Supply People Manager

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join the Greggs Manchester Manufacturing team as a Supply People Manager leading on all People initiatives. We're looking for someone who is up for a challenge and who really wants to make their mark!

We can offer you:

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary

• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

• Defined contribution management pension scheme

• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary

• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits

• Career progression and learning and development

• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing

• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers

• Cycle to Work scheme

• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge

• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

What you'll do

• Develop strong relationships with the site leadership team, working collaboratively to influence and challenge ways of working
• Deliver our people plan and objectives across the site
• Focus on the importance of people by providing professional expertise, support and advice to managers and colleagues, encouraging fair, impartial and consistent employee relations
• Manage complex ER issues and share best practice amongst your Supply People colleagues
• Develop employee engagement across the site, encouraging activities to drive improvement
• Participate in working groups to develop and improve people policies and procedures
• Drive effective labour planning, succession planning and performance management activities to meet the current and future needs of the site
• Coach and develop high performing management teams to ensure a great environment for our colleagues.
• Ensure the effective management of all employee absence and wellbeing policies and initiatives
• Deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

About you

You will fit right into this role if you

• Have demonstrable experience in a similar HR management role, preferably in an operational environment

• Have a track record of forming and strengthening trusted relationships with business stakeholders

• Have excellent written & verbal communication skills and the ability to influence and present ideas and opportunities

• Can demonstrate excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail

• Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative

• Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales

• Have excellent IT skills including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams

• Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

• Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good

• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us!   We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.