People Operations Associate Responsible to: People Operations Teamleader Department: People Operations Location: JD Sports Fashion PLC (multi sited), Kingsway Distribution Centre, Michael Faraday Avenue, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4FW or Bury Office, Hollins Brook Way, Pilsworth, Bury BL9 8RR Key Duties/Responsibilities: Responsible for the maintenance of personnel records throughout the employee lifecycle within our HRIS system for Group colleagues across the UK and ROI. Responsible for all onboarding checks including checking right to work documentation. Process all changes of terms and conditions, change of job role, salaries, benefits etc. Issuing all documentation in relation to employment i.e. contracts, offer letters Responding to and managing colleague queries via the internal request tracker system, emails and telephone calls, escalating where appropriate. Internal and External referencing and background checks Produce Staff Discount/ID Cards. Access provisioning within our HRIS system Ad hoc people operations duties as required Skills/Knowledge Needed: Strong communication skills Proficient use of MS Office and HRIS Systems. Strong attention to detail Ability to adapt to competing priorities whilst maintaining confidentiality Ability to build strong working relationships The Company: The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world. We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity. To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day. We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits: Incremental Holiday Allowance Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme Discounted Gym membership Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications Interested? If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button . Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager. Thank you again for your time.