HR Administrator

CMA CGM; Liverpool; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days annual leave

Discretionary annual bonus

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance x4

Private healthcare

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Cycle to work

Résumé du poste

CMA CGM Group in the UK is seeking an HR Administrator to join the UK HR Shared Services team in Liverpool. You will manage the full employee lifecycle from recruitment and onboarding to benefits, payroll support and HR compliance.

The role focuses on accurate HR data handling, timely responsive service, and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across the business, with opportunities to contribute to process improvements and HR projects.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable HR administration experience across the employee lifecycle.
• Excellent analytical skills with high attention to detail on large HR data volumes.
• Ability to collate reports and present HR data to stakeholders in formats (Excel, PowerPoint, internal systems).
• Exceptional communication skills to build relationships at all levels, internal and external.
• Experience with HRIS/CRM systems; SAP SuccessFactors is a plus but not essential.

Responsabilités

• Provide broad HR and payroll administration support across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment and onboarding.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems in line with policy and GDPR.
• Be first point of contact for employee and manager queries via HR mailbox, phone, Teams, and in person.
• Support payroll preparation, validation, data checking, reporting and analysis.
• Administer employee benefits and coordinate communications to improve engagement.
• Provide documentation support for employee relations, policy guidance, audits and compliance.

Connaissances

HR administration

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Teams

HRIS/SAP SuccessFactors

Formation

CIPD qualification (advantageous)

Outils

SAP SuccessFactors

Microsoft Office

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ID: 588187

Location: Liverpool, GB

HR Administrator

CMA CGM | ABOUT US

The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, true to its corporate Purpose: We imagine better ways to serve a world in motion.

Present in 177 countries, it employs 160,000 people, including nearly 6,000 in Marseille, where its head office is located.

As the world’s third-largest shipping company, CMA CGM serves more than 420 ports across five continents with a fleet of over 700 vessels. In 2025, CMA CGM carried more than 24 million twenty-foot equivalent containers (TEUs). Its subsidiary, CEVA Logistics, one of the top five global players, operates 1,000 warehouses and handled 15 million shipments in 2025. The Group’s air division operates a fleet of cargo aircraft under the CMA CGM AIR CARGO and Air Belgium brands.

YOUR ROLE

As HR Administrator within the UK HR Shared Services team, you will be a people-focused HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys making a positive impact across the full employee lifecycle, including Talent Acquisition, onboarding, Learning & Development, Benefits, HRIS and Reporting as well as employee engagement and wellbeing,

Working closely with employees, managers and key stakeholders, you will play a vital role in ensuring a smooth, responsive and professional HR service that supports our people and helps deliver an excellent employee experience.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Provide broad HR and payroll administration support across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, internal moves, contractual changes, benefits, learning and development, and offboarding.
• Maintain accurate employee records, documentation and HR systems, ensuring information is completed, retained and archived in line with company policy, GDPR and wider compliance requirements.
• Act as a first point of contact for employee and manager queries, providing timely support through the HR mailbox, telephone, Microsoft Teams and face-to-face communication.
• Support payroll preparation, monthly validation, data checking, reporting and analysis to ensure employee and payroll information remains accurate and up to date.
• Administer employee benefits, respond to benefit-related queries and coordinate communications that improve employee awareness and engagement.
• Provide administrative and documentation support for employee relations matters, policy guidance, HR audits and compliance checks.
• Support talent acquisition activity, including candidate management, interview coordination, liaison with hiring managers and agencies, and delivery of a positive candidate experience.
• Prepare onboarding documentation, coordinate induction activity and work with internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth and positive new starter experience.
• Support Early Careers initiatives, including representing CMA CGM at careers events with local partner schools, colleges and universities.
• Coordinate mandatory and developmental learning activities, liaising with training providers, maintaining training records and sharing learning-related data with stakeholders.
• Produce cyclical and ad hoc HR reports for key stakeholders, including senior management, and analyse people data to identify themes, trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate employee engagement and wellbeing activity, including campaigns, events, awareness days and team-building initiatives, while gathering feedback to improve the employee experience.
• Develop internal communications and promotional materials that increase awareness and participation in HR, wellbeing and engagement initiatives.
• Administer HR, payroll and learning systems, ensuring data accuracy across databases and reporting tools.
• Identify and support opportunities to streamline HR processes, improve administrative efficiency and implement new HR initiatives, projects and systems.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR | KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrable HR administration experience throughout the employee lifecycle in a fast-paced working environment.
• Excellent analytical skills, with high levels of attention to detail whilst working with large volumes of HR data
• Ability to collate reports and present HR data and information to key stakeholders in different formats, including Excel, Powerpoint and internal systems.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• Excellent working knowledge of full suite of MicrosoftOfficesoftware, particularly Excel, Powerpoint and MS Teams.
• Demonstrable experience of working with HRIS / CRM systems (SAP Success Factors would be advantageous but is not essential).
• Self starter with ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, who is comfortablewith multiskilling andhas strong planning and organisational skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced HR Shared Services environment.
• Process-minded, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve and implement new processes & sytstems where appropriate, including the adoption of AI and/or automation tools
• CIPD/HR-related professional qualification (advantageous, but not essential)

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

Not only do we offer a competitive salary, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays) increasing with length of service plus additional day over Christmas period and the opportunity to buy/sell annual leave
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Enhanced pension scheme up to 15% total contribution
• Life assurance x4
• Commitment to promoting awareness and understanding of Mental Health through our Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter
• Private healthcare (BUPA), BUPA Dental Plan + Healthcare Cash plan, including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Local and global development opportunities across 160 countries within the CMA CGM Group, including opportunities at our iconic Head Office tower in Marseille
• Cycle to work scheme/ Season ticket loans
• Enhanced policies including Maternity & Paternity
• Employee recognition awards

CMA CGM Group is proud to define itself as a family business built on strong human values.

• Exemplarity
• Imagination
• Boldness

CMA CGM respects, supports and values diversity in all forms. We seek to avoid discrimination and are committed to equal opportunities for all our employees.

Our long-held inclusive policy improves performance, creates growth opportunities for all, aligns with our customer's values and enhances employee engagement.

YOUR CAREER - WHY CMA CGM?

At CMA CGM Group, we Rise in Motion. Your career is always on the move - it grows as fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.