HR Business Partner

The HR Business Partner role will be responsible for providing high quality, objective and robust business partnering and generalist support to ensure the business attracts, develops and retains great people ensuring the culture and values remain at the forefront of all activity What will I be doing?

• Support the business to achieve commercial goals and objectives through the development and delivery of an effective people plan with a regional specific focus
• Build a strategic partnership that has significant impact and influence with key senior managers
• To provide leadership and coaching to RM's in relation to all HR-related matters including policy advice, leadership & team development, performance management including performance reviews, recruitment and engagement
• To identify and provide appropriate leadership and coaching to drive business performance to enable line management decision-making and effective line people management capability
• To identify the L&D needs and resulting agenda to deliver succession and a talent pipeline that supports the business from a short/mid and long-term perspective, whilst fully utilising centres of excellence (L&D)
• Managing risk effectively by ensuring compliance of legislation and policy
• To identify trends and future-facing issues and proactively plan accordingly
• To support the leadership development of Divisional Business Leaders and Store Managers
• To manage complex ER issues in conjunction with the relevant line manager in order to minimise the risk
• To work with the RM challenging all people related costs including salary drift
• To fully utilise the centres of excellence to enable the business partner to utilise the business partnering model - strategic partner, commercial manager, emergency responder, employee mitigate, 20% team member discount for Homebase and Bathstore when shopping in-store and online, available from your very first day with us
• We'll give you the opportunity to enhance your pay through our fantastic, discretionary bonus plan
• Our Hapi To Be Home wellbeing portal helps you save money on everything from your weekly food shop to a fun night out with friends and family
• Holiday starting from 24 days plus bank holidays, rising with service
Saving for your future and giving back to local communities
• Homebase Personal Pension Plan (with Life Assurance cover)
• An opportunity to get involved in fundraising events, helping to raise money for our charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support to fund home-related grants. These grants help keep those most in need safe and comfortable in their homes
• Our Payroll Giving Scheme makes it easy for you to make a regular donation to any registered charity close to your heart
Always growing together
• We'll offer you learning and development opportunities to give you the tools to do your job and there is also the opportunity to earn recognised qualifications from City and Guilds and to gain apprenticeship qualifications to enhance/develop you in your role or career with us
• Our monthly Lunch and Learn sessions will help you grow with talks from external and internal speakers
  
  Appropriate people management qualification e.g. DMS, CIPD (Desirable)
• The ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships within HR and the rest of the business
• Skilled at effectively challenging and influencing senior managers
• Experience of managing significant organizational change
• Proven ability to manage and implementing projects and strategic change initiatives
• Has built great reputation as a team player
• Commercially focused
• Ability to manage own time and workload and juggle conflicting priorities
• Demonstrate evidence of influencing and coaching skills
• Professional approach with a can-do attitude
  
  Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 plus car allowance and bonus earning potential