Head of People Business Partnering & ER (Transformation Lead)
- Smiths News PLC
- Hybrid (Swindon, UK)
- 19/08/2026
Job Description
£80,000 per annum plus £5,688 per annum car allowance, bonus and benefits.
Role is based at our Swindon head office with some travel to our depots.
This role is a permanent role, for the first year, it will be the People Team Workstream Lead for our Go National contract wins implementation.
Lead the delivery of the people workstream, supporting the mobilisation of C.20+ new sites. Accountable for embedding and scaling the existing approach to People processes, systems, frameworks, policies and critically Smiths news’ culture and values. Ensuring that new sites reflect the identity, standards and ways of working of the wider business from day one. You will ensure that all people activity is aligned to the wider People strategy and that rapid growth is delivered in a way that strengthens cultural consistency, engagement and organisational integrity.
What you'll earn (you won't find "competitive salary” written instead of a figure on our watch!)
£80,000 per annum plus £5,688 per annum car allowance, bonus and benefits.
What you'll receive in return (Benefits)
Not only do we offer free onsite parking, 4x salary life assurance and 5% match pension but you’ll also have access to:
- £5,688 per annum car allowance
- Company bonus
- Company funded Health Cash Plan – providing cash back for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy
- 25 days holiday plus holiday buy scheme
- 24/7 E-Learning modules, Training and Development opportunities
- Sharesave Scheme, Cycle to work schemes, Health cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Colleague Assistance Programme & Colleague referral scheme
CIPD Requirement
Email Contact for candidates
Closing Date
A career with us is a career filled with people, pride, and passion. We rely on each other to get the job done, and we deliver what we say we will.
More than 22,000 customers rely on us as the UK’s leading newspaper and magazine wholesaler. With nightly miracles delivered by an extensive network of distribution centres, we have more roles than you realise. One look at our heritage tells you that we’re as good as our word – we have a reputation built on security, reliability, and delivering on promises. Right now, we’re excitingly looking to the future and all that means for our customers and our people’s careers.