Job Description

Are you an experienced HR professional who is ready to take on your next challenge? Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career rather than just another job? Do you crave an autonomous environment where you have the freedom to really make your own mark on things? Then you’re in the right place!

Here at GXO, we’re looking for an experienced HR Manager to join us on our Halfords contract in Coventry. You’ll provide strategic and operational HR leadership to the Halfords Transport and Warehouse contracts, supporting a fast‑paced, unionised logistics environment, and play a key part in driving a fair, consistent, and commercial HR service.

This is a full time, permanent position, and the hours of work are Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 16:30. However some flexibility will be required on occasion, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £50,000 per annum. You’ll also receive 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Your benefits package includes personal accident insurance, death in service benefit and a company sponsored pension scheme.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Work closely with site leadership teams, to deliver a robust people agenda that supports operational performance, contract compliance, and colleague engagement - this includes employee relations, change management, resourcing, talent development and ensuring full compliance with UK employment legislation and client standards
• Facilitate harmonious employee relations with the site teams and respective trade union representatives to ensure optimum working efficiency within the operation
• Provide full HR generalist support and advice to managers and employees - ensuring a current knowledge of employee legislation and employee relations issues is maintained to ensure the business area remains compliant and risk is mitigated
• Promote a positive employee experience and a culture of safety, engagement, inclusion, and wellbeing across warehouse and transport operations
• Lead workforce planning and organisational design initiatives, delivering key strategic HR projects and change programmes as required
• Drive the L&D strategy for the site, identifying training programmes to meet identified training needs & ensuring talent identification and succession planning takes place

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience in a similar HR management role, within a fast paced and dynamic logistics environment
• CIPD Level 5 qualified/part qualified or studying towards
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to build and maintain credible and strong professional relationships at all levels
• Be an effective influencer and communicator, able to positively engage and empower others
• Be adaptable and able to work within a rapidly changing environment

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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.

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.