HR Manager

HR Manager

Location: Watford HQ (Fully On-Site)

Salary: Up to £65,000 + Benefits

Industry: FMCG, Retail or Hospitality

Are you a people-focused, commercially-minded HR professional ready to step into a pivotal leadership role? We’re looking for an ambitious HR Manager to join the team based at the Watford HQ for this leading FMCG / Retail business. This is a fully on-site position reporting into a Fractional HR Director and the COO, managing one HR Administrator, with the scope to grow the team in future. This is a key opportunity to lead and evolve the HR function — not just operationally, but strategically.

You’ll deliver the people strategy, support business transformation, drive digitalisation, and embed HR as a true value-add partner at the heart of the organisation. We’re especially interested in candidates from fast-paced, people-driven environments such as FMCG, Retail, or Hospitality.

What you’ll be doing:

Strategic Leadership:

• Deliver and evolve the HR strategy to align with broader business goals.
• Support ongoing organisational change and transformation initiatives.
• Lead the digitalisation of HR systems, processes and practices.
• Embed a modern, added-value HR function that actively contributes to business performance.

People & Culture:

• Champion the full employee lifecycle - from recruitment to retention - with a focus on engagement, development and wellbeing.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships across all levels of the business, acting as a visible and accessible people partner.
• Design and implement inclusive people initiatives that support a positive and high-performance culture.

Employee Relations & Leadership Coaching:

• Lead on complex employee relations matters, including investigations, grievances and disciplinaries.
• Provide commercially sound and legally compliant advice to managers.
• Coach leaders to confidently manage teams and embed people-first leadership behaviours.

Change & Conflict Management:

• Act as the go-to for conflict resolution across the business, fostering a collaborative and respectful workplace. Champion initiatives that reduce absence, support wellbeing, and drive resilience during change

HR Operations & Compliance:

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and policy implementation.
• Ensure accurate HR records, system integrity, and legal compliance across all HR activities.
• Drive improvements through better use of data, technology, and streamlined processes.

What we’re looking for:

• CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience in HR leadership)
• Proven generalist HR experience including employee relations, policy, change and transformation
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Experience working in a fast-paced, multi-site environment (Retail, FMCG, Hospitality preferred)
• Tech-savvy and confident in leading digital transformation within HR
• A credible communicator and influencer, with the confidence to advise senior leaders
• Commercially astute, hands-on, and driven to make a meaningful impact

Should you be interested in discussing this vacancy please contact Annabel Green via LinkedIn or register your details on www.resourcing4hr.co.uk.

Resourcing4HR is an independent HR Recruitment and Consultancy company specialising in supporting the HR Community - both candidates and clients alike, in a partnership approach to resourcing HR professionals.

Resourcing4HR is an equal opportunities employer and a company committed to diversity.

Resourcing4HR operates as a Recruitment Agency for the provision of permanent candidates and as a Recruitment Business for the provision of temporary candidates