People Business Partner

DPD Group UK; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading parcel delivery company in England, Smethwick is seeking a 1st class HR professional to join as an HR Business Partner. This role requires a Level 5 CIPD qualification and offers a salary around £62,500 plus benefits. Responsibilities include aligning HR strategies with business goals, delivering training, and providing HR guidance. The position seeks a flexible team player with significant HR experience and the ability to drive cultural change.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Company car or cash alternative

Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Holiday trading

Free life assurance

Discounted shopping from retailers

Qualifications

• Solid generalist HR background with a proven track record.
• Good knowledge of HR principles in employee relations and performance management.
• Ability to drive positive cultural change within the business.

Responsibilities

• Implement and align People strategy with business objectives.
• Deliver key training courses to support managers.
• Provide guidance on HR issues including grievances and disciplinary matters.
• Monitor and analyze employee statistics to propose solutions.

Skills

Human Resource knowledge

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Flexibility

Team Player

Education

Level 5 CIPD Qualified (MCIPD)

Job description

Contract: Permanent / 37.5 hours

Salary: Circa £62,500 plus bonus, private medical insurance and a company car, or cash alternative.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30

DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of over £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Job Description

Our Head Of People and Talent is looking for a 1st class HR professional to join and strengthen their team of highly skilled People Business Partners. In return we can offer you an excellent basic salary of circa £59,500 a company car or generous cash alternative, attractive bonus scheme that is based on individual and company targets and PMI.

This role will cover a range of our depots centrally so youmust be able to travel to all these locations andoccasional overnight stays will be expected. The role will require you to be flexible with working hours as we are a 24 hour business. In this role you will report to our People and Talent Manager but you will work closely with the Regional Manager and Training Business Partner to ensure all business objectives are met.

Purpose of Position

You will provide a full "hands on" Human Resource business partnering consultancy service to your assigned business areas through expert knowledge and effective action plans. Responsible for providing both proactive solutions and training and reactive advice and guidance to help assigned areas achieve their business targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Implementing a clear People strategy, ensuring it’s aligned to, supports and adds real value to our business objectives and overall performance
• Deliver key training courses to support managers within the Network.
• Identifying and leading on any specific training needs, along with the provision of appropriate coaching and training to Line Managers on HR related operational matters
• To be seen as a part of the business unit team, actively participating in meetings and projects and building relationships through visibility and availability
• Providing expert guidance and advice to Line Managers on all aspects relating to HR, including any grievance/disciplinary issues and tribunal claims
• Building constructive relationships across the business and providing regular feedback to management teams, helping create a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement
• Monitor and analyse labour turnover/exit interviews/new starter questionnaires and absence stats on a frequent basis, identify the underlying causes of any trends and issues. Propose and implementing solutions which assist managers to improve figures and exceed targets.

Qualifications

About You

To be considered for this role as a minimum you must be Level 5 CIPD Qualified (MCIPD). Acting as a central point of contact and expertise for the Network, you’ll be an experienced and qualified HR professional, with a strong commercial outlook and continuous improvement philosophy, who can demonstrate:

• A solid and significant generalist HR background, evidenced by a proven track record in a similar role, preferably gained in a multi-site, unionised environment
• Good all-round knowledge of ‘best practice’ HR principles and procedures, particularly in respect of employee relations, performance management, retention and engagement
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills, plus the ability to provide a quality service, whilst actively promoting and driving positive cultural change across the business
• Flexibility to support and drive forward the operational demands of the role
• A great team player who demonstrates the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.

Additional Information

About our Benefits

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension schemeHealth Kiosks visiting every locationVitality at WorkFree On Site ParkingDiscounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shoppingMilestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friendsFor employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

  Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

  If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today