Make Yourself At Home

It takes a whole lot of passion to be at the centre of what makes a house feel like home – and that’s just what we do at DFS.

We’re the leading sofa retail specialist in the UK, helping people find a comfy seat on their great quality sofas since 1969.

We’re a market leader in the UK because of one thing: our people. Our people made us who we are and will drive us into our ambitious future, together.

We offer incredible opportunities to get stuck into fun and meaningful work as well as learn new skills – so you can really ‘find your thing’.

Are you ready to make yourself at DFS?

A Bit About The Role

Job Purpose:

Reporting to a Head of HR, the Senior People Business Partner for Group Functions will partner functional senior leaders in Finance and Technology to deliver comprehensive people plans in line with the relevant business strategies. The role will play a key part in the operational design, development and commercial direction of the business.

Job Context:

The Group Functions provide support to the wider Group (including DFS, Sofology and the Sofa Delivery Company) and consist of People, Finance and Technology. This role will partner senior leaders within the Finance and Technology teams.

There are c115 colleagues in Finance and c90 in Technology with different strategic priorities and a variety of roles and responsibilities.

Key responsibilities:

  • Partner multiple Group Leadership Forum members to support the people planning to drive the organisational design and development
  • Deliver the strategic people plan for each business area in line with the four year group people strategy
  • People team contact for functional leaders providing coaching and guidance across the employee lifecycle including:
    • Employee experience and engagement
    • Employee relations
    • Inclusion
    • Talent development
    • Data
    • Resourcing
    • Reward
  • Work with the Centre of Excellences to identify development requirements for each business area
  • Lead and manage the people elements of change projects across the business
  • Build strong networks and relationships within the function in order to gain a deep understanding of its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges
  • Build strong relationships with HR colleagues within the Centre of Excellence to ensure a joined up approach across the function, and to bring insight about wider business activities to each business area
  • Support/lead wider group HR projects as identified

What We’re Looking For

Required capabilities:

  • CIPD Chartered Membership (or equivalent experience)
  • In-depth experience in organisational design and leading change
  • Proven HR generalist senior leader with a detailed understanding of all HR disciplines
  • Experience in partnering corporate functions
  • Exceptional people leader with proven track record of raising capabilities
  • High intellectual capability and personal gravitas which instils confidence
  • Tenacious & resilient with a determination to success
  • Exceptional partnering skills with the ability to build big and trusted relationships across a wide and varied stakeholder network
  • Excellent coaching skills with the ability to listen, question and support individuals and teams to lead change
  • Project management skills with experience of leading change projects
  • Continuous improvement mentality
  • Bigger picture thinking and making connections wider than current business area
  • Experience of developing and delivering people plan inline with the business strategy
  • Builds trust of leaders through credible, business focussed advice and recommendations.
  • Communicates clearly and honestly and adjusts personal style to influence others
  • Able to use a range of people and business data to diagnose, interpret and evaluate people risks and opportunities
  • Experience of facilitation and coaching
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity

We’re In Your Corner

We want you to really feel at home at DFS, with the support you need to do your best work, as well as a range of great benefits:

  • Performance Related Bonus Scheme
  • A huge 30% colleague discount, plus 15% friends & family discount across our Group (DFS, Sofology, Dwell)
  • Holiday allowance – the time you need to rest and relax (and the longer you’re with us, the more time you’ll get!)
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave to give you the time you need to settle in with your new family member
  • Access to a range of high street & online discounts from: Sainsbury’s, ASOS, Currys PC World, IKEA, John Lewis and more.
  • Discounted Gym and Cinema memberships to help you unwind
  • Progression and Development opportunities to grow your skills
  • Group Pension Scheme
  • Group Sharesave Scheme
  • Life Assurance & Company Sick Pay

Ready to make yourself at DFS? Click ‘Apply online’ now to fill in an application form – with you in our corner, we just know we’ll do great things together.

We’re An Equal Opportunities Employer

We’re a family of individuals passionate about building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We love to celebrate and encourage our people to be their true selves. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital state, or disability status.

Everyone is welcome!