HR Business Partner - Retail, Multi-Site Growth

Sanderson; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Newly created HRBP role

Exposure to senior operational leaders

Broad range of HR activities

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Sanderson is partnering with its leading retail client to recruit a permanent onsite HRBP. This newly created role is ideal for an ambitious HR professional moving from HR Generalist or HR Advisor into HRBP, within a large multi-site organisation.

You will work across a national network of retail and distribution locations, supporting 1,400+ people with workforce planning, leadership coaching and talent development, delivering strategic HR with hands-on execution.

Qualifications

• Proven HR Generalist / HR Business Partner experience within a multi-site, operational or customer-facing environment.
• Flexibility to travel across the network of stores as needed.
• Strong employee relations capability and experience managing complex cases.
• Commercially minded with the ability to understand and influence business outcomes.
• Credible stakeholder manager with the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Excellent coaching and relationship-building skills.
• Data-driven and comfortable using people metrics to support decision making.
• CIPD qualified, or working towards qualification.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Store Managers and operational leaders on all people matters.
• Support workforce planning, organisational design and capability development.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters including performance, conduct, grievance, absence and disciplinary cases.
• Drive performance management and build leadership capability across the business.
• Support talent identification, succession planning and employee development initiatives.
• Lead employee engagement, retention and culture programmes.
• Partner with hiring managers on recruitment, onboarding and talent attraction strategies.
• Support business change, restructures and transformation programmes.
• Advise on reward, recognition and employee experience initiatives.
• Analyse workforce data and translate insights into practical actions.
• Ensure employment legislation and HR policies are applied consistently across multiple locations.
• Contribute to strategic HR projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Regularly visit operational sites to maintain strong business alignment and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

HR Generalist/HRBP experience

Multi-site experience

Employee relations

Coaching/Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

CIPD qualification or pursuing

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Sanderson is partnering with its leading retail client to recruit a permanent onsite HRBP. This newly created role is ideal for an ambitious HR professional moving from HR Generalist or HR Advisor into HRBP, within a large multi-site organisation.

You will work across a national network of retail and distribution locations, supporting 1,400+ people with workforce planning, leadership coaching and talent development, delivering strategic HR with hands-on execution.