People & Payroll Services Manager
Maternity Cover (12-month FTC)
Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Home of Hula Hoops, popchips, Skips, and more!)
We operate a dynamic working model built on trust, choice and balance. Colleagues connect in person 3 days per week, as we know the best ideas and relationships grow when we collaborate side by side.
Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a People & Payroll Services Manager to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.
About the role
As Payroll & People Services Manager, you’ll lead a team that delivers a first-class HR administration and payroll service to the business. You’ll oversee the day-to-day operations of people and payroll services, ensuring accuracy, efficiency and exceptional colleague experience.
This role also involves leading the delivery of agreed objectives and strategic plans, managing audits, and supporting the evolution of HR systems to improve efficiency. You’ll inspire and develop your team, promoting collaboration and accountability to achieve high performance and service standards.
What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:
£6,000 annual car allowance.
Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement
Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care
KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary
25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more
KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more
What will you be doing?
Lead and develop a high performing team
Role modelling behaviours that inspire personal & professional development but also team excellence linked to a continuous improvement mindset
Provide an exceptional customer service
Confidence in developing and maintaining excellent relationships within HR and with stakeholders at all levels
Manage team performance and development
Inspire and lead a high-performing team, setting clear objectives, monitoring progress and supporting professional growth
Act as the escalation point for complex queries
Resolve issues that fall outside standard processes, providing clear guidance and solutions to stakeholders and colleagues
Accountable for an efficient HR transactional support service
Offering an effective, timely, high quality administration activities to the business via the people and payroll services team
Oversee HR systems and service delivery
Support the effective use of HR systems, ensuring data integrity and partnering with HR teams to deliver agreed objectives and service levels
Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.
We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.
We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:
HR leadership experience
You’ll have experience managing HR teams in a complex environment
Strong knowledge of compliance and legislation
Understanding of UK employment law
Team leadership and stakeholder management
Ability to lead, develop and performance manage within a team, and build strong relationships across all levels
Technical and analytical skills
Advanced Excel skills, attention to detail and confidence handling sensitive data
#LI-SC1 #LI-Hybrid
KP Snacks is home to some of the most iconic British snack brands and also produces all kinds of snacks for the UK’s retailers.
We have been creating happy snacking moments for decades, creating exciting snack ideas to meet the changing tastes and expectations of our customers and consumers. We’re passionate about our products and our people and we hold ourselves to high ethical standards throughout our business and supply chains.
KP Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group, which was founded in Germany more than sixty years ago and made its first potato chips in 1968. Since then, it has grown and flourished to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
