HR Advisor - Retail stores

Gymshark; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fitness brand in the UK is seeking an HR Advisor to support their employees and uphold company culture. The role involves advising on employee relations, ensuring compliance with HR policies, and coaching managers on ER issues. The ideal candidate has a CIPD qualification, retail experience, and a solid grasp of UK employment law. Perks include a performance-based bonus, funded healthcare, gym memberships, and a flexible benefits program. The position requires regular travel to various stores across the UK.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus opportunity

Funded healthcare benefit

25 days holiday

Employer pension scheme

Flexible benefits programme

Gymshark employee discount

Wellbeing support

Enhanced family leave

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Passion for the retail environment with experience advising in HR roles.
• Ability to adapt in rapid changes within the retail sector.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment legislation.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead advisor on employee relations matters.
• Coach managers on handling employee relations confidently.
• Oversee family leave processes ensuring compliance.

Skills

HR experience in multi-site retail

End to end ER casework

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Influencing leaders

Commercial awareness

Professional ethics

Education

CIPD Qualified

Job description

OVERVIEW

Supporting the People Partner cohort to translate delivery of Gymshark’s business strategy you will by support the development and alignment of the Retail People Plans to drive performance whilst ultimately protecting and maintaining the unique Gymshark culture and delivering a world class employee experience.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Act as the lead advisor on ER matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, sickness absence, and performance management cases, ensuring timely and fair resolution.
• Provide expert coaching and guidance to managers on handling ER issues confidently and in line with employment law and company policy.
• Manage occupational health referrals and support reasonable adjustments.
• Oversee maternity, paternity, and family leave processes, ensuring smooth transitions and compliance.
• Administer and track performance improvement plans and probation reviews, ensuring consistency and fairness.
• Understand the business strategy and people plan in line with business priorities.
• Be a culture ambassador, leading by example, demonstrating the Gymshark values and supporting with the implementation of our performance culture.
• Ability to travel across the UK store estate as/when required (London / Manchester / Amsterdam).
• Build trust and strong relationships with senior stakeholders, people managers and individual contributors.
• Administration support of learning & development solutions.
• Support delivery and tracking of mandatory training (i.e manager capability, probation manager training).
• Conduct exit interviews and provide ER-related reporting and analytics to inform retention strategies.
• Monitor absence triggers, probationary periods and annual leave, ensuring compliance in line with relevant policies.
• Ensure people policies are clearly written, communicated and up to date with current employment legislation.
• Update trackers for People Ops to process (reporting line changes, grade changes etc).
• Support the writing of job descriptions and ensure functional, geography or channel job descriptions are up to date.
• Support the execution of any functional change or restructure processes.
• Understand and support long-term workforce planning and organisation design initiatives as required.
• Contribute to the execution of functional pay review process (market rate changes, promotions, step ups and bonus distribution etc).
• Ad-hoc support of people change initiatives as required.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• HR experience within an advisory or specialist role in a fast-paced multi-site retail business (must have a passion for the retail environment).
• Extensive experience managing end to end ER casework.
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of a rapidly changing retail environment.
• Willingness to travel regularly between stores (UK and EU).
• Experience in influencing leaders.
• Excellent knowledge and awareness of UK employment legislation and practice.
• Great verbal and written communication for a wide range of audiences.
• Able to work autonomously, in a risk-taking, fast paced environment.
• Commercial Awareness and a creative problem solver with the ability to think laterally and understand the cost and value drivers within a competitive business environment.
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas.
• Excellent judgement and analytical skills.
• CIPD Qualified.

This role would require the successful candidate to attend at our London, Soho office with travel to stores, London, Manchester and Bicester.

CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 6th January

ABOUT US

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS

Standard benefits include:

• Performance-based Bonus opportunity.
• Funded Healthcare benefit.
• 25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays.
• Contributory Employer pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading.
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards.
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts.
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support.
• Enhanced Family Leave package.
• Life Assurance.

Office location specific benefits include (IQ):

• Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC).
• Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars.

Office location specific benefits include (LDN):

• Funded multi-site fitness membership.

Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.