People & Organisation Partner

**YOUR TALENT**:

- Have previously worked in a fast-paced People & Organisation Team
- Workday experience essential
- 25% Travel
- Excellent networking and presentation skills
- Fluent English
- Detail-oriented, creative, and possess analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- A self-starter with the ability to work independently and be results-oriented
- Must be qualified to degree level

**YOUR MISSION**:
Collaboration and Operations:

- Foster collaborative relationships within the People & Organisation Team to ensure smooth operations.
- Manage day-to-day People & Organisation responsibilities for both wholesale and DTC/retail teams, including administrative duties.
- Ensure timely handling of issues and queries while maintaining high-quality work standards.
- Maintain comprehensive employee records (paper, digital, and electronic) in compliance with GDPR guidelines.
- Keep job descriptions up to date, signed and securely stored on Workday.
- Facilitate staff changes, recruitment approvals, and offer confirmations.
- Ensure all employee contracts and paperwork are completed and signed, including reference checks and eligibility verification.
- Monitor sickness and absence levels, following company procedures and updating Workday accordingly, whilst working closely with management to address any issues that may arise.
- Develop strong relationships across the business, fostering trust and professionalism.
- Identify opportunities for digitalisation and automation within daily responsibilities.
- Stay informed about employment law developments.
- Have a good understanding of Time and Attendance and Payroll, including the ability to run payroll using Equator.

Employee Engagement and Retention:

- Visit distribution sites and stores regularly to build positive relationships with teams.
- Identify trends, best practices, and areas for improvement to enhance employee engagement and retention.
- Oversee skill development and continuous learning initiatives.

Performance Management:

- Guide managers and employees through the performance management process, ensuring clarity and actionable plans.
- Provide support to resolve disciplinary and staff-related issues.

Onboarding, Offboarding & Recruitment
- Train hiring managers on the recruitment process, including the training video and survey, ensuring up-to-date information.
- Maintain accurate records in Workday.
- Coordinate onboarding activities.
- Keep the People & Organisation Induction Handbook and policy/procedure documents current.
- Manage the offboarding process, including the return of PUMA items and completion of exit interviews

P&O Platforms & Systems
- Ensure Workday remains accurate and up to date.
- Update Egencia with new starter and leaver information.
- Optimise PUMAShow to display relevant and current information for employee engagement.

Additional Projects (Supported by Other People & Organisation Team Members)
- Collaborate with the Manager of People Development to create and deliver the PUMA MOVES program.
- Promote engagement within the Influencer group.
- Organise and implement celebrations at each location.
- Lead the community engagement project, coordinating with each location.
- Recognise employee milestones, such as Long Service Awards, promptly.
- Support student programs (STEP, Talent Tap, work experience) at each of our locations.
- Maintain up-to-date HR “How to” videos.

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

PUMA supports over 21,000 employees across 51 countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.