HR Business Partner

If you haven’t heard of Amer Sports before, you’ve definitely heard of our internationally recognized brands including **Wilson**, **Salomon**, **Arc’teryx** and **Atomic**. Our brands specialize in high-performance, technical sports equipment and apparel, and encourage users to get outside, keep active and have fun - whether they are playing tennis or golf in the summer, or skiing in the Winter. Bring your HR experience gained within retail environments to this fast-paced and rapidly growing business, with countless possibilities to utilize your talent management experience, HR partnering and culture & engagement skills.

Reporting to the Head of Human Resources and working in a highly motivated team, we are excited to be recruiting for this new role that will be responsible for supporting the growth of retail in the business by working closely with management and employees "on the front line," providing hands-on and strategic input, insight, and advice on people-related issues: talent management, employee relations, coaching/development, compensation, conflict management, organizational development, and training.

**What’s on Offer (this just touches on some of the benefits and perks)**:

- **Competitive salary, bonus + super**:

- **Amer Sports ANZ are a certified Great Place to work**:

- **Free product** and generous allowances to get you kitted out for all your sporting adventures
- **Flexible working environment**, including additional school holiday flexibility / support
- When at Head office, work in a state-of-the-art 6-star energy efficient facility, with a huge business focus on **environmental and social strategies**:

- Support in **career development**, wellbeing, and personal growth
- Regular **staff activity days**, including camping, snow trips, fun runs and more
- Company supported **volunteering program**.

**Responsibilities will include**:
**Talent Management and Acquisition**
- Promote the Employee Value Proposition to external talent through creative, authentic and engaging initiatives

**HR Advice and Partnership**
- Partner with leadership to customize effective HR policies and practices that will support the strategic growth of the business.
- Offer thought leadership regarding organizational and people-related strategy and execution.
- Provide timely information and/or advice for all levels of the company on HR issues.
- Educate, coach, and partner with managers on performance management and employee development goals.
- Provide HR expertise in the areas of feedback, employee relations, development and coaching, compensation, and organizational development.
- Educate team members on compensation practices, including compensation, performance feedback, performance calibration, and career transitions.

**Culture and Engagement**
- Participate in the continual development of HR programs, such as recruiting retention, compensation, benefits, and Learning & Development.
- Collaborate with the Head of HR to champion and accelerate a culture of excellence in which people feel engaged and inspired to deliver top business result

With 3+ years working in an HRBP role, the ideal person will have demonstrated success as an HR leader in the Retail industry; we are looking for someone who understands the retail landscape, its challenges, its pace and the people.

2025 is set to be an exciting year as our retail footprint expands across Australia and this role is a crucial addition to our team. Experience in talent acquisition, talent management, organization development, and employee relations is critical, as is a deep knowledge of HR programs and practices, including applicable state and federal employment laws and regulations.