Heidi Fitzgerald

Head of Human Resources at Musgrave

Lucan, South Dublin, Ireland

About

Experience

  • Musgrave (19 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Human Resources
      2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

      · Head of HR for 50 stores and a Support Office with over 300 employees · Responsible development of the business and People Strategy · Delivered extremely high engagement scores in 2025 - 97%+ HQ colleague engagement score, 85% store engagement score (7% above industry average) · €xM achieved in labour efficiencies across retail operations – through change management and cost saving initiatives negotiated with the Trade Unions · Supported store investment of €xm with a comprehensive People Plan to support the investment and business case · Responsible for Payroll – Salary, Weekly and Pension more than €x per week

    • Senior Human Resources Business Partner
      2012 - 2019 · 7 yrs

      · Project Managed several engagement events – Leadership Workshops & The inaugural 2019 People of the Year awards · Development of HR Policies & Procedures in conjunction with the Trade Unions · Developed an onboarding process for store colleagues and executives · Worked on various change management programmes over the year – cost saving initiatives, integration and full systems change programme · Winner of the 2017 CIPD Award for Embedding a Culture and Wellbeing and Finalist for various other awards such as IGD Employee Wellbeing & HR Leadership & Management for “HR Manager of the Year” · Ensuring legal compliance in relation to employment legislation in all stores · Develop bonus criteria which delivers company objectives and ensure that is accurate and processed within the relevant timelines

    • Regional Human Resources Manager
      2007 - 2012 · 5 yrs

      · Responsible HR in 10 large Superquinn stores with a combined turnover of €290M · Accountable for 1300 store colleagues · Implement company lead HR initiatives and people strategy · Manage ER across all stores · Ensure that the region is fully resourced and that there are succession plans in place · Deliver all HR KPI’s – engagement, absence, training compliance, performance management · Ensure that there are high performing team in each store that deliver on objectives · Work with stores on local engagement plans · Support with under-performing stores and plans to address same

  • Superquinn (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Human Resources Manager
      2005 - 2006 · 1 yr

      · Support the store succession plan in conjunction with the RHRM and Store Manager in line with the store target · Monitor and tracking of succession planning process in store to achieve 60% of all vacancies filled internally · Support the Overall improvement of the Engagement target score set for your store · Mandatory training targets delivered consistently 95% or above · ICARE delivered consistently to the Excellence standard in your store · ER and IR is delivered within the store and that 3rd party claims are kept to a minimum · The most efficient and leanest labour model possible implemented within the store and efficiencies delivered · Drive sales through colleague ownership in all areas of the store

    • Human Resources Manager
      2004 - 2005 · 1 yr

      · Various roles at management level across multiple sites

  • Customer Service Manager at Tesco Ireland
    2003 - 2004 · 1 yr