HR Business Partner

An exciting opportunity is available for a motivated HR professional to join the Global Supply Chain (GSC) HR team as an HR Business Partner. This role provides on-site HR business partnering for the Upper Merion manufacturing site and for the GSC Global Central Functions, working closely with the site HR Lead and the GSC Central Functions HR Business Leader.

The role combines hands-on operational HR delivery with contribution to strategic people priorities, such as workforce planning, organization design and capability building.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting and Delivering Change: Understand the current and future needs of the site and Central Functions client groups. Use data to identify where change is needed and support the design and delivery of practical solutions that help employees adopt and embed change.
• Business Acumen: Build a strong understanding of the site’s manufacturing operations, shift patterns, production priorities and performance metrics, as well as the priorities of the Central Functions.
• Culture and Engagement: Partner with site and functional managers to understand engagement survey results and develop and deliver action plans tied to business and cultural priorities.
• Organizational Effectiveness: Support managers to improve team and organizational effectiveness.
• Workforce and Capability Planning: Contribute to strategic workforce planning with the HR Business Leader and site leadership, helping to link business strategy to future capability needs.
• Talent Management and Succession Planning: Drive the annual talent and performance cycle for the client groups, including GSK’s Ahead Together performance conversations, talent reviews, calibration and succession planning.
• Employee Relations, HR Governance and Risk Management: Act as the first point of contact for employee relations matters across the site and Central Functions.
• Reward and Recognition: In partnership with Reward experts and the HR Business Leader, support the annual reward cycle and off-cycle decisions within the context of GSK’s reward strategy.
• HR Operations and Partnership with Centres of Excellence: Work with Talent Acquisition, Learning, Reward, Employee Relations and HR Operations to ensure smooth, compliant delivery of HR processes for the client groups.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field
• 4+ years of HR experience, including HR generalist and/or HR business partnering experience
• Experience supporting employee relations matters, including investigations, performance management and conduct issues
• Experience supporting the delivery of organizational change, restructuring or consultation processes
• Exposure to strategic HR work, such as workforce planning, organization design or capability building
• Working knowledge of US employment law and HR policies and practices
• Experience supporting core HR processes such as performance management, talent reviews, reward cycles and recruitment
• Ability to use HR data and analytics to identify trends and recommend practical actions
• Experience coaching and advising people managers
• Ability to balance day-to-day operational delivery with longer-term priorities across multiple client groups
• This role requires a regular on-site presence of at least three days per week, reflecting the importance of close partnership with onsite operational teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• HR experience in a manufacturing, operations, supply chain or other GMP-regulated environment
• Experience supporting shift-based or front-line workforces as well as professional or global teams
• Experience working in a large, complex, matrixed organization and across different cultures and geographies
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills with managers and employees at all levels
• Sound judgement and the ability to manage confidential and sensitive matters appropriately
• Strong organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities to deliver on time and to quality
• Interest in process improvement and digital HR tools
• HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR)