At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive HR best practices across Southern England and partner with operational teams.
- Company: A well-known retailer with a rich heritage in garden and home products.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, car allowance, bonus, and flexible remote working.
- Other info: Engage stakeholders and influence people management in a multi-site environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic HR role with autonomy and growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: CIPD qualified with experience in field HR, ideally in retail or service sectors.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
A business with a long and rich heritage, this retailer of all things garden and home-related has invested heavily in store refurbishment and expansion and is one of the best-known businesses in its sector. As a result of planned growth and with a commitment to strengthening the HR function, they now seek to appoint an experienced HR Business Partner to this business-critical role.
Covering sites across Southern England, this is a field-based position essentially responsible for driving HR best practice across the region. You'll partner with the operational team and will influence all aspects of people management to include ER, recruitment, induction and development, investigations and disciplinaries etc. Reporting to the Head of HR the role is an autonomous one with considerable remit with regards to day-to-day diary management and decision making. The position is based from home and involves a degree of remote working with visits to stores when appropriate.
A natural communicator with an ability to engage stakeholders, you'll be CIPD qualified, ideally with field HR experience in a retail or service-driven business. Candidates will be happy in a multi-site role and be organised with regards to diary management and influencing and providing guidance remotely. As the first point of contact with regards to all HR issues, you'll have a broad experience of all HR related subjects but we are particularly keen to identify candidates with a good working knowledge of Employee Relations issues, OCM and talent and development activities. This is an interesting and stimulating role within a business whose current structure ensures that the position can really add value to both the region and the wider business.
