Health and Safety Business Partner

ao.com; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electrical retailer is seeking a Health & Safety Business Partner to enhance its compliance standards across Logistics and Retail. The candidate will champion Health & Safety strategies, monitor compliance, and provide data-driven insights to senior stakeholders. Strong communication skills and a CertIOSH membership are essential. This role offers a competitive salary, extensive travel, and various exclusive employee perks.

Benefits

33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

Pension scheme with a minimum 5% employer contribution

Company car

Wellbeing support

Subsidised gym membership

Exclusive employee discounts

Qualifications

• Strong IT skills, including Excel and Power BI.
• Experience building high-quality reports and translating data into actionable insights.
• Self-motivated with great time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Champion Health & Safety strategy across Logistics and Retail.
• Monitor compliance with policies and legal obligations.
• Analyse data and produce high-quality reports to identify risks.

Skills

Strong communication

Influencing skills

Conflict management

Data analysis

IT skills

Time management

Education

CertIOSH membership

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Are you passionate about driving Health & Safety standards from good to great? We’re looking for a Health & Safety Business Partner to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our strategic direction across Logistics and Retail.

Working closely with our Health & Safety Manager, you’ll help define and uphold compliance standards, embed best practices into daily operations, and provide data-driven insights to senior stakeholders. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on collaboration, champions change, and wants to make a real impact.

• Location: Nationwide (Travel Required)
• Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday (37.5 hours per week)

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

• Champion our Health & Safety strategy across Logistics and Retail.
• Monitor compliance with policies, procedures, and legal obligations.
• Analyse data and produce high-quality reports to identify risks and recommend improvements.
• Launch and support a refreshed Health & Safety communication strategy.
• Present insights and trend analysis to senior leadership.
• Guide stakeholders in setting meaningful Health & Safety targets.
• Advise on legislative changes and their impact on the business.
• Conduct site reviews and thematic assessments using risk matrices.
• Deliver training and support projects, including new site openings.
• Maintain strong relationships with regulators and external authorities.
• Help us maintain our RoSPA Gold Award status.

A Few Things About You

• CertIOSH membership (CMIOSH preferred but not essential).
• Strong communication, influencing, and conflict management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across governance roles and all levels of the business.
• Excellent IT skills, including Excel and Power BI.
• Experience building high-quality reports and translating data into actionable insights.
• Self-motivated with great time management skills.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to AO sites or client locations.

A Bit About Us

We may have started small, but we’ve always had very big ideas. We launched in 2000 and we just haven’t stopped; a years’ worth of achievements always seems more like three at AO.

Our customers and now our biggest advocates, and we’ve made millions of them happy. We’ve even launched in new territories throughout Europe. Sometimes we have to pinch ourselves.

But, we’re determined to be the best electrical retailer in Europe, and for that, you need to be driven. We need to be bold enough to try new things, and smart enough to see them through. We need to care about people, and we always like to have a little fun as we do it.

At AO, we’ve designed our benefits to support you through life’s big milestones and the small everyday wins. Alongside the essentials—like holidays and a great pension—we offer a range of exclusive AO Perks to make life a little easier and a lot more rewarding.

Here’s a snapshot of what you can expect:

33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

Pension scheme with a minimum 5% employer contribution

Company car

Wellbeing support, including a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and subsidised gym membership

Exclusive AO employee discounts across a wide range of products and services