Retail PEOPLE Business Partner

Is your goal to enhance peoples experience at work? Do you thrive with full autonomy and variety in your work? Do you enjoy the challenge of finding new initiatives which benefit both a business need and our colleagues' ambitions? This is a great 14-month maternity cover opportunity, to work within a family owned business that puts our people first. The role start date is: 4th August 2026. We are looking for a PEOPLE Business Partner to partner with our Retail leadership team and drive engaging, progressive PEOPLE initiatives to attract and retain our talented teams across JACK & JONES and ONLY stores in the UK.

Our Team

We are a small but mighty team of four PEOPLE generalists who pride ourselves on getting stuck in and meeting our team ambitions. We include our Head of PEOPLE, Retail Business Partner, Office Business Partner and PEOPLE Coordinator. We thrive as a team by having a shared goal to create a fantastic experience for our talented colleagues at BESTSELLER.

About You

This role would suit an experienced HR Advisor stepping into a Business Partner role, or an established Junior Business Partner ready to take on greater ownership (5+ years' experience).

• Passionate about people development, engagement and wellbeing
• Proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused
• Self motivated, who would enjoy the 'freedom with responsibility' approach at BESTSELLER
• Strong at building relationships and trust remotely across our store teams
• Hands on, with a "no job too big or small" mindset
• Curious and agile, with a drive to keep learning

Your Role

You'll be the go to PEOPLE Partner for our Retail Stores, acting as a trusted advisor to leadership and partnering with our global PEOPLE team to deliver a strong PEOPLE function.

• Partner with leaders to drive PEOPLE strategy and align business priorities
• Support and deliver the UK PEOPLE Plan, ensuring strong implementation
• Manage the full employee lifecycle - from recruitment to development
• Drive engagement through surveys, insights and targeted initiatives
• Lead wellbeing and DEI activities to create an inclusive environment
• Provide end to end generalist support, including ER, monthly processing of payroll and process optimisation

Benefits

Ownership in your work, with a family of colleagues. Attractive salary, and plenty more perks;

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy and carry over)
• Subsidised Private Health Care
• Competitive contribution to your pension scheme
• 2.30pm finish on a Friday
• Flexi time, and 2 days a week remote working
• 30% discount online across all 24 clothing brands
• Heavily discounted clothing samples, Cycle to work scheme, Gym Discounts and more!

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to diversity and provide equal opportunities for everyone, irrespective of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We strive to create an empowering environment where people can thrive and develop.

We process applications and invite for interviews on an ongoing basis. The position will be closed when we have found the right candidate.