People Business Partner, New Look
+ Profit-related bonus scheme
1-3 days a week in office
Global fashion retailer
Be an early applicant
Global fashion retailer
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Profit-related bonus scheme
1-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
As one of the original feel-good fashion brands, New Look's goal is to transform shopping with a digital-first omnichannel experience that stays true to the high street stores their customers first fell in love with. Their aim is to uplift their customers, colleagues and suppliers while striving to make kinder choices for their people and planet.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for someone with a strong depth of knowledge, able to confidently provide robust, trusted counsel to stakeholders, but with the confidence to constructively challenge and influence them
- If you are a strategic leader with a track record of partnering and influencing senior C suite level stakeholders, have commercial acumen, and are comfortable in dealing with continuous change and ambiguity, we would love to hear from you
What the job involves
- We are looking for a strategic business partner to join our People Team on a FTC, covering Maternity leave
- Based in our support centre in London, you will be a trusted partner to the Chief Customer Officer, their Functional directors and Heads of department, and our Company Secretary understanding business performance measures and identifying how you can strategically support, influence, and drive this. Instrumental in driving business change and ensuring your customers have an organisational structure fit for purpose
- You will embed our talent agenda and deliver effective workforce planning to ensure our customers have the resource they need
- You will engage your leadership teams on the importance of delivering the people strategy and adopting a people-first mindset. You will also be highly capable and knowledgeable at supporting in ER issues. Experience of working with a commercial marketing and digital product team will be ideal to understand the unique challenges
- Join us and help build and embed a culture of engaged and high-performing teams, that places the people experience at the heart of what we do
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Legacy fashion retailer New Look is a staple of the British high street, dating back to the late 60s and with 440 high street shops across the UK. Over the years, the brand has entered into and left international markets, was purchased by investment holding company Brait SE, and has gradually improved its ethical and sustainable supply chain from a previous 2% of stock to more than 50%.
Of course, there is still a way to go on the shedding of New Look’s previous “fast fashion” designation, but withdrawal from the international market and a notable reduction of its stores in the UK suggest a more focused strategy moving forward. In 2022, New Look partnered with Primer, a no-code automation platform for digital payments. This is further evidence of New Look’s expansion of its digital marketplace, in line with the fact that 4 out of 5 UK shoppers are digital buyers.
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Company benefits
- Competitive Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Competitive Holiday and Buy more Holiday scheme
- 40% staff discount
- Payday lottery
- Private Medical and Dental Insurance
- Virtual GP
- Season ticket loans and Cycle to work scheme
- Car Allowance
- Eyecare
- Day off for Birthday
- Competitive maternity and paternity packages
Company values
- It Starts With Me - We take accountability for and ownership of everything we do. We're curious and ask the right questions. We're clear about our own purpose, we take time to invest in our personal growth and wellness, and we encourage others to do the same
- Play To Win - We're clear on what we stand for and what we need to achieve. We make informed, fair decisions and celebrate and reward success. We constantly raise the bar and are empowered to be brave and bold in everything we do
- We Are One - Success comes from the collective energy and contribution of all our colleagues. We develop effective relationships, showing compassion and respect for each other. We care about each other and our communities and celebrate diversity
- Customer Obsessed - We know who our customers are. We're here to listen and see things from their point of view. With every project we work on, and every customer we interact with, we surpass their expectations, and always make them feel seen
Company HQ
Shadwell, London, UK
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Leadership
Helen Connolly
(CEO, not founder)Previously CEO at Bonmarche, Director of Buying Womenswear and Lingerie at George at Asda, Head of Buying at Dorothy Perkins, Arcadia Ltd, Buying Manager at George @ Asda.
Diversity & Inclusion at New Look
- We have six clear inclusion ambitions: - Drive a culture of inclusivity through learning & sharing - Give our colleagues a stronger voice - Represent the customers we serve - Enable people access to the world of work and opportunities to progress & thrive - Ensure that wellbeing is intrinsic within our ED&I strategy by giving our people the tools to look after their own wellbeing, to stay healthy, happy and have a good work-life balance - ED&I is always on and underpins our purpose #inspirethatnewlookfeeling
- We pride ourselves in being a flexible employer. Our colleagues work a range of patterns. If you have a specific pattern in mind, we are keen to discuss this with you in line with the output needed for the role.
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