Senior People & Culture Adviser

About Global Vehicle Group

Global Vehicle Group (GVG) is the UK’s largest and most diverse B2B leasing broker. Through our specialist brands – Global Vans, Fleet Alliance, XLCR and LCV Group – we manage over 70,000 vehicles with assets under management exceeding £2.5 billion.

This role is primarily based at Global Vans in Bristol but with some travel across our other business areas in the UK.

The Role

As Senior People & Culture Adviser for the UK business, you’ll play a key role in shaping how we attract, manage, develop, and support our people in a high-performance automotive and sales-driven environment.

This role focuses on supporting operational HR within the group while supporting the business through a group-wide standardisation programme. You’ll work closely with the Group Head of People and Culture to help deliver the people strategy and manage day to day HR.

What I will I be doing

• Key point of contact in the region for all HR queries and support


• Deliver practical, commercially focused HR solutions.


• Advise and support managers with performance management, absence, disciplinary and grievance, onboarding, reward, wellbeing and employee engagement.


• Giving advice and training on our Group Employee Handbook


• Support recruitment activity including offers, onboarding processes and background checks


• Understanding of UK employment law and how this impacts policies and procedures


• Supporting the implementation of People & Culture systems (HRIS), ensuring they enable efficient processes, accurate data and a positive user experience for managers and employees.


• Driving CSR and engagement initiatives


• Support payroll administration and data management/reporting
  


• Collaborating with People & Culture colleagues across the wider group to drive standardisation 


• Supporting change activity, including restructures, consultations, and TUPE processes 
  


• Identify and support HR projects and improvement opportunities

What will I need to succeed

• Proven experience in an HR role with relevant experience, ideally in a similar industry


• Strong experience modernising People & Culture processes and policies, particularly in growing or changing organisations.


• Solid, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and confidence managing employee relations cases.


• Great PC skills and experience using HR systems


• Confident, credible communicator able to influence and challenge leaders at all levels.


• Pragmatic, hands-on approach with the ability to manage multiple operational activities and stakeholders


• CIPD Level 5 preferred
  

What we offer

We're going through an exciting part of our journey with lots of opportunity available in a very customer orientated and commercially focussed team;

• Great work environment with team, charity and social events


• Opportunity for development


• Enhanced holidays


• Enhanced family leave


• Salary sacrifice benefits and product discounts


• Health cash plan including access to GP appointments and EAP