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An innovative, energetic and highly skilled Human Resources professional with exceptional communication and influencing skills, adept at delivering business needs through an effective people strategy. Extensive experience of spearheading change programmes in FMCG, Professional Services, Vocational Training and Membership Organisations in commercial, private equity and public sectors. A challenging coach enabling managers and leaders to find appropriate solutions and to effectively lead high performance teams Specialties: Change management, innovative commercial solutions, high performance culture, coaching.Senior HR Business Partner @ Quorn is an international food manufacturer selling a unique product directly through retailers, third parties and the food service industry. We have offices in UK, USA and Germany. I lead the Operations and Supply Chain HR team business partnering the Operations Director, Factory Managers and the Heads of Logistics and Procurement. Quorn is partially unionised. • Two factory re-organisations resulting in significant improvement in performance • Resource planning and implementation for £10m investment for expansion of fermentation facility • Head Office and fermenter facility re-organisation to enable future organisational growth and international expansion with reduced headcount • Reduced absence • Reduced employment cost base through modernisation of Terms & Conditions and benefits • Played a significant role in changing the HR function from a transactional service with a poor reputation to valued commercial business partner • Enabled HR succession by recruiting and developing a high potential HR team • Played a critical role in enabling organisational growth and performance through a modernisation of the organisation’s culture From February 2012 to Present (3 years 11 months) HR Manager @ Y&H IDB Ltd was the largest provider of business support services in the UK – a multi-site private limited company with 400 employees delivering services to businesses across the Yorkshire and Humber region under the Business Link brand. • Delivered highly successful culture change and internal branding programme • Integrated eleven organisations into one Company • Introduced high performance programme, delivering significant improvement in organisational performance • Reduced and stabilised employee turnover at less than 5% per annum • Rationalised contracts of employment • Designed and implemented the people element of the business closure plan From April 2008 to January 2012 (3 years 10 months) Group HR Manager @ • Reduced average sickness absence by 32% • Led change programmes for both the inward and outward TUPE transfer of employees • Successfully managed redundancy programmes allowing the company to meet all contractual KPIs and with no resulting tribunals • Designed and implemented the people element for the closure of 4 training centres • Developed new marketing strategy for commercial Payroll Bureau resulting in a 15% increase in sales • Provided an HR consultancy service for member companies • Designed and delivered training in the Ukraine as part of a project to improve the business environment and worked on Inward Trade Missions from Bulgaria and Romania to assist them with tackling issues of equality. From 1998 to 2008 (10 years) Operations Manager @ • Managed 2 training centres and a team of 30 people selling both commercial and Government funded training in a wide portfolio of qualifications - achieving an income stream of £3/4 million • Developed strong networks with stakeholders and asked to join the advisory board of Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership and to present at their annual conference • Developed and delivered programme of Bite-sized training for Training Providers on behalf of the Training and Enterprise Council From 1993 to 1998 (5 years) Advanced Diploma in Leadership and Performance Coaching, Commendation @ Northumbria University From 2012 to 2013 Occupational Test User Certificates for Ability and Personality, Managerial and Professional Profiler @ British Psychological SocietyTalent Q Accredited Training Course, Dimensions @ Talent Q Psychometric AssessmentCIPD, Human Resources @ The University of Huddersfield From 2000 to 2003 BA(Hons), Textile Marketing @ The University of Huddersfield Linda Gapper is skilled in: Change Management, Performance Management, High Performance Teams, Recruitment/Retention, Partnering, Culture Change, Team Building, Coaching, Employee Relations, Human Resources, Interviews, Management, Employee Benefits, Grievances, Employee Engagement