We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

Many Spirits, One Brown‑Forman - We believe that an inclusive culture, one that values the diversity and unique perspective of each individual, allows us each to bring our best self to work and leads to greater teamwork, creativity, and trust.

Cultivating a Caring Culture - We know that our strong culture is one of the many reasons people love working at Brown‑Forman.

Enriching Life. Enriching Careers- At Brown‑Forman, we craft products known for bringing people together. Our employees have made us what we are today and are the reason for our success. Do not just take our word for it. Brown‑Forman is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work® in countries around the world.

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Manager to drive HR initiatives within Brown-Forman UK, leading with influence and having the opportunity to partner with passionate and engaged team members and managers.

Meaningful Work From Day One

In this role, you will be an influential HR business partner to functional leaders and teams. This is an extended leadership role responsible for embedding our people and culture initiatives, supporting office management and payroll activities. As part of an HR Team responsible for an exciting and rewarding people-first agenda, you will manage the day-to-day HR processes and facilitate the execution of business strategies through people and organisational development.

This is an office/hybrid role out of our fantastic modern office in Fitzrovia in central London.

What You Can Expect

● Executes the People & Culture strategy for the UK by serving as an HR business partner to assigned functional and regional stakeholders.

○ Represents the HR function across stakeholders.

○ First point of contact in HR related matters within the business unit.

○ Facilitates coaching and team workshops to drive organisational effectiveness and collaboration.

● Champions our people first culture throughout the employee life-cycle, including but not limited to: recruitment, development, performance and talent management, engagement and culture initiatives. ● Ensures uniform and equitable application of organisational policies and procedures including investigation and resolution of employee issues.

● Partners with global centres of excellence to deliver key initiatives across Diversity and Inclusion, Organisational Performance & Learning, Total Rewards and Workforce Planning.

● Engages regularly with teams to create a positive and productive employee relations environment. Handles sensitive employee relations issues to ensure proper process and follow-up actions are completed.

● Partners with the HR Director to support succession planning, organisational design and talent development.

● Actively supports the B-F diversity and inclusion strategy and leads by example to create an environment of inclusive leadership.

What You Bring to the Table

● 5+ years experience as an HR Generalist, HR Business Partner or similar position, with demonstrated experience aligning HR initiatives to business needs

● Essential to this role is a strong understanding and application of UK Labour Law and cases

● Experience in payroll & benefits administration

● Advanced computer skills with current, or ability to quickly build, proficiency of Google G Suite [Slides, Docs, Sheets, Drive, Calendar and Mail], Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and other software, as needed

● Excellent collaboration, communication, coaching and influencing skills

● Ability to build strong relationships throughout all levels and across cultures

● Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment

● Demonstrated champion of diversity and inclusion

What Makes You Unique

● Prior Experience in wine and spirits or luxury FMCG industries

● CIPD Accredited and qualified

Who We Are

While much has changed since Brown‑Forman was founded in 1870, it’s what has stayed the same that makes our story particularly remarkable.

Brown-Forman UK is a certified Great Place to Work and is committed to creating a culture that nurtures and prioritises continuous learning, impacting personal and business growth. We provide opportunities to connect with senior and executive leaders; grow yourself; advance your network; and learn more about our global business.

Our vision for Brown-Forman UK is to be the industry-leading organisation by delivering top-tier results through building a diverse culture that inspires people to bring their full self to work. In the UK, we have a Diversity Council consisting of our UK Leadership Team and also four employee resource groups (ERGs) for our employees: GROW (Growing Remarkable Outstanding Women), YP (Young Professionals), SEED (Supporting & Elevating Ethnically Diversity) and PRIDE (LGBTQI+). Alongside these ERGs, we have various committees such as Alcohol Responsibility, Sustainability and Livewell teams that have great engagement within the business and make a great difference to the environment we work in.

We are proud of our ever-growing portfolio of world-renowned brands. Our brands, which include Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, el Jimador tequila, Chambord liqueur, Gin Mare & Diplomatico Rum are used on a regular basis to toast life's special moments.

Nothing Better in the Market

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.

Please find below some highlights of the competitive benefits we offer include:

• Hybrid-working options;

• Medical & dental insurance;

• Product allowance;

• Paid gym membership;

• Financial wellbeing benefit;

• Along with global career opportunities.

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Brown-Forman Corporation is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Brown-Forman Corporation to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

Business Area: Europe Division

Function: HR

City: London

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Country: GBR

Req ID: JR-00007605