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Viking have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Human Resources Advisor to join our team where you will be based in Leicester on a hybrid basis (2 days home working per week). You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis (40 hours per week) and in return, you will receive an excellent salary and benefits package.

Viking provides business supplies and services to help our customers work better - whatever their workplace. We are a single source for everything customers need to be more productive, including the latest technology, core office supplies, print and document services, business services, facilities products, furniture, and school essentials. Within Europe Viking acts as a trusted and reliable partner to help organizations: work more productively, improve process efficiency, reduce supplier costs and increase sustainability.

Benefits we offer our Senior Human Resources Advisor:

Generous pension (matched contribution up to 6% of your monthly salary)

PMI via Axa for your partner and dependents living in the same house up to 24 years of age

Life assurance, including:

Free global travel insurance

Discounted gym membership

Staff discount

25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 27 days after 5 years' service)

Non contractual bonus dependant on company performance

8 hours paid appointment time per annum

£10 pcm contribution towards running costs when you work from home 2 days a week

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Leicester: Subsidised canteen

About the Senior Human Resources Advisor role:

Reporting into the Senior HR Manager for UK & Ireland, you will be responsible for the implementation of HR strategies for the customer service and sales functions in order to contribute to achievement of the overall organisational business objectives. A true Business Partner, you will be commercially astute and accustomed to managing a varied stakeholder group with previous experience of working with sales and customer service profiles.

This position will be responsible for teams based in our Leicester and Manchester offices. The role will be based in Leicester with the expectation to travel to Manchester 1-2 times per month to visit our stakeholders there.

Your responsibilities as our Senior Human Resources Advisor will include:

Building strong stakeholder relationships coaching and advising on people matters

Using MI data and reports to provide insights to your stakeholders and identify interventions for people-development, engagement and increased productivity

Educating and developing the management population in the area of people practices

Supporting the Talent Review & Succession Planning process for your functional area

Managing recruitment for your stakeholder group supported by HR Shared Services and market leading advertising platforms for direct sourcing

Building relationships with external parties including Occupational Health providers, specialist recruitment agencies and HR community peers

Identifying opportunities to develop your knowledge in your functional area both in the business and in HR

Supporting with occasional restructuring and organisational design activities, driving business leaders on right-sizing their teams and following correct employment law guidance related to such activities

Using the Oracle HCM system to document people activity and run reports for the organisation

What were looking for in our Senior Human Resources Advisor:

Essential:

CIPD Level 5 qualified with a minimum of 2 years generalist HR experience

Previous experience of providing HR support in a call centre and or field/ internal sales environment

Excellent knowledge of current employment law

Fanatical about providing an excellent service to stakeholders, with a true passion for business partnering

Attention to detail with strong analytical skills

Good working knowledge of MS packages including PowerPoint, Excel and Word

Superior organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise

Previous experience of restructuring processes from a HR operational perspective

Previous experience in recruitment as part of a HR position or as a specialist role historically

Fluent written and verbal English skills

Adaptable, with the ability to manage casework, implement projects and develop people managers