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Greencore PLC
Modernising workplace strategy, benefits architecture, and colleague integration across a complex national manufacturing footprint.
The Strategic Imperative
Following a major multi-site acquisition, Greencore faced a high-anxiety integration across 50+ locations and 13 manufacturing plants. Central teams were geographically dispersed, key talent recruitment was sluggish, and fragmented legacy benefit schemes were driving unnecessary fleet costs and administrative overhead. BAU HR teams had the strategic ambition, but lacked the bandwidth to execute across multiple fronts simultaneously.
The Leeds Flagship Hub: Creating a Recruitment Beacon
Closed Loop Consulting designed and delivered a flagship central hub in Leeds connecting 2,000 central colleagues (c. 400 capacity at any one time). The project co-located cross-functional decision makers who were previously isolated across separate facilities.
Demonstrated Outcomes:
- ~6x Applicant Volume: Leeds-based roles attracted roughly six times more qualified applicants compared to equivalent roles in outer-city locations.
- Accelerated NPD Cycles: Co-locating development chefs, commercial managers, and supply chain specialists sped up new product introduction and launch reviews.
- Reduced Attrition: Measurably decreased voluntary turnover in central populations, generating positive cultural spillover effects across factory sites.
Candidate applicant surge for Leeds-based vacancies vs peripheral sites.
Salary Sacrifice & ESG Fleet Transformation
We redesigned the company's salary sacrifice car scheme, opening it up to all colleague tiers rather than restricting access to senior grades. By restructuring tax efficiencies and leasing arrangements, we made electric mobility attractive and achievable for everyday colleagues.
Demonstrated Outcomes:
- +40% EV Scheme Uptake: Immediate surge in colleague enrollment in low-emission electric vehicles.
- 50% Fleet Cost Reduction: Slashed company lease obligations and fuel reimbursements in half.
- Carbon Footprint Reduction: Direct ESG contribution aligned with enterprise sustainability commitments.
Net reduction in corporate fleet expenditure alongside +40% EV adoption.
Staff Shop & Post-Acquisition Harmonisation
Unifying post-acquisition operations across 50+ locations and 13 manufacturing facilities required an immediate injection of trust and positive colleague momentum. Closed Loop Consulting developed and deployed an integrated staff shop programme.
Demonstrated Outcomes:
- £4.5M of Direct Colleague Value: Delivered tangible financial relief to colleagues in product discounts vs recommended retail price (RRP).
- 49-SKU Workstream: Managed supply chain, stocking, and digital ordering across factory staff break rooms and regional offices.
- Integration Anxiety Neutralised: Created immediate positive momentum and goodwill across 13 industrial sites during a sensitive restructuring phase.
Savings delivered directly to colleagues across 49 SKUs in 50+ locations.
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