People and Culture Business Partner

About the role

This role is integral to keeping everything in-store on track for both colleagues and the business to succeed. The People & Culture Business Partner acts as a trusted advisor to the Store Manager(s), Retail Management team, and in-store P&C team.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Store Manager(s), Retail Management team, and in-store P&C team.
• Provide strategic and consultative functional advice and insights on the people agenda, process, and best practices with focus on employee relations, recruitment, learning & development, colleague engagement, performance management, and more.
• Support the store in developing strategies to address challenging recruitment needs, particularly at the Retail Assistant level by coaching the store manager and management team.
• Take overall accountability for the successful and smooth running of the payroll activities in store, ensuring timely execution and speedy follow up on any issues.
• Support the Head of P&C and Area P&C Business Partner in aligning P&C activity to the P&C Strategy and Purpose in-store.
• Partner effectively with the People & Culture Centers of Expertise and Central P&C team to support locally the implementation of policy and practice.
• Deliver against company expectations and policy, ensuring good governance and best practices are in place. Ensure compliance with regulations and mitigate risk to the business.

Requirements

Professional HR certification desirable. Experience in coaching & influencing, leveraging your ability to empower others through direct and indirect leadership. Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and adapt in a dynamic, fast-paced setting. Good working knowledge of employment legislation. Analytical/ problem-solving skills and an interest in developing commercial acumen. Delivery/facilitation skills. Experience in Talent, Performance, and Change Management. Retail experience or other customer-facing sectors with high colleague headcount.

Qualifications

2+ years as a HR Manager/HRBP; plus additional work experience, and functional leadership experience is preferred.

Skills

Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and adapt in a dynamic, fast-paced setting. Good working knowledge of employment legislation. Analytical/ problem-solving skills and an interest in developing commercial acumen. Delivery/facilitation skills. Experience in Talent, Performance, and Change Management. Retail experience or other customer-facing sectors with high colleague headcount.

Benefits

Competitive benefits and work life balance. Onboarding period in Primark's other U.S. trading areas. Empowerment to succeed. Access to tools that support success.

Pay

$76,121 - $120,106

Schedule

Not specified