Human Resources Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  
 

Human Resources Manager - Your future role?

Join us as a site HR Manager and local Business Partner supporting diverse teams, including Operations, at our Ashford site. You'll play a key role in shaping a positive employee experience, delivering local HR strategies and driving people initiatives that support business success.

You'll partner with managers and teams to deliver HR solutions that strengthen performance, engagement and growth. Acting as a trusted partner to various teams across the business, you'll balance strategic HR planning with hands-on support across recruitment, onboarding, employee relations and workforce development.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Implement local HR strategies aligned with business priorities and site needs
• Provide guidance to managers on people management, workforce planning and performance
• Use HR data and analytics to inform decisions and enhance employee experience
• Partner with HR Centres of Excellence to embed global processes and best practices
• Oversee core HR operations: recruitment, onboarding, performance, and compensation
• Champion engagement and well-being programs, ensuring a safe and inclusive culture
• Advise on employee relations and compliance, partnering with the Trade Union and Site Council when required
• Contribute to HR digitalisation and process-improvement projects

Your professional profile includes:

• CIPD Level 5, bachelor's or master's degree in HR, Business, or a related field
• Extensive HR experience, including in a partnering role
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and workforce management
• Experience with HR analytics, change management and digital HR tools
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build trusted relationships

Our benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holiday 
• Private Health Insurance, Pension, Life Assurance
• Flexi time
• Discount Club with many retailers
• Subsidised on-site meals
• Free parking
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.