HR Business Partner

Schneider Electric - Global; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Schneider Electric, as the global specialist in energy management and automation, creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities, and enrich lives. Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.

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Meaningful purpose:

We’re committed to providing reliable and safe energy to the planet. This energy must be sustainable as we have to reduce carbon footprint worldwide. These opportunities are at the top of our agenda.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We have an opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our team.

Mission:

This role will be responsible for providing Human Resources support to the departmental Director(s) and their first line, aiding and enabling them to bring to life our zone wide 'People First' strategy. You will be responsible for building strong trusted relationships with the team, which in turn will ensure the execution of the HR cycle plan items such as Performance and Talent, as well as HR project delivery as part of our 'People First' strategy activation.

Furthermore, this role will be a critical member of the HR business partnering community, sharing best practice and ensuring commonality and consistency of outcomes across the UK and Ireland zone.

Location: Ideally Midlands but we are open to other locations in England. This role will be considered a travelling appointment and will require you to travel around 20% to 30% of your time. In this role, you will be working in a hybrid mode.

What will you do?

• People LifeCycle: Responsibility for leading annual Schneider Electric HR programs for assigned groups in the areas of systems, compensation, performance management, as well as supporting line managers on items such as recruitment and reward for colleagues within their remit.
• HR Project delivery: Leading on the planning, delivery, and review of HR Business Partnering projects in the fields of continuous improvement across the UK and Ireland zone, in line with our People First Strategy e.g. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Strategic Workforce Planning.
• Change management: Providing support and resources to effectively deliver and embed organisational changes within the department, in service of both HRBP project delivery and the broader People First strategy.
• Coaching to Grow: This role will be responsible for providing coaching and development support to the departmental Director and their leadership team in the areas of people management, performance, and development. Furthermore, a key responsibility of the role will be maintaining a pulse on the organization, providing challenging feedback and supporting the creation of interventions within the department as appropriate.
• Talent Scout: In line with UKI ambition to be #1 Talent Factory in Europe, actively scout talent, build your network, support leaders to coach, develop and grow their talents.
• High Performance: The role requires the facilitation of remediating complex employee issues as required as well as strong employment practice & knowledge of the UK, to ultimately raise the bar in driving High Performance culture.
• First team first: Ability to connect across the HR business partnering team, spotting opportunities for collaboration to avoid duplication and increased resource levels, to drive consistency of experience and outcomes across the different departments.

What will help you to be successful?

• Ideally degree qualified or have the equivalent amount of workplace experience.
• You must be CIPD qualified, with active employment law knowledge.
• Experienced in HR across generalist and specialist roles.
• Experience of managing an organisational change project in their area of business.
• Ability to build strong relationships, offering the right consultative and coaching support and challenge to key stakeholders.
• Strong Employee Relations background and experience of managing complex cases to a successful resolution.
• Strong data management and analytical skills.
• Ability to work with & manage highly sensitive and confidential data.
• Relentless drive & commitment to achieve results and challenge the status quo.
• Fluent English.

What do we offer?

• We are offering an interesting and rewarding job, with a compelling mission ahead, with a range of activities providing a high level of personal responsibility and broad prospects. This is an excellent opportunity to join a global company with a leading product.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunity to develop based on clear career paths, to grow through experience.
• Collaboration within cross-region and global teams.

Diversity is our heritage and our future. Be a part of it.

At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it's an integral part of our history, culture, and identity. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company's future.

Please submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

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€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150,000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

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