HR Manager

Here at AIS, we have an exciting opportunity available for a HR Manager to join our HR team based in Solihull. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary, depending on experience.

AIS is the UK’s and Ireland’s leading fashion, home and leisure buying group with a membership of 280 independent department stores and specialist retailers. We’re a membership of buying power, creativity and expertise!

As our HR Manager you will Manage the HR team in delivering exceptional HR services across the business, including providing HR advice and support encompassing employee relations, recruitment, training and employee engagement. Drive forward all employee relations activity to include benefits coordination, pay review and policy review, and support the Director of HR with the delivery of the HR strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the main point of contact for all employees and line managers for all HR matters, providing professional, credible and timely advice.
• Provide support and advice with disciplinary, grievance, dismissal and capability procedures, ensuring these are followed in line with current legislation. Provide coaching and support to managers as required.
• Responsible for managing, coaching and developing the HR Generalist & Administrator.
• Support the Director of HR with projects and all strategy activity such as policy review and KPI reporting. and coordination of the annual employee opinion survey.
• Ensure all HR policies and initiatives are communicated and rolled out appropriately across the business. Regularly review policies and procedures and associated HR documentation ensuring they are updated in line with any changes in employment legislation.
• Proactively identify recruitment needs and coordinate recruitment activity across the business, including associated administration, contracting and onboarding of employees. Support with interviewing and assessing of candidates as required. Review and update job descriptions with Heads of department as appropriate.
• Deliver and facilitate training within the business as well as amongst the membership where required.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of employment law and generalist HR best practice and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing development of self.
  
  

Skills & Experience:

• CIPD qualified
• Up to date knowledge in employment law.
• Previous experience in a similar role at management level (inc Line Management)
• Extensive generalist experience in all people matters preferably within a retail environment.
• Passion for driving high levels of employee engagement.
• Enthusiastic, self-confident, proactive and diligent & self-motivated.
• Excellent honest and open communication skills both externally and at all levels in the company.
• Effective interpersonal skills ensuring queries are dealt with efficiently and with tact.
• Commercially minded individual
• Ability to take ownership and be accountable.
• Be calm and have the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Maintain a professional approach at all times.
  
  

Rewards| Benefits | Wellbeing:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (in a full leave year) (Pro rata for part time employees)
• Opportunity to buy additional annual leave (up to 5 days per leave year)
• Birthday leave - No one should work on their birthday so have the day off on us!
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Wellbeing Scheme & Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Charity / Volunteering Leave
• Free employee parking
• Onsite catering service (subsidised rate for employees)
• Access to discounts and staff sales
• Employee engagement calendar and activities throughout the year
  
  

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed to become the HR Manager at AIS, then please click ‘apply’ today! We’d love to hear from you.