TJX Europe
At TJX Europe, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritises your development. Whether you’re working in our Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices, or Retail Stores—TK Maxx & Homesense, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX team—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer.
JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Employee Relations Specialist in the UK is part of the European Employee Relations (ER) Centre of Expertise team, supporting the delivery of ER strategy and specialist services.
Acting as a subject matter expert for ER, you will provide a comprehensive, commercial employee relations service to multiple business partners in the UK Stores function. You will drive compliance and provide advice consistent with UK employment legislation, Company policies, business objectives and TJX culture. Working in close collaboration with the operational management teams in the London region, you will coach and advise managers on all people management-related issues and provide support to HR Business Partners on strategic activity.
This role will be habitually based at the Home Office in Watford but may require travel throughout the London region for the provision of ER support, as necessary. Please note, this role is an fixed term contract for 8 months.
KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
- Experience of working in a Case Management function, preferably within a Shared Service environment.
- Strong subject matter expertise in ER with high degree of knowledge and experience for the UK.
- Experience of operating at a senior advisory level.
- Confident in the provision of advice, and able to challenge where necessary.
- Excellent influential, relationship building and communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Ability to stay connected across dispersed organisational and geographic boundaries.
- Resourceful self-starter, able to work independently across multiple locations and manage own diary commitments.
- Demonstrable ability to build relationships and engage with a range of cross-functional stakeholders to achieve results.
- Confident personal style, but flexible and open to alternative solutions.
- A creative problem solver.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Can deal effectively with ambiguity.
- High degree of integrity.
- Well-developed IT skills with experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting data.
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
- Organised and structured way of working.
- Experience of working within a retail or similar fast-paced, multi-site environment is desirable.
- Ideally CIPD qualified / part-qualified, or equivalent.
Come and Discover Different at TJX. From opportunity and teamwork to growth, we think you’ll find that it’s so much more than a job. When you’re a part of our global TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit group of people dedicated to finding the greatest deals and fantastic style. Best of all? They have a lot of fun doing it.
We care about our culture, but we also prioritise the important things like competitive salaries, solid benefits and plenty of room to grow in your role. It’s our way of empowering you to make your career here.
We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.
As proud as we are of our past success, it’s our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger, and be part of our future. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.