People & Talent Partner

Job Description:
**About the Role**

We are looking for a proactive and highly organised People & Talent Partner to join a rapidly growing multi-site retail organisation. This is a hands-on, wide-ranging role at the heart of the people function responsible for recruitment, onboarding, HR administration, employee experience, and talent development. You'll work closely with managers across the business to attract, support, and retain top talent while improving the overall colleague journey and people processes.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Recruitment & Talent Acquisition**
- Lead the full attraction, selection, and onboarding lifecycle with a view to succession planning and long-term talent development.
- Build strong partnerships with hiring managers to align recruitment with business needs.

**HR Administration, Compliance & Process Improvement**
- Own all HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle: starters, leavers, probation, contract changes, etc.
- Draft and issue accurate HR documentation including offer letters, contracts, and policy updates.
- Maintain compliant and up-to-date employee records in line with GDPR and employment law.
- Support ER casework (e.g. disciplinaries, grievances) by preparing documentation and attending meetings.
- Identify and implement opportunities to streamline admin and improve HR efficiency.
- Contribute to ongoing review and maintenance of HR policies and the employee handbook.

**Employee Experience, Learning & Development**
- Lead the training cycle and induction journey, ensuring a positive and engaging new starter experience.
- Design and deliver internal training (e.g. systems, product, or sales) and evaluate success through clear KPIs.
- Coordinate engagement, wellbeing, and communication initiatives.
- Help plan internal events, recognition initiatives, and employee surveys to support a thriving culture.

**Talent Management & Succession Planning**
- Support the mapping of talent across the organisation and collaborate on succession planning processes.
- Contribute to building a full-cycle approach to attraction, retention, and colleague development.
- Help identify high-potential team members and support their development plans.

**Systems & Reporting**
- Maintain HR systems (e.g. HRIS, ATS) with a high level of accuracy.
- Generate people analytics and insights, including data on turnover, absence, and diversity.
- Support payroll and benefits processes where required.

**What Were Looking For**
- CIPD Level 3/5 qualified (or currently working towards) in People Practice or an equivalent HR discipline.
- Experience in a generalist HR, recruitment, or people operations role.
- Strong experience managing end-to-end recruitment, including succession planning and onboarding.
- Knowledge of core HR practices and employment law (e.g. right to work, absence/holiday calculations).
- Experience supporting employee relations processes (disciplinaries, grievances, capability issues).
- Familiarity with payroll, benefits, or time and attendance systems.
- A proactive self-starter who thrives in a multi-site, fast-paced, and customer-facing environment.
- Ideally based in Yorkshire to be central to sites that are across Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.
- Travel expected to all sites in order to meet business needs as required.

**Why Join?**
- A values-driven business with a strong people focus and a clear growth plan.
- Opportunity to shape and improve core people practices across recruitment, L&D, and employee experience.
- Fantastic team culture with great opportunities for personal development.

**Required Skills**:
Talent Acquisition Operations Turnover Compliance Grievances Succession Planning Recruitment Calculations Talent Management HR Policies Process Improvement Hiring Partnerships Onboarding Employee Relations Travel Retail Analytics Payroll Records Administration Documentation Planning Maintenance Design Business Training Sales Communication Management