HR Business Partner Retail

Charles Tyrwhitt LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is looking for a People Partner to manage all HR-related aspects within its retail division across the UK. The ideal candidate will support the Retail Leadership Team and collaborate with Store Managers on employee relations and talent management processes. Additionally, understanding employment law and excellent communication skills are essential. This role offers a competitive salary, a hybrid working environment, and a commitment to corporate social responsibility.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Access to staff discount

Hybrid working policy

Opportunities for training and development

Fun corporate events

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail or hospitality HR role.
• Ability to quickly build effective relationships.
• Practical understanding of employment law.

Responsibilities

• Support Retail managers with HR activities and Employee Relations.
• Champion company values in interactions.
• Oversee talent management processes for Retail.
• Collaborate with Retail Recruiter for top talent recruitment.
• Analyze KPIs to identify trends and manage issues in Retail.

Skills

Effective communication

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Understanding of employment law

Coaching ability

Numeracy

Proactive attitude

Strong Microsoft Office skills

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

The Role

At Charles Tyrwhitt our purpose is to “Make it easy for men to dress well”. This time, we are on the lookout for a People Partner, working with our Retail cohort.

What you will be doing

The primary purpose of the Retail People Partner is to deliver our People agenda in the Retail directorate whilst supporting our UK store estate with all people related matters. This involves successfully managing any ER cases that come up in a timely and professional manner, ensuring they are resolved in line with our policies and procedures whilst remaining pragmatic to the needs of the business. As the first point of contact for Retail the role will partner with the Director of Retail and the senior Retail team on strategic matters. Within this role, you will be travelling to our retail store estate which covers all of the UK, France & Ireland.

What we are looking for

How we do our work is important to us at CT and anyone who joins us will feel aligned with our 3 BE’s: “BE the BOSS”, “BE the CUSTOMER” and “BE the BEST”.

As a creative and entrepreneurial business, we believe that being together helps create a collaborative environment and is key to our success. Our Tyrwhitteers are the drivers of change, so we’re looking for hard working people with a pro-active approach to their work.

Key Responsibilities

• HR point of contact for Retail managers and key point of contact for the Retail Leadership Team (Head of Retail and Regional Managers)
• Support Store Managers with ER activities (i.e. coaching managers on Conduct, Capability and Attendance) ensuring processes are followed effectively and efficiently
• Champion BE-liefs in all interactions with Retail and ensures that they are embedded throughout business area
• Support Retail leaders to develop Culture Amp action plans, holding them to account for delivery of them, recognising the critical role Employee Engagement plays in delivering business success
• Oversee the end to end talent management process for Retail, ensuring there are succession plans in place for key Retail roles (stores and Head Office)
• Work collaboratively with the Retail Recruiter to ensure we recruit top talent across the business area
• Pull together and analyse KPIs/reporting for Retail business area, identifying trends/root causes before working with the Retail Leadership Team to deliver appropriate actions to manage any issues (i.e. Colleague turnover, paid absence, unpaid absence, colleague engagement, learning commitment index and people development)
• Responsible for ensuring induction plans are in place for Retail colleagues
• Carry out/Review Exit survey data for Retail, using this information to feed into the KPI reporting and influence stakeholders
• Delivery of the CT wide People Plan with responsibility for design and implementation of the Retail People Plan alongside the Senior People Partner and HR Director
• Partner with the L&D team and Retail Leadership Team to complete learning needs analysis for the store estate, designing and deploying development activities to drive profitability
• Support the wider HR team to deliver corporate events and activities outside of your business are.
• Carry out other ad-hoc tasks as required and instructed by the Senior People Partner

Required Experience and Behavioural Competencies

• Experience within a similar role within a retail or hospitality environment
• Good level of numeracy
• Efficient, organised and adaptable
• Quickly able to build effective relationships
• Ability to communicate effectively and provide quality client services to internal/ external stakeholders
• Understanding of employment law and experience of practical application
• A capable and experience coach to client group
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office packages - Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ideally fully or partly CIPD qualified or qualified by experience

What you can expect from us

• Competitive salary and excellent bonus scheme
• A entrepreneurial environment where you’ll be encouraged to try things and make changes to drive the business forward
• You’ll have access to Staff Discount from your 1st day, not just at CT but also from The White Company!
• Our hybrid working policy means we work from the office 3-4 days per week (14 days onsite across a 4-week period, and Monday's are our set days in the office)
• We are proud to go about our business in the right way and partner with many charities and sustainability partners - ‘giving something back’ is an important part of our ethos
• At HQ we are serious about having fun. Our Christmas and summer parties are the stuff of legend and our CT Social Team ensure there is always something exciting to get involved in

Who we are

Once upon a shirt,Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler (whilst studying Geography at Bristol University – we might add) had the notion that he could make a better shirt at better value than anyone else in the world! He believed that all men; no matter their shape or size, where they may be in the world or indeed their budget; should be able to own a Jermyn Street quality shirt. A proper shirt. A CT shirt.

That was over 3 decades ago and whilst Charles Tyrwhitt (it rhymes with spirit by the way) is still famous for proper shirts, these days we are about so much more than collars and cuffs. Our purpose is to “make it easy for men to dress well”. We take care of a chap’s entire wardrobe, providing stylish solutions for every occasion. We make sure he gets what he wants, when and how he wants it.

With a unique product offering delivered with exceptional customer service, Charles Tyrwhitt is a world-known, well-loved London-based brand with stores throughout the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. Our Global Head Office is in London Bridge, where our teams that support our online presence in North America, Canada, Europe and Australia are based. We have a small Manhattan office for our US Partnerships and US Retail support teams, and our Distribution Centre and Contact Centre are based in Milton Keynes.

At Charles Tyrwhitt we believe in doing the right thing. That means making our products properly and sustainably, making our business work for our people, our customers, and our suppliers and giving back to charity to support those in need. We’re taking a good hard look at our social and environmental impact, and always looking for ways to be better.

‘I am Proud and Free to be me!’

When it comes to our people, we really do “Give a shirt”.

Tyrwhitteers (our people) are a diverse, passionate and entrepreneurial bunch. We enjoy a fun, engaging and rewarding culture, where everyone is empowered by our 3 BE‑liefs which are; “BE the BOSS”, “BE the CUSTOMER” and “BE the BEST”.