Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilientand positiveto succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaborationand demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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This is a critical HR Business Partner role supporting Corporate and Commercial leadership teams to drive organisational effectiveness, people performance, leadership capability and business growth.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the people agenda, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders while providing credible, values-led HR leadership across Corporate and Commercial functions.
Operating as a strategic business partner to functional leadership teams, you will help translate business objectives into pragmatic people plans that drive performance, enable transformation and build organisational capability. You will ensure alignment with wider regional and global HR strategies, frameworks and processes while balancing business priorities with a strong employee experience.
A core focus of the role is building trusted relationships with business leaders, influencing decision-making and supporting organisational change. You will enable leaders to build high-performing, engaged and inclusive teams, helping the business navigate growth, transformation and evolving market demands.
The role requires a commercially minded HR professional who can operate strategically while remaining close enough to the business to understand operational realities and provide practical solutions. Through coaching, challenge and partnership, you will act as a catalyst for organisational and cultural development, ensuring the business has the talent, leadership capability and organisational structures needed for long-term success.
Your purpose will be to provide strategic HR business partnering support to Corporate and Commercial functions, working closely with senior leaders and the wider UK&I HR team to ensure all people initiatives support business objectives and align with broader organisational priorities.
You will play a central role within leadership teams, developing strong, trusted relationships and influencing decisions that drive organisational effectiveness, talent development, employee engagement and business performance.
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pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.
pladis is one of the world’s fastest growing snacking companies and home to much loved brands including McVitie’s, GODIVA and Ülker. pladis also owns regional brands Jacob’s, Go Ahead, Flipz, Turtles, BN, Verkade and many more products across sweet and savoury biscuits, wafer, cake and chocolate.
Formed in 2016, pladis is the proud steward of over 300 years of family baking and confectionery experience. The expertise of its 16,000-strong global workforce spans 27 factories in 11 countries, and is founded on collaboration, agility and resilience.
As a responsible business, delivering the highest quality products and exceptional service, pladis’ products have the potential to reach more than four billion people across the world.
pladis people are passionate about collaboration and creation, using consumer insights and trends to fulfil its promise of bringing happiness with every bite. This passion, combined with rapid speed to market, enables the company to bring its products from idea to on-shelf quickly, so they are available for consumers all over the world.
