Reporting to Global Sr HR Director of R&D and Quality (RDQ), this HR Business Partner acts as a strategic business partner to internal customers and their respective leadership teams in developing and implementing programs and initiatives that support and enable the organization’s short- and long-term goals and objectives. Delivers a consistent approach and process to implement HR programs and practices across Corporate Functions and/or Global Shared Services. This role regionally supports EMEA in addition to providing Global support where needed. This position will be a Hybrid role with ability to work from home as well as required to work out of our Haddenham site for a minimum 50% of the time.

• Provide leadership and direction through partnership with client groups to establish relevant functional goals and objectives; recruit, train, coach, and mentor employees; support consistent adoption and adherence of programs, policies, and procedures across partnership areas; identify and define employee engagement opportunities; and provide input into departmental structure and design.
• Act as the horizontal process owner to develop, implement and administer HR programs, policies, procedures, and practices consistently across client groups in support of McCormick’s philosophy and core values (for example High Performance, Workforce Planning, Performance Management, Engagement, Goal setting, Talent Management, Development Planning, Compensation programs, and others). This also includes ensuring consistent adoption and adherence of programs, policies, and procedures across partnership areas.
• Drive HR process improvements, special projects, and effective change management programs and initiatives from idea through implementation. This requires applying sound judgment, and considering global impact, when developing solutions.
• Work closely with HR expert functions (Compensation & Benefits, Talent & Learning, Talent Acquisition, and Internal Communications) to ensure appropriate deployment of HR processes (Talent review, Employee Engagement Survey, Annual Salary review, learning activities).
• Participate in Regional and Global HR Projects which support Operational Excellence Programs.

• BSc in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, or related field
• Proven professional experience in HR or closely related field.
• Ability to convey credibility to influence and appropriately challenge business decisions, escalating concerns as necessary.
• Strong knowledge of current UK employment legislation and keeps abreast of Human Resources legislative requirements by participating in professional industry organizations.
• Ability to present complex information and represent HR function in a variety of meetings, both internally and externally.
• Ability to maintain very high level of interaction across all functions and employees within business.
• Experience operationalizing strategy and partnering on projects with strong change management experience.
• Experience with diverse client groups and agility to work with matrixed functional areas and stakeholders.
• Experience of coaching leaders to deliver effective people solutions.
• Ability to influence without formal authority at all levels of the organization and build strong relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Proven experience in delivery and execution of effective talent development strategies.
• Ability to work with a good balance of autonomy with strong verbal, written, analytical and interpersonal skill as well as strong personal and team leadership and business sense. Excellent customer focus, ethical behavior, and professional maturity.
• Good knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point.