As the HR business partner for your whisky company, you will work closely with the senior manager to make sure that all the HR systems and processes properly support strategic business aims
As the HR business partner for your whisky company, you will work closely with the senior manager to make sure that all the HR systems and processes properly support strategic business aims. This means that you’ll be fully aware of all aspects of the business and the environment in which it operates, in order to be an effective strategic advisor to the senior management and to help them achieve their objectives.
As well as providing advice you’ll share in the responsibility for improved business performance and make sure that the delivery of all HR services is always excellent.
Many whisky companies have different views of the exact nature of the HR Business partner role and what it involves, but you will most likely have many of the following responsibilities:
You’ll have to understand the business inside and out so that you can contribute effectively to management and strategic thinking.
Your communication, organizational and negotiation skills will have to be top notch for all aspects of the HR business partner role, particularly when you are providing advice to your senior colleagues and driving through new policies and strategies which will lead to improved company performance.
This is a job for an extremely confident and pro-active person, and you will need to be self-efficient as the HR who is embedded into the operational structure of the company.
You will work whatever hours are required to provide support necessary for the senior managers although this will typically fall into normal office and you’ll likely have to work outside of these occasionally, particularly when the strategies to which you’ve contributed are being implemented.
The job is extremely variable, and you can expect to have to slip into and out of various roles as the need arises. The role of HR business partner is a fantastic way of developing your wider company experience, leadership and strategic skills.
The financial rewards for the HR business partner are excellent with the average salaries well in excess of £30,000 - £50,000 and this can be considerably more, depending on the exact nature of the role but as always remember these figures are purely given as a rough guide, and may vary considerably company to company.
The HR business partner role is a senior post and you will have a lot of experience working in a company HR department dealing with day to day issues that arise, rather than thinking and working from a more strategic perspective.
It is extremely likely that you will have as a minimum full membership of the CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development). As well as this at the very least you’ll need to have a degree in HR management or a similar qualification that has HRM as a major component.
Because of your experience you may have also studied CIPD qualifications previously which include:
There are lots of CIPD specialist qualifications available on a part time basis and these are delivered in local FE colleges.
You could have also considered the MSc in Human resource management or, for a wider base of experience, a Master of business Administration degree would be very useful and these are widely available. There is also many courses and events relating to HR which can be found online if you do the research.
Yes, the role of the HR Business Partner is the job which could well propel you into the role of HR director.
This job has become increasingly popular in the last number of years providing the company HR department with a proactive strategic role – however remember that the role and its responsibilities can vary significantly from employer and employer.
Yes, the role of the HR Business Partner is the job which could well propel you into the role of HR director.
This job has become increasingly popular in the last number of years providing the company HR department with a proactive strategic role – however remember that the role and its responsibilities can vary significantly from employer and employer.
The HR business partner role is a senior post and you will have a lot of experience working in a company HR department dealing with day to day issues that arise, rather than thinking and working from a more strategic perspective.
It is extremely likely that you will have as a minimum full membership of the CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development). As well as this at the very least you’ll need to have a degree in HR management or a similar qualification that has HRM as a major component.
Because of your experience you may have also studied CIPD qualifications previously which include:
