Alison Musselwhite Chartered
Group Head of HR Employee Relations for Sainsbury\'s, Argos and Habitat at Sainsburys @Sainsbury's
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WORK HISTORY
Group Head of HR Employee Relations for Sainsbury\'s, Argos and Habitat at Sainsburys @Sainsbury's
Ownership of the ER Corporate Strategy across two regions with an estate of 39 Supermarkets, 34 Convenience Stores, 9300 colleagues and 18 direct reports and Project Managers Accountable for complex ER Case Management for Sainsburys across the South of England with oversight of 14 ER Case Managers supporting 16 regions and 100s of Argos sites and support centresReduced paid absence by +1% leading to savings of several million poundsCollaboration with Operation and Legal Teams to prepare for representation at ACAS and Employment Tribunals; partnering with Operations to ensure delivery of their KPIsIncorporated a 3rd Party organisation [Advisor Plus] to provide key tier 1 Line Management support to ensure provision of a seamless service; decommission of inhouse helpline created major efficiencyCascaded learning from Legal Advisor across the team via structured workshop training; embedded a culture of mediation to mitigate the impact of potentially costly and high-risk cases
EDUCATION
The University of Manchester
BA Hons , retail marketing
CIPD Qualifications
HR and people management CIPD level 7 (Chartered FCIPD) , HR
University of Portsmouth
HR post grad - CIPD, HR
ABOUT ALISON MUSSELWHITE CHARTERED
I am a highly experienced Senior HR Employee Relations specialist with broad multi-site HR Business Partner with strong experience within the Retail, hospitality, broadcasting and communication sectors spanning +20 years. Broad generalist knowledge as well as deep specialist expertise within Employer Relations. Commercially driven as well as delivering insight to allow a business a 360° perspective, enabling long-term strategic planning. A Master Coach who integrates effectively with new and established teams with a view to becoming an influential and inspirational team member.(Chartered FCIPD)My skill-set includes:Creating a culture of coaching and development with a focus on realising potential and Talent Progression; implementing robust performance management against challenging benchmarksCommercially astute, balancing the delivery of profitability, productivity, efficiency and quality; designing business SMART objectives and KPIs aligned to broader business vision and goalsStreamlining multiple tasks using IT tools, proficient with MS Office including business administration, communication [Outlook, Teams] and multiple ER Case Management using CCMSolid Project Management skills, able to interpret ideas and design and deliver a project from concept to launch, factoring challenging viable milestones to keep a project on track throughout entire lifecycleStrong awareness of implementing future-resilient Health and Safety measures to protect the welfare of colleagues and customers, including the policy design to support business-wide Covid-Safe cultureAn ability to infuse and inspire a positive HR environment to facilitate and support solid teams of commercially astute and high-performance Retail Store Managers Broad insight with the ability to maintain an objective and analytical view of the ‘big picture’ and focus on delivering business critical objectives within agreed parametersForged a robust collaborative network of internal and external partners and stakeholders, leveraging network to contribute to the achievement of multiple business objectivesImplementation of significant resource restructuring projects to create a legacy of continuous improvement and increased efficiency and productivity; operating with a Lean mind-set
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