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HR Business Partner

Zachary Daniels RecruitmentCity, Manchester🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 28 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Leader
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
City, Manchester, United Kingdom
OnboardingSuccession PlanningWorkforce Planning

Job Description

HR Business Partner

50,000 + Company Car + Benefits

Field Based Multi-Site Retail

Zachary Daniels are partnering with a well-known UK retailer to recruit an experienced HR Business Partner to support their retail estate.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a commercially minded HRBP who loves being out in the business, building relationships with operational leaders and really understanding what is happening across their stores.

You'll partner closely with Area Managers and Store Leadership teams, supporting them to get the very best from their people whilst helping to shape and deliver the wider people agenda.

This is a field-based role with the expectation that you'll spend a minimum of 3 days per week within stores, so you'll need to enjoy being visible, hands-on and close to the operation.

What you'll be doing:

Partnering with Area Managers and Store Leaders to translate commercial priorities into clear people plans
Acting as a trusted advisor across workforce planning, organisational design and capability
Coaching and developing leaders to build high-performing and engaged teams
Leading the talent and performance agenda across your region, including succession planning and identifying future talent
Supporting recruitment, onboarding, development and retention across the retail estate
Providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice across complex ER and employment law matters
Using people data including turnover, absence, engagement and ER trends to identify challenges and drive action
Supporting engagement, wellbeing and recognition initiatives across the business
Working closely with the wider People team and Shared Services to ensure a consistent colleague experience
Leading and supporting wider people projects and change initiatives

What we're looking for:

An experienced HR Business Partner, ideally from retail or another fast-paced, multi-site environment
Someone commercially minded who understands the realities of partnering an operational business
A confident coach and influencer who can build credibility with leaders at all levels
Strong employment law knowledge with experience managing complex ER
Experience using people data and insight to influence decisions
Someone organised, resilient and comfortable managing multiple priorities
Happy to travel extensively across your region and spend a minimum of 3 days per week in stores

The package:

Salary of 50,000
Company car
33 days holiday including bank holidays, increasing with service
Birthday off
4% matched pension contribution
Generous colleague discount
Enhanced family leave
Health and wellbeing support
Learning and development opportunities
Charity volunteering day
Plus a wider range of colleague benefits

This is a great opportunity for an HRBP who wants to be genuinely embedded within the operation, working with leaders to influence performance, develop talent and make a real impact across a large retail estate.

Please apply with your most up to date CV!

BH37041

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