At a Glance
- Tasks: Partner with leaders to shape people strategies and drive organisational performance.
- Company: Established retail business with a focus on People & Culture.
- Benefits: Opportunity to influence senior leadership and develop your HR skills.
- Other info: Supportive team environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on employee experience and organisational success.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in HR, strong influencing skills, and experience in complex environments.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 $ per year.
About the opportunity
Our client, a well established retail business, is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to support its retail portfolio. Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, you will partner with the GM Retail and State Managers to turn business strategy into people priorities.
This role goes beyond transactional HR. You will use people data to make decisions, spot risks early, and deliver initiatives that build leadership capability, improve workforce effectiveness and drive commercial, customer and operational results.
Key responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior retail leaders on organisational design, workforce planning and leadership capability
- Identify and prioritise high impact people initiatives, turning them into clear plans with measurable outcomes and business ownership
- Embed people priorities and cyclical events across the retail network, including performance, talent reviews, succession planning and remuneration cycles
- Analyse engagement, turnover, absenteeism, performance and safety data to shape priorities and measure impact
- Coach leaders and facilitate forums and workshops that lift capability in performance, engagement and accountability
- Provide expert guidance on complex ER/IR matters, investigations and conduct issues, enabling leaders to act early and consistently
- Lead engagement action planning and cultural initiatives that strengthen the employee experience
- Act as P&C lead on restructures and transformation projects, including consultation and communication plans that meet legislative requirements
About you
- 5+ years’ experience in a senior HR or People & Culture Business Partnering role in a complex, fast paced environment
- Proven experience influencing senior leaders and driving organisational performance
- Strong capability in organisational design, workforce planning and end-to-end change management
- Solid experience managing complex ER/IR matters and mitigating risk
- Confident interpreting people analytics and translating insights into commercially sound recommendations
- Credible, commercial and comfortable challenging constructively, with strong relationships across store support and distribution teams
- Retail or multi site experience highly regarded
Why apply
This is a chance to shape how a retail business leads, plans and develops its people, with genuine influence at senior level and the backing of a supportive P&C team.
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