Senior HR Manager

Senior HR Manager (6-Month FTC)

We are working with an industry leading client on the lookout for an experienced and confident Senior HR Manager to join their team in Warwick on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is a senior leadership role requiring a seasoned HR professional who can hit the ground running, operate with limited supervision, and confidently engage stakeholders at all levels — from frontline colleagues through to Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

Reporting directly to senior leadership, this role will lead and manage a geographically dispersed HR team, acting as a coach, mentor, and escalation point for complex employee relations matters, while providing clear oversight of the overall ER landscape across the organisation.

This is a hands-on role where you will personally manage complex and high-risk cases, hear appeals, and support the Extended Leadership Team on confidential matters — including managing and investigating “Speak Up” (Whistleblowing) cases received via their reporting portal.

You will provide weekly summaries of ER activity, highlight emerging risks, and drive proactive interventions where required.

This role is based at our client’s Head Office in Warwick, with an expectation of being onsite 2–3 days per week on average. Travel to sites across Great Britain will be required on occasion.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and support a national HR team
• Oversee complex ER cases and act as escalation point
• Hear appeals and manage confidential investigations
• Provide weekly ER landscape reporting and risk analysis
• Drive HR KPIs across the function (absence, attrition, performance, etc.)
• Deliver weekly and monthly reporting with clear action plans
• Hold weekly team meetings and regular 1:1s with Regional HR Managers
• Identify and manage performance within the HR team
• Represent HR at Functional Leadership Team meetings (Operations/Commercial)
• Manage external ER-related suppliers (e.g., Occupational Health, Drugs & Alcohol testing providers)
• Support ad hoc strategic HR projects across Resourcing, L&D, Reward, OD and Change Management

As such we would like you to have/be:

• CIPD Level 7 qualified (or equivalent)
• A seasoned HR professional with 10+ years’ HR experience
• Experienced at senior HR level for at least 5 years
• Comfortable operating autonomously and making sound, balanced decisions
• Confident influencing and challenging at senior leadership level
• Experienced in managing complex, high-risk employee relations matters
• Strong in data analysis, KPI management and reporting
• A credible coach and people leader

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