Role Purpose
The Senior Talent and People Development Manager will be responsible for delivering the attraction, communication and development strategy for head office and retail. The role will support key stakeholders within the business with talent and development plans that map current and future recruitment, skills and development needs.
The Senior Talent and People Development Manager will report to the Head of People and will be the line manager for the Talent Acquisition, Internal Communications and People Development teams. This role is based in Savers Dunstable Head office however there is a requirement to attend meetings, conferences and visit stores.
A typical day in this role includes:
* Building relationships with a variety of key stakeholders: Regional GeneralManagers, functional heads of departments and the senior people team both inSavers and Superdrug
* Taking ownership of Savers employer brand, Recruitment activities, Internalcommunications, Talent & development forecasts, training delivery both onlineand face to face
* Developing own knowledge and skills to Savers has the best plans, bestdevelopment/training offer and are able meet our employee needs both currentand future
* Ensuring leadership skills both current and future are mapped and developedat all levels
* Identifying trends and providing insight to the business in order to drivegreat decision making
* Working closely with Head of people, Senior People Manager for retail and keystakeholders to highlight opportunities around recruitment and development todeliver a strong succession plan and pipeline of top talent both internally andexternally
* Providing reporting on various KPI’s to drive business performance in bothTalent, Internal Comms & PD
* Taking ownership of Head Office recruitment
* Managing training and recruitment costs and driving costefficiencies
This job is a good fit for you if:
* You enjoy being proactive, seek opportunities, collaborate with keystakeholders and put plans in place to drive results
* You know you add value through your ability to build strong and collaborativerelationships with stakeholders and by delivering best in class talent anddevelopment plans
* You understand how to interpret business needs and put plans in place toachieve these needs/gaps
* You are good at influencing and leading teams
* You can easily use data to spot trends, implement plans and driveopportunities
* You have developed the ability to communicate effectively taking thebusinesses tone of voice into account as well as using the appropriatecommunicate channel depending on business and employee level.
* You are motivated building a strategy, building on successes and adapting toeverchanging employee demands
* You get satisfaction though helping others in spotting talent, developingtheir teams and finding solutions to keep ahead of the market.
What you’ll need:
* You need to have experience in influencing business decisions and buildingstrong relationships with key stakeholders including functional heads anddirectors
* You will have working knowledge of key recruitment activities, building astrong employer brand, candidate journey, Skills mapping, development solutions(including online) and effective communications channels
* You will be willing to continuously learn and develop yourself and team
* You will need to be curious, creative, proactive, methodical andresilient
* Leadership experience in leading successful teams
* A degree Human Resources or CIPD Level 5 would be valuable but not essential
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