HR Business Partner

ID Logistics; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international logistics organization in England is seeking an HR Business Partner to drive the HR strategy and enhance employee engagement. The successful candidate will work closely with managers to ensure alignment of HR initiatives with business goals and compliance with HR policies. Ideal candidates will be CIPD Level 5 qualified, with previous HRBP experience in a logistics environment. This onsite position offers an opportunity for strategic impact in the North Kent region.

Qualifications

• Experience as an HRBP within a large logistics or operational business is desirable.
• Ability to align HR initiatives with business objectives.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, including TUPE regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support succession planning and talent retention.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies and procedures.

Skills

CIPD Level 5

Expertise in employee relations

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Workforce planning

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

Are you passionate about people and have experience of driving the People strategy for an organisation? As our HR Business Partner (HRBP), you will play a key role in delivering our HR strategy, supporting managers and employees across the business.

You will be responsible for driving HR excellence, employee engagement, and ensuring HR policies and practices align with company goals. Working closely with stakeholders, you will provide expert HR guidance, manage employee relations, and support business growth through strategic talent management.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with managers and leaders to support succession planning and ensure talent attraction & retention.
• Provide expert advice on HR policies, procedures, and employment law.
• Deliver HR metrics and reporting to inform business strategy and decision-making.
• Contribute to shaping a high‑performing and engaged workforce.
• Ensure thorough and compliant management of employee relations (ER) issues.
• Support performance management, guiding managers through people processes and complex ER cases.
• Collaborate with leadership teams to ensure legal compliance and best HR practices.
• Champion a healthy and inclusive workplace culture.
• Support the development and implementation of people development plans, including probation reviews, PDPs, and annual performance reviews.
• Identify and mitigate recruitment risks, working closely with the Talent Acquisition team.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives to enhance retention and satisfaction.
• Develop and contribute to the site‑wide wellbeing and reward strategy, ensuring employees feel valued and motivated.

Your skills, experience & qualifications

• Ideally you will be CIPD Level 5 qualified.
• Previous experience as an HRBP within a large logistics or operational business is desirable.
• Experience of working in a fast‑paced environment is essential, ideally you would have previous 3PL experience too.
• Strong ability to align HR initiatives with business objectives.
• Expertise in employee relations, workforce planning, and strategic HR management.
• Proven ability to partner with managers and leadership teams to drive organisational success.
• Familiarity with HRIS, Payroll, ATS systems, and data‑driven HR strategies.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, including TUPE regulations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, analytical mindset, and ability to drive HR impact.

About Us

ID Logistics is an international contract logistics group with a presence in 19 countries, representing more than 8.0 million square metres of warehousing facilities in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa, with 38,000 employees. With a client portfolio balanced between retail, industry, detail picking, healthcare and e‑commerce sectors, ID Logistics is characterised by offers involving a high level of technology.

We have been growing for more than 20 years, with an ethos of everyone being united and where innovation is constant. We have a demanding job to do, and we must move fast while being rigorous and precise.

Operational excellence is one of the founding values of ID Logistics and each employee contributes to it: all your ideas, we will listen to them, and all your past experiences will enrich us.

So come develop your IDeas on the job in our new site.

This is an onsite position in the North Kent region.

Please note we may review and progress applications ahead of the closing date.

We are not looking for agency support currently.

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