HR Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Death in service

25 days annual leave

Job summary

GXO is seeking an HR Manager to lead people strategy across the NHS Supply Chain contract in Daventry. You’ll influence leaders, align policies, and drive culture and performance in a busy logistics operation.

This is a full-time role, Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00 with some flexibility. You’ll manage HR processes, support leadership development, and ensure compliance across the organisation, with a salary up to £50,000 and benefits including pension, life assurance and death in service.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of HR policies and employment law
• Experience advising on employee relations, grievances, and disciplinary matters
• Ability to lead change management and transformation programs
• Proficient with HR databases and data reporting

Responsibilities

• Align people-related policies and processes to ensure legal compliance
• Implement a People Plan to underpin culture and performance changes
• Lead and motivate the HR team to deliver against objectives
• Support leadership capability development, training, succession planning etc.
• Provide proactive support across employee relations and employment law including TUPE and redundancy

Skills

HR policies

Employee relations

Change management

HR databases

Communication skills

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

HR databases

Job description

Are you the HR leader who can turn people strategy into a genuine competitive advantage while driving culture, performance and engagement across a complex operation? Can you influence leaders at every level, navigate challenging employee relations issues and still create an environment where people and performance thrive together? Do you have the vision and credibility to lead organisational change?

Here at GXO, we’re looking for a HR Manager to join our NHS Supply Chain contract in Daventry. You’ll be responsible for ensuring all core people processes are designed and applied in a way which underpins GXO’s principles and business values.

This is a full-time permanent position. You’ll be working Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00. However, some flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to£50,000 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). A company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and death in service.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• To align people-related policies and processes to ensure legal compliance
• Implement an approved People Plan that underpins the changes required to Culture and Performance.
• To manage and motivate the HR team to deliver against team and individual objectives
• To support the establishment of the required Leadership standards and capability at all levels of the business via leadership development; management training; succession planning etc
• Proactive support and advice across the full spectrum of employee relations and employment law, including grievance, discipline, dismissal, TUPE and redundancy

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards) with strong HR knowledge and up-to-date employment law expertise
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Attention to detail with the ability to influence others
• Excellent knowledge of HR Policies, Employee Relations, Change Management and HR databases

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.