People & Culture Manager
Location: Northampton
Salary: £55k – £65k
Hybrid: 3 days per week in the office

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive People & Culture Manager to join our People team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled HR professional who enjoys building strong relationships, supporting managers, and delivering practical people solutions that drive business performance.

As a trusted partner to managers and colleagues, you’ll provide expert HR advice across the full employee lifecycle, support key people initiatives, and play a vital role in creating an engaging and high-performing workplace culture.

What you’ll be doing

As a People & Culture Manager, you’ll act as the primary point of contact for people-related matters across your business areas, providing commercially focused HR support and guidance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with stakeholders to deliver a responsive and high-quality HR service.
• Supporting the delivery of annual people processes, including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning and workforce planning.
• Providing expert advice and guidance on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance cases.
• Working closely with leaders to develop capability, improve team performance and support business objectives.
• Driving colleague engagement initiatives and supporting diversity, equity and inclusion activities across the business.
• Supporting organisational change and the implementation of wider people programmes and initiatives.
• Contributing to learning and development activities, ensuring colleagues have access to relevant development opportunities.
• Maintaining accurate people data and supporting workforce reporting to enable informed decision-making.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and acting as a visible HR presence within your areas of responsibility.
• Supporting the review and implementation of HR policies and ensuring compliance with employment legislation and company standards.

What we’re looking for

We’re keen to hear from HR professionals who have strong generalist experience and are confident operating in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience in an HR Business Partner, HR Manager or Senior HR Generalist role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations practices.
• Proven experience managing a range of complex employee relations cases.
• Experience supporting organisational change, workforce planning and people initiatives.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication and coaching abilities, with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively across multiple stakeholders.
• A degree in HR or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards) would be advantageous.

Why join us?

You’ll be joining a collaborative People team where you’ll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on colleagues, managers and the wider business. We offer a supportive environment, opportunities for professional development and the chance to contribute to meaningful people initiatives.

Apply today

If you’re a people-focused HR professional who enjoys partnering with leaders, influencing positive change and delivering exceptional colleague experiences, we’d love to hear from you.