Strategic People Partner - 12 month FTC

Asda Stores Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension up to 7% matching

Car allowance £5,700

15% colleague discount

Wellbeing services access

Alliances Inclusion Networks

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd is seeking a Strategic People Partner on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on guiding leadership on workforce planning, talent development, and organisational design across Logistics and Supply Chain with a strong emphasis on data-driven decisions.

You will partner with Centres of Excellence and People Services to deliver seamless people solutions and support change management, ensuring inclusion and engagement across the network.

Qualifications

• Experience in a strategic HR or People Partnering role across Head Office and operations.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into people priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on workforce planning and talent development.
• Lead design and delivery of Supply Chain People Plans aligned to business strategy.
• Champion inclusion, engagement and continuous improvement across Logistics and Supply Chain teams.
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence and People Services to deliver seamless people solutions.
• Use data and insights to influence decisions and drive outcomes.
• Support leadership capability and succession planning.
• Navigate ER cases and support leaders through change.

Skills

Strategic HR

People Partnering

Workforce planning

Organisational design

Change management

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

ER case handling

Job description

Job Title Strategic People Partner - 12 month FTC

Location Asda House

Employment Type Full time

Contract Type Fixed Term

Hours Per Week 37.5

Salary Competitive salary plus benefits

Closing Date 28 October 2026

What You’ll Do

• Act as a trusted advisor to the leadership team, providing strategic guidance on people matters including workforce planning, talent development, organisational design, and change management.
• Lead the design and delivery of the Supply Chain People Plan, as well as supporting on the execution and evolution of the Logistics People Plan, ensuring alignment with Asda’s broader business strategy.
• Champion a culture of inclusion, engagement, and continuous improvement across our Logistics network and Supply Chain teams.
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence (CoEs) and People Services to deliver seamless people solutions.
• Use data and insights to influence decision-making and drive measurable outcomes.
• Support leadership capability and succession planning.
• Navigate complex ER cases and support leaders through change and transformation.

About You

• Proven experience in a strategic HR or People Partnering role, across both Head Office and operational environments.
• Proven experience in taking people plans from design through to successful execution.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate business strategy into people priorities.
• Previous organisational design experience.
• Passionate about dynamic talent planning, with experience delivering effective action plans and driving meaningful conversations across leadership teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Comfortable working with data and using insights to inform decisions.
• Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-focused.

Benefits

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• Company Car allowance of £5,700
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline
• discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

Company Culture

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.

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