People & Culture Business Partner

About you

As someone who is passionate about people and human resources, you care about employee experience. You thrive on teamwork and your strong interpersonal skills and knowledge of HR strategy and processes makes you trusted partner with our leaders and at all levels of the organisation. You are a strategic thinker that connects the dots and is business savvy. Your ability to come up with pragmatic, fit for purpose solutions that will help our company grow for good and be efficient is second to none.  

About the job

As a P&C Business Partner you will support the GBI Leadership team for teams based in Stockley Park (Sales, Marketing, R&D, Finance, GRC, Procurement, IT) on strategic people priorities. You will support the deployment of our longer-term people strategy and be the connection across the market and regions to share best practices and support our ambition to build a One Suntory Culture.  

Support with people matters on Sales, Marketing, R&D, Finance, GRC, Procurement, IT 

• Support the P&C Director with all people related matters ​and develop and deliver strategic HR programs and initiatives (e.g. change management)  
• Collaborates with Center of Expertise and People Excellence team to implement and broker HR programs and initiatives 

Advice to Business leaders 

• Preferred HR Point of Contact (POC) and partner for business leaders  

Employee Relations  

• Provide support for escalated employee inquiries which are more complex and ask for higher levels of HR expertise 
• Lead and manage complex ER cases 

Key projects for 2023 and beyond that you would get involved in  

• Support on organisational design and organisational development across all functions to build a future fit organisation 
• Support on the DE&I strategy and plans for our 2030 ambition 
• Support on the engagement plans for GB&I and build solutions to develop in areas like workload & communications  
• Be the change expert on all change programmes in the GB&I market. 

About us

Suntory Group is a Japanese company and the world’s third biggest player in the drinks industry. We are renowned for our diverse and iconic brands such as Lucozade, Ribena and Orangina. We wouldn’t achieve what we do without our people who are at the heart of everything we do. Our people unleash their spirit daily, they craft exceptional drinks and they fuel our Growth.  

A future with us

Joining Suntory isn’t just about taking on a role, it’s about embarking on a career journey. You have the opportunity to work with talented, inspiring and authentic leaders and have the freedom to dream big, and go for it (Yatte Minahare). At Suntory you’ll find a supportive work environment that values work life balance and that will help you realise your full potential and grow for good.  

What you bring to the table

• Strong knowledge on HR strategy and processes 
• Great influencing and communications skills at all levels of organisation  
• Great team player able to navigate a matrix organisation  
• Business savviness and understanding future trends and developments.  
• Ability to impact and steer on business outcomes 
• Employee Relations knowledge  
• Ability to use and interpret data for business purposes and integrate in daily operations and solutions 

Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commitment

At Suntory, we greatly appreciate the value that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds can bring. Our colleagues from a wide range of cultures, lifestyles, and experiences contribute significantly to our collective success.   

We understand that our candidates all have unique career trajectories and experiences, and this can sometimes deter you from applying for a role if you don’t feel that you meet all the criteria. If you believe that you have relevant skills and experience that you feel could benefit us, we would love to know what unique perspectives and experience you can bring to help make us better, together in a company that is committed to Growing for Good and Giving Back to Society.   

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based on the skills and competencies of the above role. We are committed to and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our recruitment process and do not discriminate based on gender, race or ethnic background, class, economic status, disability status, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, marital status or any other protected characteristic. We want to ensure that our interview process is as inclusive as possible. If you require any reasonable accommodation as part of the process, do not hesitate to let your recruiter know who will be happy to help.