Head Of HR

Head of HR

Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 OTE depending upon experience with Company Car

Hours: Full time, Permanent

Location: Southport

Chapelhouse is a leading motor retailing group that has been in business for 35 years, with 10 branches across the Northwest specialising in MG, Suzuki and our new brands Omoda and Jaecoo. In previous years we have been shortlisted for 'Employer of the Year', 'Customer Care Award' and 'Dealer Group of the Year' by the Motor Trader Awards and we are now looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Head of HR to join our team.

Shape our Culture

The company is on a journey to change our culture and need a team player who is committed to making improvements and continuing our progress forward to becoming an employer of choice. We’re looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Head of Human Resources to lead our people strategy and help create an outstanding workplace where our employees can thrive. In recent years we’ve increased holiday entitlement, introduced Medicash for our employees and improved our commissions structure for our sales team. You will be ideally placed to identify more areas for us to improve our employee experience and attract, develop and retain exceptional talent.

We require someone who is passionate about delivering excellent HR services by working as part of the Senior Management Team to provide support and advice to the Board of Directors, Managers, and colleagues. The role supports the whole group of around 220 employees, covering 10 sites around the Northwest and travel between our branches forms a fundamental part of the role.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is a great opportunity to develop your career further with a breadth of generalist HR projects and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment as well as coaching the HR Team to continue growth in their skills and knowledge.

This role comes with a wide range of industry-leading benefits including

Bonus Scheme

Company Car

Mobile & Laptop

Up to 34 days annual leave dependent upon on length of service

Wellness Support

Private Medical Scheme

Employee Discount Scheme

Employee of the Month Scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Training and development

Role & Experience

Developing and implementing the HR Business Plan in line with commercial requirements, changes in legislation and business improvements with the Board of Directors.

Experience of end-to-end recruitment and working with managers to improve employee retention rates and reviewing recruitment materials.

Coaching managers through employee relations matters including complex disciplinary, grievance and long-term sickness. Being confident in providing advice and support during hearings and an excellent working knowledge of relevant employment legislation and legal compliance is a must.

Familiarity with updating company benefits and working closing with Payroll and Accounts to implement any changes.

Line management experience would be advantageous to continue the development of the HR Team skills and knowledge.

Confident in providing and presenting people statistics and analysis for Directors and Managers for salary reviews, staff turnover trends and ad hoc projects.

Experience of updating policies and processes in line with legislation, best practice, and business changes.

Experience in providing in house training to managers

The ability and experience of working autonomously and completing tasks within set deadlines is essential.

Excellent communication skills and experience of managing challenging discussions with managers and colleagues when necessary whilst maintaining a professional perspective.

Previous experience of supporting managers through business restructure and TUPE would be beneficial

CIPD qualified to Level 7 alongside significant experience at a business partnering/managerial level within a busy HR department.

A driving licence with no more than 6 points is essential to travel between sites.

Motor Trade experience would be advantageous but not essential.

If you like the sound of working for us and think you can deliver the skills that we need, please don’t hesitate to apply.

You can also follow our LinkedIn page and take a look at our website Careers page to see for yourself what it is really like to work for the Chapelhouse Family.

All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK. The Company does not currently have a sponsorship licence and therefore unable to offer sponsorship.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier should we find a suitable candidate.