Senior People Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Belstaff

Belstaff

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Belstaff was created by and for independent spirits. We know that _what_ we do, and _who_ we do it with matters. Join the team and make an impact as we build a legacy that surpasses our incredible past.

Love The Challenge. Find A Way. Go All In. Stand Together. Be The Difference.

A bit about Belstaff
Belstaff is a functional clothing brand founded to move people forward.

Throughout our history we have championed material innovation, collaborating with those who challenge the ordinary and celebrate the joy of the journey.

Belstaff has designed protective suits for race-car drivers, windproof smocks for Marines and insulating clothing for mountaineers.

One thing is at the heart of all these endeavours:
An Independent Spirit.

Today, this energy prevails and unites the people who bring the Belstaff brand to life, providing the best products to our customers - both old and new.

We are committed to building a team of curious, conscious individuals dedicated to showing up, standing together, and being the difference between a good day and a great day.

We are currently searching for a Senior People Advisor (Retail) to join the team for a Maternity contract for one year.

As our Senior People Advisor (Retail) you will work in partnership with managers and staff, taking ownership and managing all people related matters for the Retail teams.

You will be the "go-to" people person and be responsible for driving all people initiatives within the Retail network with the support of the Senior People Partner.

We are looking for someone who will be responsible for:

Developing strong positive relationships and dialogue with Store Managers, utilising these relationships to drive and influence managers to make great people decisions
Ensuring that Store Managers continue to deliver best practice People Practices
Being proactive in identifying people issues and trends which affect business performance and results and working together with Store Managers to formulate and implement solutions
Using People metrics and/or reports to support and enable Store Managers to positively manage their teams

Employee Relations;

Being the first point of contact and taking ownership for the management and delivery of employee relations issues and solutions, keeping the Senior People Partner continuously informed. This will include; managing disciplinary and grievance processes and the supporting documentation; sensitive handling of redundancy situations should they arise; supporting performance management processes; longterm sickness, organisational or structural changes in the retail network requiring people support or involvement

People Systems and Processes;

Working closely with the Payroll Administrator to ensure paperwork for all Retail employees is accurate and effective data is held for everyone at all times
Informing the Payroll team of any people changes

Talent and Resourcing;

Working closely with the Senior People Partner as well as Store Managers to ensure that we are attracting and recruiting the highest possible level of talent into the business at all times
Working closely with Store Managers to ensure that recruitment is managed proactively, providing advice and support and ensuring that internal recruitment procedures are followed consistently
Working in conjunction with the Senior People Partner on salary and headcount control, ensuring compensation is maintained in line with market rates, and remains within budgeted levels
Ensuring that all supporting administrational processes and procedures for recruitment are conducted in an errorfree and timely manner
In line with People objectives and strategy and in conjunction with the Senior People Partner, to keep recruitment methods within Retail under constant review in order to increase efficiency, reduce cost and enhance the value that the People team add to the recruitment process

People Policies and Procedures;

Liaising with the Senior People Partner, using people knowledge and information obtained from building relationships in the Retail business as well as up to date knowledge of any changes in legislation to maintain and develop employment policies and procedures and management guidance
Ensuring that these are kept up to date and in line with statutory legislative changes and changing business needs at all times, and that the necessary employment policies, procedures and supporting management guidance notes are clearly documented and are available to all staff at all times

Department Objectives/Special Projects;

Working with the People team on dedicated objectives and projects which link to the overall People Strategy for the business
Managing any special projects that arise from the retail business in a proactive and professional manner
Driving the People initiatives in the Retail environment, to come up with innovative ideas and suggestions on how we can make Belstaff a great place to work

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