Senior HR Business Partner

Senior HR Business Partner - Supply Chain & Commercial

Location: Runcorn - some travel

Working pattern: Hybrid – 3 days office, 2 days home

Salary: £65,000–£70,000 DOE

Car allowance: £7,800

Bonus: 10%

Benefits: Private healthcare + wider benefits package

Mission Search is delighted to be supporting a large international organisation in the healthcare sector as they appoint an experienced Senior HR Business Partner . This is a high-profile opportunity to join an organisation at an exciting point in its development and partner directly with senior leaders across Supply Chain and Group Commercial .

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders including the COO, Group Commercial Director and their leadership teams , providing commercially focused HR advice and helping to shape people strategies that directly support business performance.

The Role

• Partner with senior leaders to translate business priorities into clear people plans.
• Provide credible, commercially focused HR advice at Board, Director and Head of Function level.
• Support workforce planning and organisational effectiveness.
• Lead complex employee relations matters and ensure appropriate risk management.
• Work closely with recognised trade unions on consultation, pay discussions and wider industrial relations.
• Lead people-related change and transformation projects.
• Use workforce data and people insight to identify trends and inform decision-making.
• Support succession planning, talent development and leadership capability.
• Manage, coach and support HR Delivery Managers across the depot network.
• Work closely with HR Shared Services and Centres of Expertise to ensure consistent and effective HR support.

About you

We’re looking for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner with a stong background in supply chain or manufacturing.

• Significant senior HRBP experience.
• Strong UK employment law and employee relations knowledge.
• Proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders.
• Experience working with recognised trade unions is highly desirable and would be a significant advantage.
• Experience supporting collective consultation and/or industrial relations.
• Experience delivering organisational change and transformation.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to operate strategically while remaining close to operational realities.
• Ideally CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience.

Why join?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior HRBP to take on a genuinely influential role within a large, stable and purpose-led international healthcare organisation .

You’ll have direct exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence the people agenda across major Supply Chain and Commercial functions.

The package includes:

£65,000–£68,000 salary + £7,800 car allowance + 10% bonus , alongside private healthcare and a wider benefits package.

The role is based in Runcorn , with a hybrid working arrangement of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home .