Senior HR Advisor in Warrington

Do you believe that sport has the power to uplift the mind? Does joining a truly purpose-driven brand align with your values? Well, then, we are looking for you. We are looking for an experienced Senior HR Advisor to support the U.K. & Ireland growth strategy by ensuring our people are fully equipped and motivated to deliver results whilst continually supporting an engaging environment for them to work in.

This is a fully generalist HR role, assisting the HR Director to support Managers to inspire and engage our people to perform and in the ASICS way, such as dealing with all HR and Facilities related matters within the U.K. & Ireland, from daily administration tasks to executing advanced HR support. You will mentor and guide the HR Advisor and you will be commercially strong and culturally open-minded - an HR professional with strong relationship skills who understands the wholesale and retail context and the pressures and day-to-day demands.

Here at ASICS, we welcome diversity in our people, their backgrounds and life experiences. So, you could be the right person for this role regardless of your age, nationality, religious beliefs, or gender identification.

Does this sound like you?

• You’re a team player. Working with others and supporting others brings out the best in your abilities.
• You’re proactive. You identify and pursue opportunities.
• You’re strong-willed. You thrive when presented with problem-solving opportunities.
• You’re conscientious. You show great self-awareness when working with others.
• You’re thorough. You pride yourself on your accurate and careful approach.
• You’re a multitasker. You thrive on being busy with a wide variety of tasks across the full HR and Facilities scope.
• You’re commercially savvy. You understand business context and the impact of HR on delivering results.

How you’ll help us. Based in our UK and Ireland head office in Warrington, reporting to the HR Director, as part of the role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Providing expert advice and guidance to Managers and employees on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation.
• Managing and supporting employee relations cases (i.e. disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence through to resolution).
• Assisting the development of HR policies & procedures and adapting European HR guidelines to meet local market needs (including European HR policies, benefits, bonus schemes and other people related policies).
• Supporting recruitment processes, including job descriptions, interviewing and onboarding.
• Assisting and contributing to organisational development initiatives, including performance management, training and development and succession planning.
• Promoting equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organization.
• Keeping up to date with latest employment legislation.
• Assisting with annual merit and salary review process.
• Creating new and fresh engagement activities in line with ‘sound mind sound body philosophy’.
• Coordinating training requirements, facilitating the roll out of European programmes and organising training with Head Office and external training companies.
• Delivering training sessions to upskill the teams.
• Helping Managers to drive a feedback and performance culture.

More about you:

• Service minded approach to your work.
• Great written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to build robust plans through times of change and uncertainty.
• Able to respond and act quickly to business needs.
• Builds strong relationships and trust.
• Adopts a common sense approach with the ability to move from one task to another with ease.
• Flexibility to travel within assigned area.

It is essential that you are an experienced HR professional and have worked as either HR Officer or HR Advisor level previously.

We are ASICS. And our five letters have meaning. ‘Anima Sana in Corpore Sano’ or a Sound Mind in a Sound Body. We’re committed to supporting more people to experience the transformative power of movement. So, this is your chance to join a truly purpose-driven brand and become part of a family. You will join a company focused on creating an inclusive environment that fosters diversity and individualism, healthy bodies, and healthy minds.