People Partner

This is an exciting opportunity to join Fashion, Home and Beauty at a pivotal point in our transformation. As a People Partner, you will work closely with the Head of People and the Leadership Team to shape and deliver a people strategy that drives commercial performance.

You will partner with leaders and line managers to build capability, develop talent, strengthen engagement and create high performing teams. If you thrive in a fast paced environment, enjoy influencing change and are passionate about helping people and organisations perform at their best, this role offers exceptional scope to make an impact.

• Partner with leadership teams and line managers to understand business priorities and deliver the people actions required to achieve them
• Drive delivery of the People Plan within Fashion, Home and Beauty, ensuring consistent execution and alignment across teams
• Act as the voice of colleagues and the business, using insight and feedback to shape people strategy and strengthen engagement
• Coach leaders and managers to enhance performance, build capability and develop high performing teams
• Support the Head of People in delivering organisation effectiveness, talent activity, change initiatives and continuous improvement across the business area

• Strong planning and organisational skills, with experience managing multiple priorities or projects
• Excellent relationship building capability, with an engaging style that enables credibility with diverse business partners
• Confident business partner with the ability to challenge, influence and shape decisions that drive performance
• Previous experience in various HR functions, ideally within retail, with exposure to areas such as OD, talent, succession, performance and employee relations
• Curious, data driven and adaptable, with the ability to mentor others, manage ambiguity and embrace continuous improvement

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours
• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
• Market leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.