About the role

In this vital role, you will report to the Head of People Partnering for Support Centres and will serve as a strategic business partner to a number of Senior Leaders for a designated business area.

As a People Partner, you will play a crucial role in delivering the company’s objectives through the engagement and delivery of the People Plan, with a focus on continually raising standards and enhancing the colleague experience. Supporting a culture that ensures ‘Everyone is welcome at Booker’ and that we truly are ‘A place to get on’.

Role Responsibility

• Working as business partner to your customer group providing a timely, efficient, accurate and comprehensive People service
• Advising customer group on People policies, procedures and employee relations ensuring compliance to employment legislation.
• Supporting the creation of a culture which recognises the right behaviours and makes Booker ‘A Place to Get On’.
• Supporting change management programmes and organisational design
• Supporting customer group in recruiting and onboarding talent.
• Facilitating the reward cycle, and advising on Pay Principles, challenging where appropriate.
• Networking with the wider People teams, support or lead national People projects and initiatives, feedback to allow fit for purpose interventions to be created.
• Championing self-development and keeping up to date with business initiatives as well as with changes in employment law.
• Ensuring the DE&I ethos is delivered through effective guidance and practice.
• Questioning and challenging others to identify people opportunities and  support colleague experience
• Developing and implementing a customer People plan to support delivery of the business strategy
• Supporting customer area with talent and succession planning, creating and maintaining a talent pipeline working cross functionally where appropriate to create opportunities
• Mentor, support and develop colleagues in customer group and wider People team
• The role holder may be asked to undertake other duties, as required, which are not necessarily specified.  It may be amended from time to time within the scope and general level of responsibility attached to this role

You will need

• Ability to make pragmatic decisions based on information given
• A natural ability to identify and nurture talent
• Strong intellectual capability, supported by exceptional levels of emotional intelligence, judgement and empathy
• Positive in nature
• Experience of dealing with complex ER cases and organisational change
• A high level of resilience
• Successful career to date with a core skill set around influencing senior stakeholders
• Exceptional coaching capability
• Strong, empathetic team leadership experience and a proven developer of talent
• Commercial understanding and approach to people initiatives
• Influencing at a senior stakeholder level
• Effectiveness in a remote role
• Ability to challenge, develop and embed cultural change

Whats in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

About The Company

Be part of something special. Join our team at Booker.

Booker is the UK’s leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country.

Booker Group comprises of Booker Wholesale, Makro, Booker Direct, Classic Drinks, Ritter Courivaud and Chef Direct. Our customers include Premier, Family Shopper, Budgens and Londis retailers and we have one shared aim - improving choice, price and service for all our customers.

Our business is incredibly diverse, so it takes a wide range of skills to deliver the exceptional service our customers require.

Wherever you join us, you’ll be part of an organisation that will help your career to keep moving forward.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*