HR Advisor - North UK Region

Company Description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands. At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

Position Overview
Please note this role will support our North Region and will involve travel to stores & boutiques around Manchester, Cheshire, Leeds, Scotland and other locations across our North UK Region. The People & Development (P&D) Associate / HR Advisor contributes to the successful achievement of P&D objectives through close partnership with colleagues across the P&D function; specifically Senior P&D Manager, Retail Business Partners, P&D Lead, P&D Managers/Associates and the People Services team. You would be delivering a professional business partnership & advisory model covering the employee lifecycle, including employee relations, talent & acquisition, compensation & benefits and training & development across multiple stores in the North (UK/ROI).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Please note this role will support our North Region and will involve travel to stores & boutiques around Manchester, Cheshire, Leeds, Scotland and other locations across our North UK Region
* Proactively, support the P&D & Retail business objectives, working cross functionally with other departments e.g. employee experience/ L&D on key people projects that support the entire life cycle of an employee.
* Partner with Line Manager, Retail business partners (e.g. Store Managers/ Regional Directors etc) to agree specific goals for respective stores/ region, to drive engagement and improve team performance
* Act as a key contact for store teams, utilising the people services team on appropriate first line people queries/ actions
* Support with employee relations issues, and advise managers on HR/P&D related issues & policies as appropriate (escalate when necessary)
* Coach & support Managers with employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary, grievance hearings and the performance management process
* Partner with Line Manager on complex employee relations, seeking appropriate legal guidance where necessary
* Support talent management opportunities to develop succession planning and career development
* Deliver store/manager training in People Skills e.g. employee relations etc
* Share industry best practices in 'People/ HR' developments, to support personal continuous development
* Partner with the P&D team to update relevant HR policies, ensuring these are in line with current legislation
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records in HRIS systems e.g. Workday and compliance with GDPR Regulations
* Assist with local recruitment needs (partnering with the Talent Acquisition team) & onboarding with respective retail managers
* Support store teams to deliver annual P&D initiatives including engagement survey, talent management and annual pay review etc.
* Utilise P&D/ HR metrics (e.g. labour turnover) to inform people actions across stores
* Support people managers in the correct implementation of all people policies and procedures
* Play a proactive part in the DE&I community to support corporate goals and actions Please note this role will support our North Region and will involve travel to stores & boutiques around Manchester, Cheshire, Leeds, Scotland and other locations across our North UK Region

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Effective communication / interpersonal skills
• Able to work flexibly in a fast-paced retail environment
• Good knowledge of employment law requirements
• Ability to work cross functionally on multiple projects
• Proficient in Microsoft systems, excel etc
• Able to work with HRIS systems (e.g. Workday) Please note this role will support our North Region and will involve travel to stores & boutiques around Manchester, Cheshire, Leeds, Scotland and other locations across our North UK Region