HR Services Administrator

Temporary role for 18 months

Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm (flexibility required)

36 hours per week

Salary from £24,000 dependent on experience 

Life at Next

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• 25% discount on Next merchandise·
• Up to 15% off Brands including Nike, Adidas, Ted Baker, Converse & North Face
• Up to 75% discount at our staff shops
• Contributory pension scheme

Based within the large HR team at our flagship Elmsall Distribution Complex, we are looking for a HR Services Administrator to join the team

Next is one of the UK’s best known high-street retailers and one of the most established online. Behind the scenes we are at the cutting edge of Warehousing and Logistics, employing more than 9000 people across our distribution centres. 

Life at Next is full of variety and challenges but our continued success is dependent on the expertise, passion and adaptability of the teams across our distribution network.

Let’s take it on!

Reporting to the Deputy HR Services Manager, you will assist the wider HR & Payroll teams and the business with all administrative HR tasks in the HR systems in order to keep accurate employee records and up to date information.

We’re looking for a candidate who is organised and methodical, able to plan and prioritise their own workload in line with changing priorities and volumes. The work and key responsibilities are varied and often need to be carried out to tight deadlines.

You will be supporting both HR and Recruitment Administration, including generating offers of employment, performing new starter right to work and background checks and processing internal transfers along with all associated documentation. You will act as the first point of contact regarding salary queries, liaising with payroll as required, approve contract changes, process leavers, upload employee documentation to the HR System and produce letters from standard templates. You will also be dealing with numerous other administrative tasks including reference requests,and administration of disciplinary, probationary and other associated employee paperwork.

The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility and a can-do attitude; you’ll be a strong team-player and ideally have HR or Recruitment Admin experience. You will be PC literate with strong working knowledge of Google packages and Oracle HCM.

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria’s Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing – Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship – Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work – Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks – Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub – Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. 

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include ‘Workplace Adjustments’ in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

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