We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Regional People Partner to support M&S stores across the Republic of Ireland. This role partners a Regional Manager and works closely with Store Managers and central People teams to deliver people outcomes that contribute to strong regional performance.
You will lead a Learning Partner and People Manager, working together to deliver the People Plan for your regions. Partnering with leadership teams and line managers, you will identify people solutions that support business needs. A key part of this role is supporting leaders to build people capability and foster a high-performance culture.
What You Will Do
• Partner with regional and store leaders, providing guidance on people matters and ensuring consistent delivery of M&S standards across employee relations, talent, recruitment, onboarding, development and colleague experience.
• Lead the regional People Plan with a focus on performance, capability building, cultural development and colleague engagement.
• Coach and develop leaders to build high performing teams, strengthen succession pipelines and support organisational change through clear communication and colleague support.
• Use data and insight to inform decisions, identify opportunities for improvement and enhance regional and store performance.
• Work collaboratively with central People teams, promote M&S behaviours, build strong relationships across stores and support continuous improvement through inclusion, feedback and cultural development.
Who You Are
• An experienced People Partner or HR professional from a multi-site or fast paced environment, commercially aware and able to connect people activity with business outcomes.
• A skilled coach and influencer, able to work effectively with senior leaders, provide constructive challenge and build strong, trusting relationships at all levels.
• Competent in using data and insight to inform decisions, drive improvements and support prioritisation across a broad regional remit.
• Resilient, adaptable and effective in environments with continual variety and change, with strong organisational skills and the ability to maintain focus.
• Committed to creating a positive colleague experience, supporting inclusion and contributing to a workplace culture where people can perform at their best
What’s in it for you:
Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.
- Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…
- 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
- Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
- Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
- A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
- A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
- Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
- Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
- Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
- A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.
Everyone’s welcome
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.
Lead with purpose. Own the outcomes. Raise the bar. This is your store. And your chance to shape the future of M&S. Are you ready for it? Take Your Marks and apply today.
