Regional HR Advisor North 6 month FTC

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Adwick le Street; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits discounts

GXO University

Internal promotions

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Regional HR Advisor to support B&Q retail logistics operations in Doncaster and Blyth. This full-time role (37.5 hours) is a 6-month fixed-term contract with UK driving travel across sites required, delivering ER and HR services across the northern region.

You will partner with site leadership to balance employee experience with operational needs, ensuring compliant and consistent HR practices while championing engagement initiatives and organisational change.

Qualifications

• Background in HR advisory or senior HR generalist with significant ER exposure.
• Experience in unionised, multisite operational environments is preferred.
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and practical application.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient HR and ER support to site operations across multiple locations.
• Advise on absence, conduct and capability, grievances, recruitment and engagement.
• Develop employee engagement initiatives and foster collaborative relationships.
• Support leadership with change management and relationship building.

Skills

ER experience

Unionised environments

UK employment law

Communication skills

Driving licence

Travel flexibility

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards)

Job description

Are you an experienced HR Advisor who’s confident handling complex employee relations cases? Do you enjoy working in fast‑paced, unionised environments where no two days are the same? Looking for a regional role where your judgement, influence, and people skills really count? GXO is currently recruiting a Regional HR Advisors to support our B&Q retail logistics operations in Doncaster and Blyth. This is a key role within our HR structure, providing in person, professional, consistent HR and ER support across multiple operational sites during a period of integration and change. You’ll be a visible, trusted partner to site leadership teams in the northern region, balancing employee experience with operational and commercial needs while ensuring compliance and consistency across the region.

This role is being offered on a full-time, 6 month fixed term contract basis. The hours of work are 37.5 per week, 5 days per week, predominantly Monday to Friday, office hours. Some flexibility will be required; this is logistics after al!

Pay, benefits and more:

• £32,000 - £36,000 per annum,
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance.
• company car or car allowance
• company sponsored pension scheme
• private medical and dental insurance
• 24/7 online GP service
• life assurance
• fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
• You’ll have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more.
• You’ll also have access to our GXO University which provides you with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with.
• There’s also our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Provide efficient and effective support to the site based operational and functional teams in all aspects of HR and payroll across the GXO B&Q network
• Provide a dedicated HR advisory service in relation to absence, conduct and capability, grievance matters, recruitment, employee engagement, organisational change and a range of employment and employee relations matters
• Support the GXO teams in proactively identifying and developing employee engagement initiatives
• Develop and maintain collaborative and productive relationships with colleagues, all site functions and service providers, establishing professional credibility

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Strong experience as an HR Advisor or senior HR generalist with significant ER exposure
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards) is preferred, though strong ER experience will be considered
• Proven background working in unionised, multisite operational environments
• Sound working knowledge of UK employment law and confident practical application with the ability to manage sensitive and complex situations with professionalism and fairness
• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels, highly organised, resilient, and comfortable working at pace
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel across sites

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. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. 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. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.