HR Business Partner

DHL eCommerce UK; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company seeks an HR Business Partner to enhance HR strategy across its operations. This is a permanent hybrid role requiring comprehensive HR support and strong knowledge of UK employment law. The ideal candidate will have a solid HR background and proven success in relationship management.

Benefits

Discount vouchers for restaurants, cinemas, retail outlets

Healthcare benefits

Pension scheme

Enhanced family leave

Childcare discounts

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in HR function or similar.
• Experience working with Trade Unions.
• Strong understanding of industrial relations.

Responsibilities

• Deploy HR priorities and provide support to business stakeholders.
• Manage employee lifecycle processes and compliance with HR practices.
• Conduct performance reviews and support talent development initiatives.

Skills

Strong HR Generalist background

Understanding of UK employment law

Relationship management skills

Ability to influence and impact

Job description

Position: HR Business Partner

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Ryton on Dunsmore (hybrid working) Including travel to Milton Keynes and Slough

Hours: 37.5 hour per week

Why choose DHL eCommerce UK?

Want to work for one of the UK’s best workplaces? We are proud to announce that DHL eCommerce UK has been recognised as a Best Workplace 2024 and achieved Top Employer accreditation for the 4th year running. As well as competitive pay rates, you will be entitled to a range of benefits including discount vouchers for restaurants, cinemas, retail outlets, healthcare and much more as well as pension, enhanced family leave, childcare discounts, employee assistance programme and much more!

About the role:

Work with Business Leaders to develop and deliver HR strategy in own area of responsibility, working to deliver both Global and Local priorities, processes and policies. Understand customer and key stakeholders interests and concerns and advise direct reports, customers and key stakeholders. Provide day-to-day HR support and solutions to attract, manage, develop, motivate and retain employees to achieve business objectives in line with business needs, overarching HR plans/ policies, best practices and current legislation.

Role specifics:

Deploy the Global and UK business HR Priorities

Provide HR support to Key business Stakeholders advising on HR matters and ensuring that best practice is implemented

Deliver Talent, Succession, Engagement and other initiatives within areas of responsibility working with business leads

Act as an advisor to managers to support compliance with HR processes during change projects / programmes

Support HR Projects to continuously improve the offering to the business and colleagues.

HR Business Partner to teams within the business

Keep up-to-date with latest development in HR industry and labour legislation

Enhance awareness and compliance with company policies/ and procedures and legal requirements/ regulations

Undertake a broad range of HR work spanning across employee lifecycle – sometimes complex and non-routine requiring background research e.g. providing legal advice, analyzing data trends

Support managers with hiring process, contracts and on boarding new employees

Facilitate delivery of employee development needs and drive employee career development program

Conduct reviews, preparatory talks and performance calibration meetings with managers in line with defined Performance Management process

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong HR Generalist background, with good practical understanding of UK employment law and industrial relations,
• Minimum 5 years experience working in an HR function or similar
• Ability to influence and impact at all levels
• Experience of working with Trade Unions
• Strong relationship management skills
  
  
  

What about career development?

We take every employee’s career seriously and believe in realising their full potential. We have dedicated learning and development programmes that are open to every employee and an open working culture where everyone’s voice is heard, so you can shape your future career path at DHL eCommerce UK.

What will you need to do next?

If you meet the requirements for this role and are looking for your next career move, submit your application to us along with an up-to-date CV

Our approach to Diversity and Inclusion

As a global company, we see the diversity of our employees as a genuine strength. A strength that we will only really leverage if we ensure that our employees sincerely feel that they can bring their true selves to work every day.

We’re committed to attracting the best possible person for every vacancy irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent, and consistent across the UK.