Responsibilities• Day to day management of HR for full support centre teams and functions• Coaching and advising line managers in HR matters• Working closely with General Managers to build the People Plans for FY15• Budget for the supermarkets L&D team (c.$19m annual spend)Achievements• Successfully influenced company training team to include Total Loss coaches on the leadership development program

Responsibilities• Design a new development program for Store Managers moving into the role of Regional Manager• Research current state, make recommendations for change, and design the new program• Work closely with subject matter experts across the business• Liaise and negotiate with external suppliers• Deliver the initial program, gain feedback and make amendments • Development a sustainable roll out planAchievements• Redesign completed within time, scope and… Show more Responsibilities• Design a new development program for Store Managers moving into the role of Regional Manager• Research current state, make recommendations for change, and design the new program• Work closely with subject matter experts across the business• Liaise and negotiate with external suppliers• Deliver the initial program, gain feedback and make amendments • Development a sustainable roll out planAchievements• Redesign completed within time, scope and budget requirements• Excellent feedback from around the business• All participants have now been promoted into a Regional Manager role Show less

Responsibilities• Day to day running of the HR function within the retail unit, with 300 staff and 20 managers. Included recruitment, induction, training, employee relations, absence management and wage budget delivery• Accountability for the Customer Service KPI's including queue management and customer satisfaction• Direct line manager to a team of four managers• Providing consultation to the store senior managers with regards to all people matters across the… Show more Responsibilities• Day to day running of the HR function within the retail unit, with 300 staff and 20 managers. Included recruitment, induction, training, employee relations, absence management and wage budget delivery• Accountability for the Customer Service KPI's including queue management and customer satisfaction• Direct line manager to a team of four managers• Providing consultation to the store senior managers with regards to all people matters across the storeAchievements• Consistent delivery of HR and service metrics through separate teams on a day to day basis• Appeals champion for the region, providing HR advice during disciplinary appeal hearings for managers and colleagues across 15 stores Show less

Responsibilities• Managing and developing a team of three HR advisors• Providing real time employee relations advice across the whole of the ASDA business including retail, distribution and head offices• Working with employment lawyers to ensure advice and training is current and accurate• Writing policies which are fit for purpose across all the business areas, including formulating the company health agenda and launching across all sitesAchievements• Working with the… Show more Responsibilities• Managing and developing a team of three HR advisors• Providing real time employee relations advice across the whole of the ASDA business including retail, distribution and head offices• Working with employment lawyers to ensure advice and training is current and accurate• Writing policies which are fit for purpose across all the business areas, including formulating the company health agenda and launching across all sitesAchievements• Working with the retail teams on employee relations projects including absence, consultation legislation and TUPE (UK HR legislation for company takeovers)• Managing the occupational health contract across all sites inclusive of retail and distribution (c.400 sites) Show less

Responsibilities• Day-to-day HR management for six business units covering over 1000 people• People costs for all business units predominately through headcount and salary control• Effective HR business partnering, focusing on driving consistent HR practices throughout the head office environment• Coaching line managers in HR policies• Influencing the direction of HR projects across all business areas in head officeAchievements• Successfully managed the restructure… Show more Responsibilities• Day-to-day HR management for six business units covering over 1000 people• People costs for all business units predominately through headcount and salary control• Effective HR business partnering, focusing on driving consistent HR practices throughout the head office environment• Coaching line managers in HR policies• Influencing the direction of HR projects across all business areas in head officeAchievements• Successfully managed the restructure of all six business units including significant scaling down of head count and redundancies• Managing the succession planning process for all areas, ensuring development needs and potential operational risks are accounted for Show less

Responsibilities• Day-to-day management for a team of three managers• Reviewing and updating ASDA’s training material for all stores, securing the agreement of the trading business units within the process• Designing and implementing a new induction programme for all retail colleagues, securing the agreement of all retail managing directors• Managing the e-learning systems for the UK, including trips to the US global head office to forge relationships and introduce best… Show more Responsibilities• Day-to-day management for a team of three managers• Reviewing and updating ASDA’s training material for all stores, securing the agreement of the trading business units within the process• Designing and implementing a new induction programme for all retail colleagues, securing the agreement of all retail managing directors• Managing the e-learning systems for the UK, including trips to the US global head office to forge relationships and introduce best practices from WalmartAchievements• Headed the project team responsible for bringing NVQ’s (National Vocational Qualifications) back in to ASDA for the first time in 12 years. This involved getting sign off from the UK CEO, government agencies, meeting the minister for education and selecting training providers by managing the tendering process• Pioneered and launched a new product knowledge training programme for all retail colleagues. This successful launch was then used as a template for a phased launch of product knowledge training across all trading areas Show less

Responsibilities• Design and implementation of the chain-wide standardisation of personnel operational practices. The purpose of this was to provide a platform for consistent delivery of personnel processes in any store or distribution centre• Liaising with all policy making departments in ASDA’s Head Office to ensure engagement, ownership and accuracy• Managed communication with all stores during the phased implementationAchievements• Full chain rollout ahead of expected… Show more Responsibilities• Design and implementation of the chain-wide standardisation of personnel operational practices. The purpose of this was to provide a platform for consistent delivery of personnel processes in any store or distribution centre• Liaising with all policy making departments in ASDA’s Head Office to ensure engagement, ownership and accuracy• Managed communication with all stores during the phased implementationAchievements• Full chain rollout ahead of expected timelines and with excellent feedback from senior management Show less