People Partner

The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!

• 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery)
• 20% discount on F&F Clothing
• 10% discount at Tesco Café
• 10% Booker discount
• Pizza Hut Restaurants: 25% discount after 3pm, excludes buffet and deals
• 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants
• Contributory Pension.
• 1 year life assurance for all colleagues; or 3 years if you join the pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family & the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers & a cycle to work scheme
• A great holiday package – 29 days pro rata

We have an opportunity for a People Partner to join our fast paced & dynamic team, reporting into the Head of People for Best Food Logistics. 

Responsible for partnering the Centre Manager and/or Business Leaders, ensuring excellent delivery of the core People agenda; cultivating and reinforcing Best/Booker as A Place to Get On and a Great Place to Work where Everyone is Welcome.

• Partner Centre Managers and Business Leaders in your area to deliver a great colleague experience focused on talent/development of people and, health and wellness.
• Support Centre Managers and Business Leaders to coach and develop high potential talent whilst ensuring those who need support to improve are supported.
• Support Centre Managers and Business Leaders in identifying key capability needs for my area, being curious, agitating and engaging managers to identify and achieve.
• This role includes the Line Manager responsibility of a HR Advisor and works closely with the Central Functions Team.
• Driving the talent agenda locally, coaching Centre Managers and high performing Team/Lead Managers; creating diverse career paths for those wanting to get on, ensuring diversity & inclusion is embedded into everything I do.
• Communicate to and engage the teams you partner to deploy the people plan priorities and initiatives as well as our core people cycle activities.
• Self-serve using central platforms (e.g., Our Booker, TribePad etc) to provide people insight to teams which informs judgement, action planning and decision making at a local level.
• Working with local union representatives and officials on any business as usual or local activity.
• Provide advice on absence cases, specifically supporting and guiding my partnering teams on sensitive wellness cases or people crisis situations.
• Provide advice in respect of dispute resolution (Disciplinary and Grievance) with a focus on coaching managers to resolve issues informally where possible – attend some hearings as HR advice and note taker.
• Manage Employment Tribunal Claims received by the Business in relation to your partnering area, liaising with Company legal advisors and Head of HR
• Supporting the deployment of change projects into centres focusing on talent moves/interventions, training and development to implement right first time
• Supporting the alignment of structures & hours, ensuring our resource is aligned to future priorities.
• Provide expert support and guidance during recruitment campaigns
• Partner Centre Managers and Business Leaders on management resourcing
• Keeping up to date with People Practices (e.g., People Policies, employment law) both internally and externally.
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

Operational skills relevant for this job

• Knowledge of diversity and inclusion agenda and practices.
• Understanding of the broader internal and external talent good practice.
• Clear sense of ownership and an ability to follow through tenaciously to resolve issues.
• An understanding of emerging trends in HR and the broader market.
• Ability to think strategically allied with a practical approach to execution.
• Experience working with Trade Union's in a logistics environment. 
• Broad understanding of our business, our strategy and plans.
• Consulting and Partnering.
• Commercial 'Know How'
• Colleague Experts.

Experience relevant for this job:

• Broad knowledge of general HR principles which includes specialist knowledge of internal or external talent management and acquisition.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent desirable. 
• Experience of developing and executing strategic plans.

We look forward to you joining the BEST team!