HR Business Partner

Posted 25th March 2025 by
The Glenmorangie Company
£
Edinburgh
Full-time
24th April 2025
As part of LVMH / Moët Hennessy, The Glenmorangie Company crafts, distributes and markets two of Scotland’s most acclaimed single malt whiskies. Glenmorangie is famed as the leading Highland single malt, renowned for its smooth, complex, and accessible taste, its mastery of wood in cask maturation, and its industry leading whisky innovation. Ardbeg is the ultimate Islay whisky and the smokiest of all Scotland’s Single Malts – and is also famed for its unorthodox, envied, and untamed brand. At The Glenmorangie Company, the HR function is crucial to our business, requiring an understanding of our commercial objectives and strategy to align people initiatives effectively. As HR Business Partner, you will provide commercial HR support and partnership to key stakeholders, ensuring the delivery of our people promise, projects, and initiatives. The Glenmorangie Company offers a dynamic and inspiring work environment where your contributions are valued, and your professional growth is supported. You will join a close-knit team that works collaboratively to achieve our goals. Your role involves implementing HR projects, driving company-wide initiatives, offering strategic HR advice, and building strong relationships with business leaders that align with our people and business objectives. By staying updated on HR best practices, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes, supporting the company success.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Support the non-operational functions of the business, which include Marketing, Commercial, Finance, Corporate Affairs, Hospitality, and Whisky Creation.
  • Accountable for the delivery of HR projects/ initiatives within your business area.
  • Provide expert HR advice to ensure that changes are understood and embedded.
  • Highlighting to the Head of HR where areas of the organisational structure might need to be adapted.
  • Ownership of the budget for the headcount planning in your business areas.
  • Carry out career conversations with employees below Senior management to support their mobility process and internal progression.
  • Coach managers on best practice selection processes and creating recruitment processes to ensure that we are being inclusive and maximising the opportunities to all candidates.
  • Accountable for ensuring that all employee relations cases are managed effectively.
  • Support the ICR process for your business areas, coaching managers on holding effective compensation conversations.
  • Coach line managers through employee relations issues and being a confidential sounding board.
  • Anticipate trends both internally and externally that may require your business area to adapt to new ways of working.

Professional/Technical Experience:

  • Relevant qualifications or demonstrated experience in HR
  • Strong analytical skills focused on data analysis, interpretation and presentation
  • Outstanding communication skills both written and oral
  • Competent PowerPoint and Excel skills

Key Competencies:

  • Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Calm attitude
  • Flexible
  • Collaborative working style and strong team player
  • Strong analytical skills focused on data analysis, interpretation and presentation

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