The appointment
What the business needed.
The brief
An established automotive business was modernising, moving towards digital operations and electrification. HR strategy had to support that shift, with changes to the skills, leadership and organisation the business needed.
What made it hard
The change reached every region and much of the workforce. The business needed an HR director who could rework workforce planning around new skills, build the leaders to run a different kind of operation and lead cultural change across regions at the same time.
Who we found
A group-level HR director with experience of workforce planning, leadership development and cultural change across several regions.
What changed
The HR Director overhauled workforce planning, introduced leadership development programmes and supported cultural change across regions. The work improved retention and simplified processes, and gave HR a clearer role in supporting innovation.
Role focus
What the role covered.
HR Business Partner
Leadership
Project Management
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