Being a HR professional for AAH means a lot. It means being the people champion. The HR hero. The employee advocate. The talent finder. Working in a regional role with our operational leadership teams, you’ll drive our people agenda – ensuring we get, grow and keep talent that helps to improve lives. Reporting into the Head of HR Operations, you will play a critical role in driving cultural change across the AAH branch network comprising of circa. 2400 employees. You will focus on continuous improvement in all people processes and procedures to support the commercial deliverables of the business. In a complex, unionised environment, you will provide a vital link between support centre and operations to help embed strategic change initiatives, increase colleague engagement, drive retention and performance, and develop operational leadership in your region. Accountabilities Develops and deliver HR solutions to meet business requirements in-line with overall business plans and strategy. Drives people agenda strategy in partnership with leaders, to ensure that the business has the capability and capacity to deliver their business. Supports branches to improve employee experience measured through engagement survey results and employee feedback. Work with leaders to drive culture, wellbeing and equality, diversity and inclusion strategies. Actively participates in management meetings to ensure that people issues are considered. Seeks and identifies ways to resolve complex employee relations issues/cases in accordance with policy and advises leaders accordingly Why AAH 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Car Allowance £6,012 per annum Company Sick Pay Pension Scheme 10% bonus (Non Contractual) Long Service Awards Death in Service Discounted Shopping Platform Employee Assistance Programme A full range of development opportunities including apprenticeships. Onsite parking with excellent working conditions and transport links. (Check out the map to find our exact location). About You As an experienced, business-facing HR Business Partner, you will have a wealth of specialist HR expertise across areas including employee relations, recruitment, talent management and L&D with a track record of driving the people agenda across a similarly distributed operations environment. You will be a talented change agent, with agility to switch between both tactical and strategic people challenges. With first class stakeholder management skills, you will be a strong influencer who is comfortable challenging the status quo. CIPD Qualifications and/or Business Management certificates would be highly desirable. Due to the nature of the role, a valid UK drivers licence is essential. About Us You will play an essential role within the AAH branch helping us to be the largest distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare products to our customers. we impact millions of people across thousands of UK communities. From our network of branches, we distribute lifesaving medicines twice daily to pharmacies, hospitals and GP’s. We work collectively to make a difference working with our ICARE values to create a culture we can be proud of. We don’t believe in standing still, which is why we are investing in our future by transforming our branch network to ensure timely and safe delivery of our valued good. We are a n equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity & inclusion, taking a person-centred approach to our interview process that is fair and free from both discrimination and bias. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.