People Partner 6 month FTC

OVERVIEW:

This People Partner role supports the delivery of the People strategy across the business working closely with senior level stakeholders building trusted partnerships.

Using people data to inform decisions you will coach managers support capability development manage performance and calibration cycles and ensure policies job descriptions and workforce plans are clear and aligned to business priorities.

WHAT YOULL BE DOING:

• Support implementation of the People strategy and functional people plans in line with business priorities
• Build strong stakeholder relationships with Chief and Directors.
• Understand people data and contribute to analysis and insights into functional people needs and opportunities
• Support the management of performance and calibration processes across the function geographies or channel
• Support talent mapping and identification of high-potential and high-performance talent across functions geographies and/or channel
• Identify functional People Manager capability gaps and actively manage solutions
• Manage ER caseload within the function geography or channel
• Coach People Managers on performance and development opportunities for them and their team
• Support the implementation of learning & development solutions for high potential/high-performance talent
• Understand monthly/quarterly headcount reports and activity vs. budget
• Ensure people policies are clearly written communicated and up to date with current employment legislation
• Understand and support critical hires required for business priorities
• Ensure job descriptions are clearly written and aligned to job grading criteria
• Support internal mobility and resourcing decisions that support business priorities
• Understand and support long-term workforce planning and organisation design
• Support strategic people change initiatives
• Support the execution of any functional restructure processes
• Contribute to the execution of functional pay review process with TR (market rate changes promotions step ups and bonus distribution etc)
• Contribute to the promotion proposal and decision process; calibrating proposals across functions
• Ad-hoc involvement of people change initiatives as required

WHAT YOULL NEED:

Essential Criteria:

• Full CIPD qualified
• Previous business partnering experience within a generalist or specialist role.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge and awareness of global employment legislation and practices
• Up to date with legislation external trends and best practice
• Experience in influencing senior management
• Great verbal and written communication for a wide range of audiences
• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint
• Self-motivated proactive detail conscious results-oriented able to stay calm under pressure and inspiring the same in others
• Able to work autonomously in a risk-taking fast paced environment
• Naturally curious self-driven with a passion for understanding stakeholders and meeting their needs
• Agile to change and pragmatic
• Commercial awareness and a creative problem solver with the ability to think laterally and understand the cost and value drivers within a competitive business environment
• High degree of professional ethics integrity and gravitas
• Excellent judgement and analytical skills

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 15th April 2026

Please note that the successful candidate will need to work in the Solihull HQ offices 3 days per week.

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. Were an equal opportunities employer and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment right from your application. Were committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If youd like to request a reasonable adjustment please email .

ABOUT US.

Were here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today prepares us for tomorrow. So we give people the tools they need to reach further go faster be stronger. We celebrate those who show up for themselves to be their physical or mental best whatever that means for them. Its what we want for our community and our team. A team thats growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymsharks future. Our plans are ambitious and were looking for people who want to join us for the ride our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

Standard benefits include:

• Performance-based Bonus opportunity
• Funded Healthcare benefit
• 25 days holiday additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
• Contributory Employer pension scheme
• Flexible benefits programme including salary sacrifice EV scheme dental insurance cycle to work tech scheme holiday trading
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts
• Financial Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
• Enhanced Family Leave package
• Life Assurance

Office location specific benefits include (IQ):

• Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
• Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
• EV charge points available

Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.