Avril Hawkins

Experience

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  Breed UK Ltd (Formerly AlliedSignal Ltd)

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1998

  Role focused on development of good employee relations, effective recruitment campaigns and ensured appropriate policies and procedures were effectively applied through the company.Highlights - successfully recruiting and onboarding 150 new employees, identifying training pathways and development of excellent employee relations. Responsible for day to day training needs of employees within the business, managing an Open Learning Centre, delivering various training packages (TQM, Induction, Discipline and Grievance) to groups of up to 45.Highlights: Part of team to introduce the AlliedSignal Health and Safety Awareness programme into the business, creation of a new Induction Programme, managed training budget and budget for Open Learning Centre

  • HR Generalist

    Jan 1993 - Jan 1998

  • Training Officer

    Jan 1992 - Jan 1993
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  R Griggs Group

  Jul 2000 - Jun 2003

  Senior HR Advisor

  Management of the core HR support team activities on a day to day basis - including:Business re-organisationChange ManagementDesigning and implementing HR policies throughout the group Full integration of the HR and Training functionsLarge-scale redundancy projectGeneralist HR day to day support to broad range of business unitsIntroducing psychometric profiling to support selection and development processes

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  Carlsberg Group

  Jan 2004 - Jul 2021

  Led & developed an HR Services and Operations team; ensuring delivery of high quality HR cycle. Responsible for HR core practices and processes reinforcing the business strategy, ensuring efficiency for managers and re-inforcing that Carlsberg is a great place to work. Managing the realignment of all Benefits to enable a better employee brand to be built. Developing and implement HR strategy aligned to the business objectives and Carlsberg Group HR initiatives.Key projects:- Realignment of complex Pension schemes - Diagnostic work to enable new strategic direction for cultural change initiative Show less Restructure of supply chain and re-alignment of skills from double site operation to single siteDeveloped and managed people plans and all aspects of the HR cycle to achieve business strategies Led the work to regularly complete the talent management processes within HR, including performance & potential management, manpower planning, succession planning, working with and commissioning HR Specialists and HRBP colleagues on any resultant follow up actions & interventionsEnsured alignment across functions with existing company policies and HR plansShort term management of HR shared services Team providing day to day operational support to the wider HR Department Show less

  • Commercial HRBP, UK

    Mar 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Head of HR Operations

    May 2014 - Mar 2018

  • Change Manager - Business Project

    Aug 2012 - May 2014

  • HR Business Partner - Supply Chain and Finance

    May 2007 - Aug 2012

  • Employee Development Manager

    Jan 2004 - May 2007
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  Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company

  Jul 2021 - now

  • Head of HR Supply Chain

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Coach & Snr HRBP

    Jul 2021 - Dec 2023