Regional Business Partner

About the role

Regional Business Partner

South East of England

Permanent contract – Full Time / Part Time / Job share considered

From £65k + Bonus + Pension + PMI + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday

Is your career path taking you to a senior leadership role in a People function? Would you like to come and join a business where that could happen? If so, you can do it in B&Q and Tradepoint.

Key responsibilities

This role is a big business partner role. You are a strategic and operational business partner to three Regional Managers and wider regional leadership team. The role owns and delivers the people plan, which is aligned to commercial priorities while building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Its complex and moves at pace.

Some key accountabilities

1. People Plan

• Own the people plan in each region, translating it into clear, deliverable actions which drive national consistency whilst addressing local anomalies.
• Link everything back to high performance. Make sure the ‘why’ of the plan is understood and be the champion for people across the stores
• Use people data and insight to identify risks, opportunities and trends, including representation, progression and engagement.
• Provide regular feedback and insight to the People team to ensure continuous improvement

2. Business Partnering & Leadership Support

• Partner closely with the Regional Manager providing pragmatic, commercial and people-led solutions
• Coach and challenge leaders to build strong, inclusive leadership capability and role-model B&Q behaviours
• Support leaders through organisational change, embedding newness and highlighting risk to business performance

3. Talent, Capability & Performance

• Own the regional talent and succession agenda, ensuring talent frameworks are understood and embedded. Ensure plans are in place for critical roles and reflect future skills, capability and representation needs.
• Help drive a high performance culture. Ensure leaders are capable of setting clear expectations, giving quality feedback and managing performance equitably.

4. Succession & Workforce Planning

• Lead on workforce planning for the region, aligning structure, skills and resourcing to both current and future business demand.
• Anticipate resourcing and capability risks and work proactively with the COE’s in the people team to build sustainable, diverse pipelines.

5. Hiring, Engagement & Colleague Experience

• Support inclusive and consistent hiring practices across the region, ensuring selection decisions are fair and objective
• Champion a positive colleague experience where people feel heard, valued and able to perform at their best.
• Use engagement and people data to inform targeted actions that improve retention, progression and belonging across different colleague groups.
• Be a visible advocate for colleagues, ensuring regional practices reflect the organisation’s commitment to fairness and opportunity.

6. Governance, Policy & Compliance

• Ensure people policies, processes and employment legislation are understood and applied consistently, fairly and in line with best practice.
• Manage people risk within the region, providing clear guidance and escalating issues appropriately.
• Act as a role model for ethical leadership, inclusive decision-making and people best practice.

Required skills & experience

• Are you comfortable with autonomy and curious enough to seek out answers and solutions without being told
• Can you quickly build strong, credible relationships with your stakeholders
• Have you coached at a senior level and feel comfortable holding the tension where its needed
• A sense of team spirit with a high challenge, high support mindset
• The ability to analyse and interpret data to inform decisions
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to apply sound professional judgement
• Strong prioritisation and time management skills, and are proactive
• A voice and an opinion to be able to represent colleagues
• Experience of leading and embedding change

What's in it for me?

As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more! You get to be part of a great team and get to work for a business who believes in better homes, better lives for everyone.

Who are we looking for?

2026 is the year of embedding change in our stores. This needs someone with energy! The ability to listen, respond and escalate to ensure continuous improvement for our customers is critical. You need to be comfortable holding the tension in our quest to drive consistency across the estate.

The role is pivotal to owning what is an ambitious and progressive people plan. Thinking ahead, being curious and planning is a critical part of this role to ensure that you are credible across the region with your stakeholders. You will be comfortable having the autonomy to decide how you work.

You will be able to use tech and data to operate at pace and help provide people solutions. You are a team player, comfortable to challenge your peers to ensure a high performing people team. Finally, you are commercially driven, understanding both the internal and external landscape and are able to bring creative solutions to ensure a great service for customers. You think bigger and broader than others and want to make a real impact in a great business!

We want to ensure that all employees, future employees and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk.

Training & development

Learn & Develop at B&Q

When you join B&Q, we want you to be all you can be. From the minute you walk through our doors to the exciting moment you make that next career move, we're here to help you make the most of every opportunity. Thanks to our friendly learning system, LEO, we make sure you always have the support you need to take on every challenge and fit your learning around your life. Here, we know that the best way to grow is together.

Flexible learning with LEO

LEO is your every day, on the go learning and development partner. Helping you build the knowledge you need now and in the future. With LEO, you can access training and content, anywhere, anytime and on any device. You can even influence the type of training on offer by rating and recommending content, and letting us know what we can do to improve. Award-winning and featuring over 500 different learning activities - like short videos, articles, workshops and webinars - think of LEO as your 24/7 training pal, designed to help you make the most of your B&Q career journey.

Developing in role

Learning never stops at B&Q. Whether you've been in your role for one day or five years, there's always something to be curious about. It's why we're always creating learning opportunities and experiences that'll give you the chance to develop your skills. Like our

First Line Manager programme

a course that helps our newest line managers build their confidence and management skills. Or our Leadership Development programme that challenges our more experienced leaders to reflect on and adapt their approach for our ever-evolving ways of working.

Building expertise and know-how

We believe anyone can learn the technical skills to do their job with excellence. It's all about attitude and behaviour here. So, if you're passionate about customer service and design, we'll teach you how to create beautiful kitchens. If you're someone who loves being outdoors, we'll help you learn about our garden ranges. And, if you're someone who just loves what we do but doesn't know where to start, we'll help you find the perfect role for you to grow into.

Accelerated Development Talent Programmes

Whatever goal you're working to at B&Q, we want to help you get there. We do this by designing a number of programmes which help you to practice your skills and learn new ones, gain valuable experiences, learn from others and jump on opportunities that are right for you. From leaders taking their first steps into management to those simply looking for a new challenge, we're there to make sure you achieve your ambitions.

Induction

At B&Q, we want every new colleague to understand our values, our customers, and how we work together to achieve our purpose. That’s why we’ve designed an induction programme that’ll give you real insight into our business, our culture and help you feel included from day one. For your first few weeks on the job you’ll work with your team and line manager, mixing online learning with practical tasks, to grow your knowledge a little every day.

Take a tour around our office

Our Store Support Office sits within B&Q House and supports our colleagues and stores right across the UK and Ireland. In our bespoke, modern and eco-friendly building just north of Southampton, you’ll find a friendly team of talented people in a huge range of roles.

Explore our store support office

Facilities

In B&Q house, you’ll enjoy an onsite gym, a subsidised Costa, a canteen and restaurant, prayer room, plus open plan and cosy work spaces, an outdoor picnic area, and bike sheds for those who cycle in.

Sustainability

B&Q House has a biomass boiler, solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system. Our building also makes use of upcycled and recycled furniture and fittings, and features natural ventilation, heat retention and CO2 management, all via our very own weather station on the roof.

Ready to apply?

Step 1

Apply via bandqcareers.com

Step 2

We'll contact you for a phone interview

Step 3

We’ll carry out a face to face or online interview (and we may request a 2nd interview if the role you're applying for is more complex).

Step 4

We’ll contact you with feedback, and maybe even a job offer.

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Regional Business Partner

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Eastleigh, Hampshire

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Open to Job Share, Full Time or Part Time - Permanent

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Up to £80,000.00 per year