We are looking for an experienced, commercially minded HR Manager to join a fast-paced and growing private equity-backed logistics business in Selby. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on HR professional who enjoys balancing operational delivery with strategic thinking and wants to make a genuine impact on a growing organisation.
Leading a small HR team, you will take ownership of the HR function, ensuring the business has the people, processes and capability to support its ambitious growth plans. You will work closely with the senior leadership team and operational managers, providing both strategic direction and practical, day-to-day HR support across a fast-paced distribution and logistics environment.
- Leading, developing and supporting a small HR team, ensuring an effective and responsive HR service.
- Partnering with senior leaders and operational managers to develop and deliver the people strategy.
- Providing hands-on HR support across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, talent development and retention.
- Supporting organisational growth plans, ensuring HR strategies, structures and resources evolve alongside the business.
- Driving continuous improvement across HR processes, policies, systems and ways of working.
- Building management capability, coaching and advising managers to improve people management skills and confidence.
- Supporting workforce planning, organisational development and succession planning.
- Ensuring compliance with employment legislation, HR policies and best practice.
- Using people data and insight to identify trends, address challenges and support informed business decisions.
- Developing a positive, engaging and high-performance culture across the organisation.
- Proven experience in a broad HR Manager or senior HR Business Partner role.
- Experience managing, leading or developing a small HR team.
- A strong generalist HR background, with confident employee relations and employment law knowledge.
- Experience working within a fast-paced, operational environment; distribution, logistics, warehousing or supply chain experience would be particularly advantageous.
- The ability to translate business objectives and growth plans into practical people strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge at senior level.
- A pragmatic, hands-on approach, with the ability to balance strategic priorities with the demands of day-to-day operations.
- CIPD qualified (ideally Level 5 or above), or equivalent experience.
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This is a permanent, hybrid role based in Selby offering c£55,000 - £65,000 per annum.
If you are interested in this position please apply now!
