Davinder Bahia
Wolverhampton,West Midlands
Summary
Experienced Human Resources Business Partner with talent for building high-performing teams and enhancing employee engagement. Increased retention rates through strategic initiatives and streamlined HR processes to boost operational efficiency. Focused on fostering positive workplace culture and driving organisational growth.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work history
Lead HR Business Partner
Wates Group
West Midlands
03.2025 - 09.2025
- Partnering with senior leadership to understand business strategy and translate it into effective HR strategies and a 'people plan' that addresses current and future workforce needs.
- Talent and Workforce Planning: Overseeing workforce planning, talent acquisition, and succession planning to ensure the business has the right people with the right skills to achieve its strategic goals.
- Support and coach managers on performance management processes, development plans, goal setting, and career development to enhance workforce productivity.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and the primary point of contact for HR-related matters.
People Business Partner
DPD group
West Midlands
10.2023 - 02.2025
- Implementing a clear People strategy, ensuring it’s aligned to, supports and adds real value to our business objectives and overall performance
- Deliver key training courses to support managers within the Business
- Identifying and leading on any specific training needs, along with the provision of appropriate coaching and training to Line Managers on HR related operational matters
- Actively participating in meetings and projects and building relationships through visibility and availability
- Providing expert guidance and advice to Line Managers on all aspects relating to HR, including any grievance/disciplinary issues and tribunal claims
- Building constructive relationships across the business and providing regular feedback to management teams, helping create a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement
- Monitor and analyse labour turnover/exit interviews/new starter questionnaires and absence stats on a frequent basis, identify the underlying causes of any trends and issues. Propose and implement solutions which assist managers to improve figures and exceed targets.
Human Resources Business Partner
Culina Group
West Midlands
12.2022 - 10.2023
- Design and deliver effective people plans
- Ensure Organisational structures are aligned, up to date and support business goals
- Support and implement a pro-active approach to attraction, recruitment and selection activities, ensuring solutions are cost-effective, future focused and appropriate for purpose
- Work with Management teams to ensure a robust succession plan is in place for all key roles
- Delivery of projects in line with legal obligations and company values (Tupe/restructure/redundancy)
- Participation in recruitment and selection activities of senior leadership roles
- Utilise MI to facilitate a proactive response to areas of risk/concern
- Support Head of HR Compliance with tribunal cases and ACAS intervention as required
- Monitor employee engagement levels and take appropriate action as required
- Ensure survey action plans are created and delivered
- Continuously review the local market place to foresee challenges ahead and address
- Line Management of a HR Advisor
HR Business Partner (Interim)
National Grid
Warwick
06.2022 - 11.2022
Regional HR Business Partner
Pendragon PLC
03.2014 - 01.2022
- Played a leading role, reporting directly to the Head of HR within the strategic development of the People Plan, driving and influencing commercial objectives across 67 sites across the UK
- Supporting a national headcount of ~1,500; overseeing engagement surveys, developing action plans whilst working in close partnership with the Regional Director
- Proactively analysed staff turnover and current staff comments through interviews and open conversations to establish plans for retention, engagement initiatives, and future employment offerings, providing regular feedback to the senior leadership team
- Managing the implementation of HR processes across the business areas to include talent review and succession planning, promotions and development and job evaluation
- Influenced strategic decision-making processes through active stakeholder management/engagement and the development of robust business cases
- Proved instrumental in managing complex TUPE processes, in addition to the alignment of cultures and practices amongst the business units/geographies
- Effectively supported recruitment process, whilst producing strategies against business objectives in a cost-efficient manner
- Executed HR strategies at a local and national level which were fully integrated with business and strategic objectives
- Acted as the key conduit for all specialist guidance and advice to Senior Managers in order to influence best practice and contribute to the delivery of business plans
- Held an integral role within project delivery, continually offering specialist and functional input to improve ways of working and business change/efficiency
- Achieved improved churn rates through effective employee engagement, this includes the reviewing of surveys and action plans
Regional HR Manager
99p Stores Ltd
05.2013 - 10.2013
Regional HR Officer
Selecta UK
11.2012 - 04.2013
HR Advisor
One Stop Stores
11.2011 - 07.2012
HR Advisor
Signet Trading
12.2010 - 11.2011
HR / Workforce & Development Advisor
Sandwell Primary Care Trust
11.2007 - 11.2010
- Full UK driving licence
Education
Certificate - Personnel Practice
Wolverhampton University Business School
Skills
- Performance Management
- Talent Management & Succession Planning
- Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
- Data & Performance Analysis
- Relationship Management
- Communication & Negotiation
- Coordinating with Cross-Functional Teams
- Conflict Resolution
- Reporting & Presentation
- Disciplinary & Grievance Investigation
- Commercial Acumen
- Strategic partnering
- Stakeholder management
- Succession planning
- Leadership development
- Employee engagement
- Data analysis and reporting
- Redundancy & TUPE
- Knowledge of employment legislation
WORK EXPERIENCE CONT.
Full UK driving licence
Timeline
Lead HR Business Partner
Wates Group
03.2025 - 09.2025
People Business Partner
DPD group
10.2023 - 02.2025
Human Resources Business Partner
Culina Group
12.2022 - 10.2023
HR Business Partner (Interim)
National Grid
06.2022 - 11.2022
Regional HR Business Partner
Pendragon PLC
03.2014 - 01.2022
Regional HR Manager
99p Stores Ltd
05.2013 - 10.2013
Regional HR Officer
Selecta UK
11.2012 - 04.2013
HR Advisor
One Stop Stores
11.2011 - 07.2012
HR Advisor
Signet Trading
12.2010 - 11.2011
HR / Workforce & Development Advisor
Sandwell Primary Care Trust
11.2007 - 11.2010
Certificate - Personnel Practice
Wolverhampton University Business School
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