR role, responsible for team of 8, with emphasis on Employee Relations, Training & Development, Alcohol licensee holder and facilities management, Health & Safety management, maintenance, cleaning and additional project management such as Regional Absence Specialist, Change Management Leader also as acting store manager responsible for 550 employees with store turnover over £56 million per year and over achieving profit margin through tight budget control. Achievements • Implementation of Absence Management Policy -improved absence by 1.8%; reduced churn rates by 7% to 12%. • Regional Talent/Succession Management, assessment centres - talent spotted 12 new managers, & regional HR support • Leadership development programme & restructuring to a leaner management structure – 25 new manager roles • Successful implementation employee engagement programme - 90 % employee satisfaction survey • Commercially focused - Achieving and exceeding tight budget control e.g. Weekly wage budget 120K Show less