HR Manager I (HR Manager BU South-West)

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Are you looking for a new role as HR Business Unit Manager to lead the end-to-end HR function for a business unit within a dynamic, matrixed organization? Do you thrive well in a fast-paced environment with frequent changes? Are you a strategic, commercially minded HR leader with strong conceptual thinking skills and an action-oriented approach? Read further, this role could be yours.

As an HR Business Unit Manager, you will partner closely with business leadership to drive organizational performance through effective people strategies, ensuring alignment with both corporate HR policies and local business needs. The role requires someone who thrives amid rapid change, balancing strategic partnership with hands-on delivery. Success depends on your ability to connect complex business and people challenges, anticipate future needs, translate strategic objectives into actionable HR solutions, and influence across multiple stakeholders to ensure both immediate operational excellence and long-term organizational impact.

Within this role you will serve as the primary HR leader and business partner for the unit’s management team, supporting strategy execution and operational delivery. In this role you will report to the Head of HR Business Team BeNe & Nordics. In total there are 11 HR professionals working in the Business Unit South-West.

What are your Key Responsibilities?

• You serve as the primary HR leader and business partner for the unit’s management team, supporting strategy execution and operational delivery.
• You act as a trusted advisor to multiple business leaders, navigating a matrixed reporting structure to align HR strategy with both global, regional and local business priorities.
• You translate business objectives into actionable people strategies that have measurable impact, and you lead and drive initiatives in employee engagement, performance management, succession planning, and talent development.
• You analyze workforce data, trends, and metrics to inform decision-making and support financial and operational goals.
• You champion rapid problem-solving, pragmatic decision-making, and continuous improvement in all HR processes.
• Foster a culture of inclusion, safety, and well-being aligned with company values.

What do you need to be successful in this role?

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in a senior business partnering or HR leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale business units or divisions, ideally with P&L exposure.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, labor relations, and HR best practices.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills
• Fluency in English and Dutch; additional regional languages an advantage.

What do we offer you:

• An appropriate salary for your knowledge and experience - a bonus scheme, lease car, laptop and smart phone.
• A job with a lot of responsibility, where you can grow and face interesting new challenges every day
• An entrepreneurial, open and informal organizational culture. A team of enthusiastic, fun colleagues who work together for the best result, support each other where necessary and celebrate each other's successes.
• The opportunity to develop yourself, both learning on the job and by following courses/training.

Your future work environment:

Working at GXO Logistics means working in a dynamic and international organization. It’s an exciting environment with plenty of room for your own input and development. At GXO Logistics, employees take control of their own success. Whatever your role, every day brings new challenges that allow you to grow and develop to the fullest. We support your development so you can contribute to the entrepreneurial spirit of our organization.

Customer satisfaction, personal growth of employees, and sustainability are central to GXO Logistics’ business philosophy. Today, this ambitious company ranks among the top three logistics service providers in the world.

Want to find out more about GXO?

Look at the video below or visit our website www.gxo.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P7NC8gl3bg

In short, this is the place you want to work! For more information, you can contact Debby Bastiaansen, Corporate Recruiter, at debby.bastiaansen@gxo.com.

Interested? Click the Apply button and upload your most recent CV.

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.

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