<h2>About the role</h2><p>Are you passionate about developing future leaders and shaping talent strategy across a complex, fast paced business?</p><p>We're looking for an experienced Talent Partner to lead talent and succession planning across Booker Group. This is a highly visible role where you'll work closely with senior leaders to identify future capability needs, strengthen leadership pipelines and create meaningful development opportunities for colleagues</p><p>You'll be at the heart of how we build future talent, using insight, data and business priorities to shape practical talent plans that make a real difference. Working across Booker and the wider Tesco Group, you'll help ensure we have the leadership capability, succession strength and talent pipelines needed to deliver our ambitions.</p><p>If you enjoy influencing senior stakeholders, turning insight into action and helping colleagues reach their full potential, we'd love to hear from you.</p><h2>Main Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Leading the Booker talent and succession planning cycle, helping leaders identify critical roles, strengthen succession plans and develop future talent.</li><li>Partnering with senior leaders, People Partners and the People Director to build and deliver a talent strategy aligned to business priorities.</li><li>Using colleague insight, talent data and business performance indicators to identify risks, opportunities and areas for investment.</li><li>Equipping managers and People Partners to confidently deliver talent, development and career conversations.</li><li>Driving fair, transparent and inclusive talent processes that create opportunities for colleagues across the business.</li><li>Working closely with Learning &amp; Development, Talent Acquisition and Organisation Development teams to align talent priorities with future capability needs.</li><li>Creating and facilitating career development opportunities, secondments and cross-functional moves across Booker and the wider Tesco Group.</li><li>Acting as Booker's key connection into wider Tesco Group Talent teams, ensuring best practice, consistency and continuous improvement across talent programmes.</li></ul><h2>You will need</h2><ul><li>Experience in Talent Management, Talent Development, HR Business Partnering or a similar people focused role.</li><li>Strong knowledge of talent planning, succession management and leadership development.</li><li>Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decision making through insight and evidence.</li><li>The ability to interpret colleague feedback, talent data and business priorities to create practical solutions.</li><li>Excellent facilitation, coaching and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and programmes simultaneously.</li><li>Confidence using people systems to analyse data and communicate insights.</li><li>A collaborative approach and a passion for building an inclusive culture where colleagues can thrive.</li></ul><h2>What's in it for you</h2><p>At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:</p><ul><li>A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.</li><li>After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&amp;F purchases.</li><li>10% off pay monthly &amp; SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.</li><li>Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.</li><li>Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.</li><li>50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.</li><li>Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates</li><li>An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.</li><li>After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.</li><li>Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.</li><li>Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay</li><li>Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.</li><li>A great holiday package</li></ul><p class="flex justify-end my-8"><a class="btn flex items-center bg-orange w-full md:w-1/2 md:p-5 text-left text-xl" href="https://applybookercareers.com/members/?j=32972" target="_blank">Apply now <span class="text-4xl font-light grow text-right">&gt;</span></a></p>