James Bentley, Assoc Cipd Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

At Bentley Talent Consultancy, we understand how important outstanding people are to a business’ success. We use our expertise to understand our client’s needs to ensure they are able to attract and develop the very best employees to get the outcomes that lead to business success.For businesses, we offer professional advice and support, delivering bespoke solutions across the UK based on an initial consultation to understand your business goals.For individuals, we offer a range of virtual personal development services and coaching tools to enable you to reach your full potential.

Field Based, Midlands And Wales

• Collaborate with multiple regions and Regional Directors to embed talent strategy and principles• Upskill and hold regional talent leads accountable for maintaining local talent and succession plans• Engage peers, line managers, centres of excellence, and senior stakeholders with proposed changes and new talent principles to ensure consistency across the zone• Utilise data insights from multiple sources to identify talent priorities, highlight opportunities, engage senior business leaders, create and deliver solutions, and evaluate impact• Manage the end-to-end performance review process for multiple areas, ensuring peers are upskilled to deliver this process to a high standard• Identified an opportunity to change the retail store manager role profile to include HR process, analysed data to create a cost analysis of non-tangible metrics associated with HR processes in stores to engage Directors of HR and successfully implemented this change to the business• Managed the creation, advertisement and delivery of a virtual zonal career fair which was open to over 40,000 retail colleagues• Created a ‘New Store Toolkit’ which is used across the business to standardise all people aspects of retail store openings• Developed a strong business relationship with Nottingham County Council for Sainsbury’s by supporting their Young People in Care initiatives across 2 years

Field Based, Derby And Leicester

• Design, develop, and deliver learning solutions to meet business needs• Measure and evaluate talent activity to ensure positive ROI• Engage and influence senior stakeholders to involve them in the talent agenda and gain buy-in• Consult on talent practice with stakeholders of all levels across the business• Support in delivering regional talent plans through planning, prioritising, and executing talent activity• Develop current and future talent through learning solutions and succession planning, considering the external market to remain relevant and competitive

Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire

• Meet personal and departmental targets through self-development, considered delegation and the development of my Team Leader• Lead and develop colleague efficiency and accuracy to ensure consistent delivery of the operation• Accountable for the safe and legal operation of the store throughout the trading day• Collaborate with peers to confirm best practices are in place and all departments are trading legally• Solve a wide array of issues daily to ensure business continuity and customer and colleague safety• Manage the customer experience to maximise customer satisfaction

Chaddesden, Derby

Environmental Science

An focus on environmental studies and their industrial application.

Applied Sciences

Physics, Chemistry and Biology relating to their practical application and use in industry.