Cat Whittingslow

HR Manager @Radius Aerospace

Braintree, GB

Proactively partner with the business, delivering a full range of commercially viable HR support and coaching to people managers across the site• Lead and manage the HR team, including the development and promotion of the HR Administrator to HR Advisor within 12 months, resulting in improved service delivery and stakeholder satisfaction• Delivered strategic projects to enhance retention and attraction, including enhancement of family-friendly policies, rollout of wellbeing initiatives, and improved benefits communication — contributing to a reduction in turnover from 20% to 7% over two years• Repositioned the HR function by embedding a true business partnering model, shifting HR’s profile from administrative to strategic• Formal member of the Senior Leadership Team, acting as a strategic HR partner to the Managing Director and contributing to site-wide business decisions and long-term planning• Successfully supported organisational redesign to align with global structure, ensuring full compliance with UK employment legislation• Collaborate on global and UK regional projects to ensure alignment across a matrixed, international HR environment• Project lead for the UK pillar of the company’s global Inclusion & Diversity initiative, improving representation and engagement across UK sites• Introduced a digital benefits portal to the UK site with a 90% employee sign-up rate within the first month, enhancing access to employee offerings• Founded and lead the quarterly “Wellbeing at Work” Committee, creating a platform for employee voice and continuous workplace improvement• Wellbeing initiatives have contributed to a measurable year-on-year decline in short-term absence

The Manchester Metropolitan University

Master's Degree

The University of Manchester

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)