Regional HR Manager

Do you pride yourself on your ability to effectively drive people strategy? Ready for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference?

Here at GXO, we’re looking for a Northern Regional HR Manager to join us on our Heineken Contract   You will provide both strategic and operational HR support, to our Leadership Teams across several sites within the North.  You will also be working alongside a great HR team, with responsibility for supporting the design and delivery of a consistent framework for people-related activity within the Heineken Contract and the wider business. You will be required to travel to the other sites within your area of responsibility.

This is a full time, permanent position, working Monday to Friday, 08:00 till 16:00, we do have some flexibility on start and end times and ask for some flexibility back, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £55,000.00 and 25-days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance of £450.00 pcm, a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also 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! 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Build and drive the HR People plan to support an overall business plan, developing employee relations agenda
• Act as a confidant, influencer, and enabler, for our Leadership Teams, allowing them to make calculated, evidenced and commercially focused people-related decisions
• Oversee all people processes in the lifecycle of an employee
• Manage time effectively to ensure the right time and focus is in the right area – this will include travel to all stakeholders on a regular basis
• Ensure the HR team are providing an effective and efficient consultancy and advisory service to our operational teams, acting as a key mentor, coach, and go-to escalation point
• Facilitate harmonious employee relations with the site teams and any respective Trade Union representatives to ensure optimum working efficiency within the operation

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• CIPD Level 5 qualification would be desirable
• A background in leading a HR team and overseeing HR activity across multiple locations within logistics, distribution, or supply chain operations would be preferable
• Practiced in dealing with trade unions and associated collective agreements
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to build and maintain credible and strong professional relationships at all levels
• Proven track record in Change Management and Cultural Development Experience

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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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