HR Advisor

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At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands – Coach & Kate Spade New York – was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We’re always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.

Primary Purpose: The HR Advisor will serve as a key point of contact for first-line HR support across the Coach & Kate Spade New York retail business in UK, Ireland, Germany, and Austria. Reporting to the European HR Director and working in partnership with the Senior HR Advisor and local Area Managers, this is a generalist HR position with a strong focus on Employee Relations in the UK and Ireland, alongside administrative support across all four markets.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Human Resources to:

• Manage Employee Relations matters in compliance with local legislation and HR best practice
• Attend formal meetings as the HR Representative in the capacity of note-taker and create the relevant paperwork (e.g. invites and outcome letters)
• Prepare monthly key HR metrics including Employee Relations data
• Manage the monthly payroll validation process and ensure accurate tracking/logging of new starters, leavers, changes to contractual agreements, and Right to Work checks
• Check relative employee data is inserted into the relevant system in time for monthly payroll validation
• Partner with Area Managers to deliver comprehensive generalist HR support to key client groups
• Support HR projects across Europe in line with Tapestry’s global HR vision
• Consistently align policies, practices and management with a culture based on focus, execution, values and authenticity
• Act as first-line support to the management team on all HR queries, offering clear, well-informed advice and escalating issues to the HR Director
• Complete exit interviews with corporate and retail management employees
• Track and monitor the probationary review process
• Support with key annual processes including the annual performance review
• Create and develop new policies and procedures in conjunction with the HR Director
• Oversee daily monitoring and tracking of employee lifecycle changes, including onboarding of new hires, contract modifications, and resignation processes
• Ensure prompt coordination with HR Administrators when actioning employee lifecycle update requests, including employment contract requests, right to work verifications, contract amendments, fixed-term contract extensions, and resignation notifications
• Ensure regular auditing and compliance with personnel files and related HR documentation, maintaining accurate records in accordance with company policies and local market legal requirements

The accomplished individual will possess:

• Proven experience as an Employee Relations Specialist or HR Advisor, ideally within an international retail or hospitality environment based in the UK
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practices
• Experience delivering HR advisory support across multi-country operations, particularly in the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Austria
• Commercial mindset and strong analytical skills
• Proactive and hands-on approach, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with minimal administrative support
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of an organisation
• Experience working within a US-headquartered company is advantageous
• Broad HR experience across European markets is desirable
• Proficiency in German and familiarity with German employment law would be beneficial

What Tapestry can offer you:

• Hybrid working (3 days working from the office, 2 days remote)
• Option to finish early on a Friday (Flex Fridays)
• 1 Paid Volunteering Day per year and opportunities to volunteer with global projects
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Internal mobility & career progression
• Regular Social Events - Seasonal & Cultural
• Equity Inclusion & Diversity initiatives which include employee resource groups & regional inclusion council

Other benefits include:

• 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
• Annual Incentive Plan (company performance bonus)
• Multi brand discount up to 50% off Coach & Kate Spade New York
• Private Healthcare with health assessment (Bupa)
• Bupa rewards - financial wellbeing support and wellness discounts
• Free 24/7 support for family building, fertility and menopause with Maven
• Private Dental Cover
• Eyecare vouchers
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employer Pension Contribution
• Gym discount
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Tapestry, Inc. at http://www.tapestry.com/