Retail People Manager

Vacancy Information

We’re looking for a Regional People Manager to join the Greggs Retail People Team, covering our Pennines Region which encompasses circa 500 shops across the Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and North Wales areas.

This is a brilliant, and rare, opportunity due to an impending retirement to play a key role in the delivery of the People Strategy at Greggs.

We can offer you:

• Salary of circa £70k per annum.
• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day.
• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 17.5% of your salary.
• Company car or car allowance.
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year.
• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme.
• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages.
• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your annual salary.
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products.
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits.
• Career progression and learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing.
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and   online coupons and lifestyle offers.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge.
• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another.

What you'll do

• Leading on delivering effective people management within your Region.
• Identifying and developing improved ways of working to support the People Business plan.  
• Working in partnership with the Regional Retail Team on all employee relations matters.
• Effectively implementing and developing Greggs’ People policies, in line with our company values.
• Driving the Region’s engagement activity, aligned to Retail initiatives
• Effective recruitment and succession planning, and supporting Greggs’ learning and development strategy within the Region
• Leading a team of People Advisors, ensuring the provision of practical, effective support and advice to operational colleagues in all people-related issues.
• Driving national initiatives and working in partnership with the rest of the People Team to develop our agenda.

About you

You’ll fit right into this role if you:

• Have demonstrable experience in a similar HR management role, preferably in a Retail environment.
• Have a track record of forming and strengthening trusted relationships with business stakeholders including operational colleagues, functional experts and Trade Union reps.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence and present ideas and opportunities.
• Can demonstrate excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative.
• Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales.
• Have excellent IT skills including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together.
• Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good.
• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

A CIPD qualification or equivalent would be beneficial but is not essential. A full UK driving licence is essential.

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.