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Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Role Overview:

Deliver a professional, proactive and flexible HR service by providing appropriate HR generalist advice and support to all colleagues and Managers. Driving best practice and ensuring compliance with all Company policies and procedures in line with employment legislation.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• To provide practical and effective first line employee relations advice across the Distribution Centre to Line Managers and colleagues. This includes (but is not limited to) providing timely and accurate advice with regards to disciplinary, grievance, absence management and family friendly
• Able to manage queries empathetically and in turn communicate outcomes clearly and articulately with the aim of minimising
• Act as a team player with the wider HR team by sharing knowledge and expertise.
• Support and coach Line Managers to effectively manage and resolve employee relations matters through to appropriate
• Provide support to Line Managers and the wider team during
• Have an excellent working knowledge of up to date employment legislation, best practice and case
• Able to work autonomously and prioritise accordingly (with guidance and support from the HR management team where required).
• Be able to use Occupational Health appropriately within HR casework and write referrals to OH
• Communicate with and support the HR management team to ensure employee relations policies and procedures are fairly and proportionately applied, whilst identifying opportunities for improvement to current
• Understand the Groups' responsibilities to statutory regulations such as maternity/paternity
• Maintain clear audit trails for all HR records in accordance with GDPR regulations.
• Support in ensuring that critical weekly/lunar/monthly and annual cycle HR processes are executed within the relevant
• Assist with project work when required.

Skills/Knowledge Needed:

• CIPD qualified to a minimum of Level 3.
• Previous HR Advisor related experience is essential, preferably in a Distribution or Manufacturing environment or another fast-paced, constantly changing HR environment, with responsibility for managing high volume complex
• Excellent knowledge of employment legislation and HR policies and procedures.
• Be comfortable offering advice and minute taking in formal meetings to ensure all interactions are documented accurately and conducted appropriately.
• Good communication skills with the ability to guide and influence and the confidence to challenge current practices appropriately where
• Able to communicate clearly and articulately with all stakeholders throughout the
• Proficient knowledge of Office365 and HR Systems (Previous experience of Core HR would be advantageous)
• Accurate typing skills recognising the need for attention to
• Proven experience of working within a constantly changing
• Flexible to work outside of standard office hours if required to support a 24/7 operation.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Free parking
• Holiday Allowance
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation, depending on level of role
• Pension Scheme
• Flexible Working Hours
• Health plans – Depending on level of role
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.