HR Advisor (Maternity FTC)

DHL Supply Chain; Lutterworth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain business is seeking an experienced HR Advisor for a 12-month contract covering maternity leave. The role involves supporting site leaders with HR strategies, managing employee cases, and collaborating with managers to enhance workforce management. The ideal candidate will have previous HR experience, case management skills, strong organizational abilities, and preferably a background in logistics. This position also offers a flexible working option and various employee benefits including pension contributions and retail discounts.

Benefits

Free parking

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

Free confidential GP consultations

Lifestyle discounts

Affordable loans and mortgage advice

Qualifications

• Previous HR experience is essential for this role.
• Experience in managing HR cases is required.
• Candidates should have experience in change management.

Responsibilities

• Support HRBP and site leaders to implement HR strategies.
• Assist in employee satisfaction and performance management.
• Provide guidance on HR policies and employment legislation.

Skills

Previous HR experience

Case management experience

Change management experience

Strong organisational skills

Experience within a logistics business

Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholder groups

Education

CIPD level 3 qualification or equivalent

Job description

HR Advisor

Contract Type: 12-month FTC (Maternity cover)

Location: Midlands based role with travel required

Grade: RCS M – Nationwide Travel Required

DHL, an award‑winning leading supply chain business is seeking an experienced HR professional to play a vital role acting as a trusted advisor to the business, while aligning HR activities to the business strategy.

With 37,000 employees in 400 operations across the UK & Ireland, we’re part of an exciting and varied business. The HR function works with our managers to attract, develop and retain our people so that we have the very best team in the industry. From HR Business Partners to Compensation and Benefits and from Employee Relations to People Services, we’ve set ourselves up to serve our people, our customers and our business in the best way possible.

What does the role entail?

• Support the HRBP/site leaders to deliver the strategic business & HR plan, and support managers to develop people management capabilities
• Support with employee satisfaction, performance, retention and effective communication at sites
• Support delivery of change initiatives alongside HRBP and Operations including delivery of individual consultations
• Provide HR support to contribute to the overall success of the HR agenda in delivering a proactive and customer‑focused HR service by providing effective support, guidance and advice to managers and colleagues on a wide variety of HR matters, such as employee relations, policy and process, recruitment and the delivery of key projects
• Advise and coach managers on the application and interpretation of HR policies and procedures in accordance with current and proposed employment legislation and local arrangements, to ensure consistency, accuracy and best practice
• Support managers to develop and deliver solutions for workforce planning and management, including organisation design, forecasting resourcing needs, agency and identifying future talent requirements
• Support the management of employee cases relating to disciplinary, grievance and sickness absence. This includes providing advice to managers on policy/procedure and legislation, support managers with Occupational Health, supporting formal investigations and hearings.
• Work in collaboration with managers on managing sickness, managing redeployment where appropriate, assisting colleagues back to work and working with managers to reduce sickness absence across the organisation.
• Provide accurate and timely data to the HRBP and managers to successfully deliver HR processes

What do we need from you?

• Previous HR experience (Essential)
• Case management experience (Essential)
• Change management experience (Essential)
• Strong organisational skills (Essential)
• Experience within a logistics business (Essential)
• A CIPD level 3 qualification or equivalent (Desirable)
• Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholder groups
• Looking to develop in a fast‑paced site‑based environment

Why join us?

• Free parking
• We’re happy to talk about flexible working – just ask about alternative patterns at interview
• Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
• Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more

Who we are

We’re the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.

Building an inclusive workplace

At DHL, we’re all about creating a workplace where everyone’s skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.

As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex‑service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.

Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.

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