Heather Bowley (Assoc Cipd) Email and Phone Number

Key achievements:- Created JLR's first in-house model of potential, redefining what we mean by leadership potential - Supported the introduction of new psychometric tools for exec recruitment and successor development - Reimagining how we identify talent and potential at JLR, considering the impact this has on the enterprise- Worked with the performance transformation team to launch Creators' Conversations, leading on the creation of a check-in framework- Creating strong relationships between My Opportunities Squad and People Partner community- Leading agile ways of working within the My Opportunities Team- Leading a team of (up to) 4 Senior Talent Development Consultants

I share my wealth of Talent Partnering and Retail knowledge in all decision making across the Talent and Leadership teams at Sainsburys. My key achievements are:- Leadership Talent: project managed our new approach to high-potential development for our senior leadership pipeline across the business. - Corporate Talent Review and Succession Planning: created a simplified talent review submission data pack to be used across the Retail business and worked closely with the HR analytics teams to enhance reporting, which was ultimately presented to the PLC board. - Performance Management: created guidance for all colleagues to benchmark good performance. I also led on the creation of our standalone performance survey to deep dive into how ‘performance edge’ is landing across the business. - Retail Talent: built strong connections with senior Retail stakeholders, across HR and operations, to truly understand talent needs for our 160,000 colleagues. I am also the ‘voice of Retail’ when making business decisions within my team, due to my extensive Retail-operational knowledge.- Mentoring/Sponsorship: refreshed, refined and simplified our corporate mentoring and sponsorship guidance to ensure all colleagues are supported with their development while remaining inclusive in our practices

- Created and implemented Career Paths across the division inclusive of our teams based in Asia- Created our divisional Careers Page on the corporate intranet, providing colleagues with visibility of what careers are available within the wider division- Facilitated a wide variety of sessions ranging from line management upskilling sessions to behavioural coaching sessions- Played a vital part in creating and delivering a bespoke and strategic talent plan in order to attract, acquire and retain talent- Led Talent Review moderations, ensuring there was a consistent approach in reviewing performance and potential for all colleagues across the division- Completed job evaluations with the wider HR team to ensure new roles are awarded with the correct grading- Led Support and Challenge groups with our high performers across the division- Played a key role in our Development and Talent workstreams across the division, providing key data insights and trends to lead our decision-making

- Opened Coventry’s first Sainsbury’s convenience store as a newly appointed Store Manager; in its first week, we exceeded sales targets by 96% and beat our ultimate sales target of £47k to hitting £100k within a year. - Led and coached a team of 40 colleagues to deliver great service and drive sales, ensuring our KPI targets were all met as well as cultivating a high-performing team- Completed all end-to-end colleague lifecycle HR activities, maximising my talent by linking up with the local university and colleges - Nominated talent lead for the region, driving training and performance review completion across all 21 convenience stores.