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A successful, motivated and highly personable senior HR professional, with a wealth of transferable skills honed during a progressive 30 year career within multi-site retail and hospitality sectors. CIPD qualified, with a strong balanced set of generalist HR skills. A Board-level communicator, equally adept operating with large, complex strategic HR projects as providing daily employment advice and support to multiple stakeholders across a business. An extensive background in Training and Development adds a unique and proven range of skills. Possesses strong influencing and decision making skills with internal and external stakeholders, alongside an extensive knowledge of HR legislation and best practiseHR Manager @ A family business established 60 years ago, Capital is the largest independent supplier in the UK of hair and beauty products to the trade. Quality of success is built on excellent customer service. The business operates across 34 stores in England, Scotland and Ireland and employs circa 300 staff. HR Manager: January 2014 – present Reporting directly to the MD and accountable for providing expert advice and support to Directors, Regional, Head Office and Store Managers across the whole HR remit in line with current legislation, business objectives and best practice principles. Role includes leadership of the HR function across the UK and Ireland wide business and responsibility for the design and Company-wide adoption of HR policies and procedures. From January 2014 to Present (2 years) Brighton, United KingdomHR Manager @ As a privately owned family business established over 100 years ago, Brewers is the largest independent supplier in the UK of decorating materials serving trade, consumer and industrial markets from more than 140 branches across the south of England, employing 1,000 staff with a turnover of excess circa £120M and a net profit of circa £9m. Directly accountable at Board level for all matters related to implementing and maintaining a proactive people strategy aligned to current legislation, business objectives and best practice principles. Included active leadership of the Recruitment, Training and Development and operational HR capability across the UK wide business. Operationally responsible for the design and Company-wide adoption of HR policies and procedures, including day to day support and employment advice to Directors and Area/Head Office Managers. Accountable for the budget, deployment and roll-out of the Company’s training facility including a central management development programme to support an improved succession planning capability. From May 2008 to October 2013 (5 years 6 months) Training Manager @ Recruited to manage the Company’s central and regional product training function, designing, delivering and evaluating an extensive programme of skills and induction training across the business to support the commercial and staff development requirements of the business. Additionally responsible for providing Area and Head Office Management with support and tactical advice in developing both product and skills training locally, and for then managing and optimising the training programme delivery from a portfolio of external training providers. Specialist experience in the design, development and production of multiple training programmes and follow-up coaching programme implementation to assist with their deployment. From November 1997 to May 2008 (10 years 7 months) 9 O levels, 2 A levels, BTec/HND Hotel Catering & Management, Post Graduate CIPD Qualification, Human Resources Management and Services @ Highworth Upper School for Girls, Brighton Polytechnic, Thames Valley University Gillian Baglin is skilled in: Human Resources, Management, Employee Relations, Recruiting, Performance Management, Customer Service, Talent Management, Personnel Management, HR Policies, HRIS, Employee Engagement, Training & Development, Hospitality Management, Retail, Equality & Diversity