Job Information

Cameron James Professional Recruitment are working with an International Retail Brand who are looking to appoint a HR Business Partner. The main purpose of the role is to business partner the Brand Manager in providing ongoing professional HR support to managers and employees.

Responsibilities:

•Business partner the Brand Manager and be responsible in formulating HR strategies and plans in all areas, with specific focus on Retail Operations and training and development.

•Develop and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders within client group to proactively address people focused requirements in the achievement of business objectives.

•Act as a single point of contact for the employees and managers within allocated client group advising on Company policies and procedures.

•Maintaining visibility amongst client group which includes regular travel to various sites and stores.

•Actively identify gaps, propose and implement necessary changes to reduce risk by influencing managers to bring forward best solutions, for example challenge organisational structures.

•Provide advice and counselling to employees as required.

•Provide a systematic recruitment and selection service in order to meet the Company’s resourcing needs by managing the end-to-end recruitment process ensuring vacancies are filled with individuals who have the required skill-set and competence for the business area.

•Assist in the creation of accurate job descriptions and person specifications.

•Advise managers on the various methods for filling vacancies and make recommendations for which to use.

•Provide advice on selection tools such as personality profiling, aptitude and skills testing.

•Have a full oversight, whilst advising and supporting managers with employee relation issues

•Manage employee relation formalities ensuring processes are timely, fair and consistent. Be involved in hearings as HR and Company representative and minute taker.

•Remain up to date on employment legislation and ensure that any changes in legislation are updated or amended in the Company’s policies and procedures and communicated as required.

•Act as the performance improvement driver and provoke positive changes in people management.

•Coach and where necessary carry out training sessions with line managers on HR related issues including appraisals, performance management, recruitment and selection.

•Assist managers in identifying training needs and arrange in-house or external training as requested as per training and development procedures.

•Evaluate training courses for effectiveness for future use.

•Manage HR projects cross functionally including complex and challenging initiatives.

•Ad-hoc duties as required.


Person Specification:
• Experience of working within a retail environment as a HR generalist
• CIPD Qualified or equivalent, or working towards qualification
• Recruitment and ER case management experience
• Able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent organisational skills to manage own workload
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal