Human Resources Advisor in Enfield

DHL, an award-winning leading supply chain business, is seeking an experienced HR professional to play a vital role as a trusted advisor to the business, aligning HR activities with its strategy. With 37,000 employees in 400 operations across the UK & Ireland, we are part of an exciting and varied business. The HR function works with managers to attract, develop and retain our people, ensuring we have the very best team in the industry.

What does the role entail?

• Support the HRBP/site leaders to deliver the strategic business & HR plan, and support managers to develop people management capabilities.
• Support with employee satisfaction, performance, retention and effective communication at sites.
• Provide HR support to contribute to the overall success of the HR agenda in delivering a proactive and customer-focused HR service, offering guidance and advice to managers and colleagues on a wide variety of HR matters, such as employee relations, policy and process, recruitment and key projects.
• Advise and coach managers on the application and interpretation of HR policies and procedures in accordance with current and proposed employment legislation and local arrangements, ensuring consistency, accuracy and best practice.
• Support managers to develop and deliver solutions for workforce planning and management, including organisation design, forecasting resourcing needs, agency and identifying future talent requirements.
• Support the management of employee cases relating to disciplinary, grievance and sickness absence. Provide advice to managers on policy/procedure and legislation, support with Occupational Health, formal investigations and hearings.
• Work in collaboration with managers on managing sickness, redeployment where appropriate, assisting colleagues back to work and reducing sickness absence across the organisation.
• Provide accurate and timely data to the HRBP and managers to successfully deliver HR processes.

What do we need from you?

• Previous HR experience (Essential).
• Case management experience (Essential).
• Strong organisational skills (Essential).
• Experience within a logistics business (Desirable).
• A CIPD level 3 qualification or equivalent (Desirable).
• Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Looking to develop in a fast-paced site-based environment.

Why join us?

• Free parking.
• Flexible working – just ask about alternative patterns at interview.
• Generous pension scheme – 8% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution.
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations.
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts.
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice.

Who we are

We’re the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.

Building an inclusive workplace

At DHL, we’re all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day. As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.

Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.