About this role
Greenergy delivers safe, efficient and reliable fuel solutions to customers across road, aviation and marine sectors. As an international transportation fuel supplier, we combine traditional and renewable energy solutions to support our customers through the energy transition. Commitment to innovation and a drive to do things differently have seen Greenergy grow from a bedroom start-up to supply transport fuels in the UK, Ireland and Canada, as well as being a leading European manufacturer of waste-based renewables. Are you an experienced HR Business Partner who can combine strategic thinking with practical, hands-on support? We’re looking for a commercially focused HR Business Partner to support our Finance and IT functions. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll translate business priorities into effective people plans, helping to strengthen organisational capability, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement and business performance. Your remit will include organisational change, workforce planning, talent and succession, leadership coaching and complex employee relations. You’ll also use people data and business insight to identify risks, capability gaps and opportunities, providing constructive challenge and practical recommendations to leaders. You’ll be an established HR Business Partner or HR Manager with strong stakeholder management skills, sound employment law knowledge and experience supporting change within a commercially focused organisation. The role is based in our Manchester office, with three office-based days each week and occasional travel to other Greenergy sites and business locations. This is one of three newly created HR Business Partner opportunities within our evolving HR team. We are also recruiting HR Business Partners to support our Assets & Infrastructure and Corporate & Commercial functions. Please review all three vacancies and apply for the role that most closely matches your experience and preferred location. Strategic Business Partnering: Act as the dedicated HR Business Partner for the Finance and IT functions, building trusted relationships with leaders and managers Partner with leaders to develop and deliver people plans aligned to business objectives and the People Strategy Provide strategic advice and constructive challenge to improve organisational effectiveness, workforce planning and operational performance Identify people-related risks, trends and opportunities, recommending practical and commercially focused solutions Interpret workforce analytics and people insights to influence decision-making and improve organisational performance Support workforce planning and organisational effectiveness initiatives across Finance and IT Partner with functional leaders to identify capability gaps and develop people solutions that support business growth and operational excellence. Talent, Capability & Performance: Partner with leaders to attract, develop and retain talented colleagues Lead talent reviews and succession planning activities across supported business areas. Work with the Talent & Development team to deliver leadership development and organisational capability initiatives Support performance and development processes, ensuring a clear link between performance, capability and career progression Promote a high-performance culture through effective performance management, accountability and continuous development Support functional leaders to develop capability and succession plans for critical and specialist roles. Leadership & Employee Experience Coach senior leaders to strengthen people management capability and leadership effectiveness Support leaders to build engaged, high-performing teams and deliver local engagement action plans Champion a positive employee experience through consistent application of people policies and practices Support organisational change, restructures and transformation programmes Lead engagement, culture and leadership effectiveness initiatives across the Finance and IT functions Act as a trusted advisor to leaders during organisational change and business transformation. Employee Relations: Lead complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management and performance cases Provide expert advice on employment legislation, company policy and HR best practice Ensure employee relations matters are managed fairly, consistently and in line with legal requirements Provide guidance to HR Services on escalated employee relations matters where appropriate Work proactively with leaders to minimise people-related risks and build management capability through coaching and practical advice. Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Partner with HR Services and Centres of Expertise to deliver integrated people solutions Implement and embed Group-wide people initiatives across supported business areas Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes, policies and ways of working Use workforce data, employee feedback and business insights to improve organisational effectiveness and the employee experience Build strong collaborative relationships across Finance, IT and the wider HR team to support business priorities.