Junior HR Business Partner at Henkel

What You´ll Do

• Support and manage employee relations casework for blue-collar employees, ensuring timely, fair and legally compliant outcomes
• Provide early-stage ER guidance and prepare investigation materials, evidence packs and case summaries for white-collar ER matters
• Coach managers on policy application and early intervention to reduce escalation and repeat issues
• Deliver core HR operations including onboarding, offboarding and contract changes, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Support annual people processes including performance management, salary review, promotion and succession planning
• Analyse HR and workforce data to provide insight on trends, risks and capability gaps
• Support HR due-diligence, change and integration activity, including preparation of documentation and stakeholder materials
• Work closely with the HR Business Partner, Centres of Expertise and HR Operations teams to deliver consistent, high-quality HR support

What Makes You a Good Fit

• Experience managing employee relations cases with a sound understanding of UK employment law
• Strong HR operations capability and attention to detail
• Confidence working with HR data and translating insight into action
• Credible, pragmatic communicator able to build trust with managers and employees
• Comfortable working independently within defined frameworks, with appropriate escalation
• Experience supporting organisational change or M&A activity (desirable)

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Performance bonus / incentives
• Competitive Pension & Life Assurance - Company contributes up to 10% of basic salary
• Annual Leave: 27 days plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Celebration vouchers