Employee Relations Manager

Company: STARK Group
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Location: Coventry
Job Description:

We’re proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We’re a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

We’re looking for someone to join us within our HR team for a period of 12 weeks to carry out a project. The purpose of the role is to provide short‑term, expert leadership of Employee Relations governance and escalation, stabilising ER delivery with the third‑party provider and producing clear recommendations for a future ER service model. The role exists to deliver rapid insight, risk reduction and decision‑ready outputs within a 12‑week period.

Key areas of achievement: –

  • Stabilise and standardise the handling of escalated ER cases.
  • Improve governance, capability and insight in the relationship with the third‑party ER provider.
  • Provide evidence‑based options and a clear recommendation for future ER service delivery.
  • Leave behind sustainable processes, tools and learning.

Skills & Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience managing Employee Relations inhouse.
  • Proven experience managing a thirdparty ER supplier across at least two organisations.
  • Strong knowledge of UK employment law and ER risk management.
  • Experience using multiple ER case management systems.
  • Background in an HR Business Partner role with deep ER expertise.

Desirable

  • Experience leading large‑scale ER programmes (TUPE, redundancy, acquisitions).
  • Experience in HR transformation or service redesign projects.
  • Strong data, insight and influencing capability at senior levels.

If you feel like this sounds like the challenge for you please apply attaching your CV.

Posted: April 28th, 2026