HR Business Partner

DHL Germany; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join DHL as an HR professional in a vital role where you will become a trusted advisor in aligning HR initiatives with business strategy. You will engage with senior leadership and support a team of circa 500, driving key HR processes and fostering a positive work environment. Experience in logistics and change management will be critical for success in this dynamic context.

Benefits

Free confidential 24/7 GP service

Hundreds of discounts (including retail, childcare + gym)

Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous HR experience within a logistics business.
• Strong ER case management.
• Union experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support employee satisfaction, performance, retention, and effective communication.
• Lead/support relationships and key processes with unions at sites.
• Ensure robust support for performance management processes.

Skills

Employee Relations

Project Management

Change Management

Education

CIPD level 5 qualification

Job description

Daventry, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Milton Keynes, Slough, Northampton

GBP 35,000 - 55,000

Grade: RCS J
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Location: Daventry – CV23 8BQ
Site-based: 5 days a week (Potential work from home 1 day a week)

We work a 37.5 hour week over 5 days, Car allowance £6000, the role has a company based bonus of 11.25% in addition that we have many benefits including holiday purchase scheme, a good pension scheme and many discounts through our partnerships

Join DHL, the award-winning leader in supply chain solutions, as we seek a dynamic HR professional to become a trusted advisor and align our HR initiatives with our bold business strategy!

With a vibrant community of 37,000 employees across 400 locations in the UK & Ireland, we're not just a company—we're a thriving ecosystem! Our HR team collaborates closely with managers to attract, develop, and retain top talent, ensuring we have the finest team in the industry. From HR Business Partners to Compensation and Benefits, and from Employee Relations to People Services, we're dedicated to empowering our people, delighting our customers, and driving our business forward.

We're on the lookout for an enthusiastic individual with business partnering experience who can engage with our senior leadership team and champion every facet of our HR strategy. This role will also be part of a large transformational project at site encompassing HR and so its vital to have had some previous change management exposure you can demonstrate and bring to the role

WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL?

As part of your normal duties, you will support a fantastic team of colleagues – Circa 500

• Support with employee satisfaction, performance, retention and effective communication at sites.
• Support the ER agenda and lead/support relationships and key processes with unions at sites.
• Deploy the Business HR Priorities, as directed e.g. labour flexibility, OMS, LPMC, payroll optimisation, and T&C's standardisation.
• Provide HR support to start-ups and business wins, losses and transfers.
• Ensure employee performance management (sickness, discipline, grievance) is robustly supported.
• Support managers to develop and deliver solutions for workforce planning and management including organisation design, forecasting resourcing needs, agency and identifying future talent requirements.
• Act as an advisor to managers to support compliance with HR policies.

WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU?

We'd love to hear from you if you have the following experience but don't hesitate to apply if you don't tick every box on this page - we're great at spotting talent and potential in everyone:

• Previous HR experience within a logistics business
• Strong ER case management
• Union experience advantageous
• A CIPD level 5 qualification or equivalent
• Ability to provide project management support
• Previous business change experience - TUPE, redundancies, restructures, challenges, Employee satisfaction and engagement

WHY CHOOSE US?

As well as competitive pay rates, you will be entitled to an award-winning range of benefits including:

• Free confidential 24/7 GP service
• Hundreds of discounts (including retail, childcare + gym)
• Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme

We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. Find out more about our global approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/diversity

BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE

DHL is the global leader in Supply Chain management and we keep the world moving. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more, so they can deliver to their customers.