ER/IR Strategy Lead — Union Relationships

Sainsbury's Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Staff discount

Job summary

Argos, part of the Sainsbury’s group, is seeking a Union Relationship Specialist to support Employee and Industrial Relations with unions across the business. You will work with line managers to ensure timely, compliant handling of ER/IR matters and help shape the union relationship strategy.

You will engage with Union representatives at senior levels, design ER/IR strategies, monitor risks, and provide recommendations to leadership.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience with unions in a retail or logistics setting.
• Advising senior leaders on handling union activity with discretion and confidentiality.
• Experience planning and delivering ER/IR initiatives at strategic and operational levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and activate the ER/IR and Union Relationship strategy.
• Liaise with Union officials and senior leaders to manage pay negotiations and ER/IR risk.
• Draft reports and papers with insights on ER/IR impact of changes.
• Guide change teams through union-related processes and agreements.
• Provide balanced, commercially sound advice to leadership teams.

Skills

Union relations

ER/IR strategy

Stakeholder management

Change management

Data analysis

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Argos, part of the Sainsbury’s group, is seeking a Union Relationship Specialist to support Employee and Industrial Relations with unions across the business. You will work with line managers to ensure timely, compliant handling of ER/IR matters and help shape the union relationship strategy.

You will engage with Union representatives at senior levels, design ER/IR strategies, monitor risks, and provide recommendations to leadership.