HR Business Partner

GB Recruitment (England, Scotland, Wales); Crays Hill; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

25 days annual leave

Discretionary bonus

Flexible working

Pension scheme with employer 8%

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner for a fixed-term 7-month role at Basildon. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, aligning people strategies with business objectives and driving a high-performance culture during a period of significant change, including a site closure program.

You will lead and support employee relations, workforce planning and talent management while partnering with unions and Centres of Excellence to deliver integrated HR solutions

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex, operational or customer-facing environment.
• Ability to align people strategy with performance, productivity and cost control.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders in a matrix or multi-site business.
• Broad HR generalist expertise with employee relations and change management.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted HR partner to enable delivery of commitments and performance.
• Leverage workforce data to improve engagement, retention and productivity.
• Manage employee relations with fairness and compliance.
• Lead consultation with unions and representatives when required.
• Support organisational change, TUPE transfers and restructuring activities.

Skills

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Organisational change

Talent management

HR generalist

Strategic partnering

Job description

Grade: K Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 7 months - an Immediate start Location: Basildon - Site based role DHL Supply Chain is the world's leading logistics company, and our people are the unsung heroes who keep the cogs turning and the country running smoothly. Behind every successful operation is a team of talented people, and we're looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to help us attract, develop and retain the very best talent in the industry. As an HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, aligning people strategies with business objectives and driving a high-performance culture. Working closely with stakeholders across the operation, you will build strong relationships, provide insight-led people solutions and influence decision-making through data, challenge and partnership. This role will play a key part in supporting a significant period of organisational change, including a site closure programme. You will lead and support collective and individual consultation processes, provide expert employee relations guidance, and ensure change is managed fairly, compliantly and in line with DHL's People Promise.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Act as a trusted HR partner to the business, ensuring people strategies enable delivery of customer commitments and operational performance.
• Use employee and workforce insight to improve engagement, retention and productivity, supporting consistent service delivery.
• Anticipate people-related risks that could impact customer outcomes and proactively implement mitigating actions.
• Ensure fair, timely and professional handling of employee relations matters to protect customer confidence and service continuity
• Partner with senior leaders to translate business strategy into clear people priorities, providing insight, challenge and advice.
• Influence leadership behaviour and decision-making to balance commercial outcomes, employee experience and compliance.
• Build effective relationships with unions and employee representatives, leading consultation and negotiation where required.
• Collaborate with HR Centres of Excellence and wider HR Teams (Operations / Functions) to deliver integrated, business-relevant HR solutions.
• Share insight on external trends, labour markets and internal performance to inform strategic decisions.
• Own and embed core HR processes across the employee lifecycle, ensuring consistency, compliance and high-quality delivery.
• Use workforce data and analytics to diagnose issues, identify trends and drive evidence-based people decisions.
• Lead and support organisational change, start-ups, TUPE transfers, contract loss processes and restructuring activities, ensuring these are planned and executed effectively and in line with legal and operational requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of people processes to improve efficiency, reduce risk and enhance employee experience.
• Ensure accurate data quality and governance across people systems and reporting.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Experience operating in a complex, operational or customer-facing environment, ideally within supply chain, logistics, retail or manufacturing.
• Proven ability to align people strategy with operational performance, productivity and cost control.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders in a matrix or multi-site business.
• Broad HR generalist experience with strong capability in employee relations, workforce planning, organisational change and talent management.
• Demonstrated experience acting as a trusted advisor and challenger to leaders.
• Experience working within an HR operating model, partnering with HR Operations and Centres of Excellence.
• Ability to use people data and insight to inform decisions and measure impact.

WHY JOIN US?

• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days
• Discretionary bonus based on performance
• 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

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.