Job Description

This senior role within HR Services ensures the efficient, compliant and accurate running of the national Payroll for both Head Office and Regional colleagues. In addition, the role is also responsible for the creation, maintenance and compliance of the supporting HR administration processes, to be actioned by the decentralised regional personnel teams. Leading through their large team of HR professionals, the successful candidate will strive to deliver excellent service to their internal customers, as well as overseeing the rollout of national projects and initiatives in line with the HR strategy. This role offers a real opportunity to make a substantial impact to the business and all our 26,000+ Lidl colleagues.

What you'll do

• Operational leadership of two core HR service teams in the areas of:
• Payroll (Head Office and Regional)
• HR Administration
• Ensuring the efficient and compliant running of a national Payroll function and the supporting HR Administration processes
• Responsibility for the correct determination and payment of employee wages, as well as tax and national insurance contributions
• Providing a professional and quality service to all internal colleagues and stakeholders
• Identifying areas of business risk or improvement within the area and formulating actions plans to resolve them
• Liaising with external partners and auditors to ensure UK legalities and compliance requirements are met.
• Supporting the delivery of HR Services projects and initiatives in line with the HR strategy for 2020
• Ensuring compliance with International and UK procedures, creating localised supporting materials to assist regional and Head Office implementation

What you'll need

• Strong leadership skills with experience in building high performing and professional teams
• Organised and structured approach to task allocation and follow up, with an eye for detail
• Proven track record of delivering projects and initiatives on a national level
• Comfortable analysing data and reports identifying trends or risks and providing solutions accordingly
• Ability to translate complex concepts or problems into clear and concise decisions or action plans
• Ability to demonstrate thought leadership and show innovation to identify areas of improvement
• Self-motivated with a personal drive to see challenges through to success
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to persuade and convince others
• Excellent communication skills and able to deliver the relevant detail effectively and understandably
• Flexible to travel throughout the UK and internationally
• German language skills would be beneficial

What you'll receive

This isn't getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We're proud to offer a competitive salary depending on experience with an additional 10% of your salary as a non-contractual London Weighting benefit and a generous holiday allowance. Save for your future with our pension scheme, or save today with an in-store discount, plus extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets and much more.

Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company's receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong leadership skills with experience in building high performing and professional teams • Organised and structured approach to task allocation and follow up, with an eye for detail • Proven track record of delivering projects and initiatives on a national level • Comfortable analysing data and reports identifying trends or risks and providing solutions accordingly • Ability to translate complex concepts or problems into clear and concise decisions or action plans • Ability to demonstrate thought leadership and show innovation to identify areas of improvement • Self-motivated with a personal drive to see challenges through to success • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to persuade and convince others • Excellent communication skills and able to deliver the relevant detail effectively and understandably • Flexible to travel throughout the UK and internationally • German language skills would be beneficial