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Job Title: Senior HR Business Partner
Job Reference Number: 115911 Duration: Full Time Location: Feltham (with travel to other sites as required) Hours: Mon–Fri, 37.5 hours per week
About the Role
At DSV, we are building the world’s leading logistics and transport network—and we’re seeking exceptional talent to help drive our continued growth.
We’re looking for an experienced HR Professional to join our Air & Sea Division in the UK. This key role involves:
- Partnering with business leaders across multiple UK sites.
- Managing a small team, delivering high-quality, commercially focused HR support.
- Playing a strategic role in workforce planning, talent development, and organisational change.
Key Responsibilities
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Strategic HR Advice & Leadership Partnership:
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and managers, providing expert HR guidance to align with business objectives and people priorities.
- Develop and lead the HR team, ensuring a high-quality, consistent, and commercially focused service across all business areas.
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Organisational Change & Workforce Initiative Support:
- Support restructures, TUPE transfers, organisational changes, and integration activities to drive business growth and transformation.
- Act as the escalation point for complex employee relations matters, ensuring effective risk management in line with employment law and company policy.
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Talent Management & Development:
- Collaborate with leaders to identify workforce requirements, succession planning, and development opportunities.
- Champion apprenticeships, early careers, and leadership development.
- Represent the business in union consultations and employee forums where necessary.
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HR Policy & Process Ownership:
- Oversee the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of HR policies, procedures, and practices.
- Champion a high-performance culture by supporting and developing managers in effective team leadership, including targeted training.
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Recruitment & Workforce Planning:
- Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager to ensure recruitment aligns with workforce planning and business needs.
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Project & People Initiatives Leadership:
- Lead and support HR projects, including succession planning, engagement, employee experience, and continuous improvement.
- Provide leadership support to the HR Senior Manager as needed.
Requirements
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Experience:
- Proven background in an HR Manager or Senior HR Generalist role, ideally in a multi-site or unionised environment.
- Strong track record of leading HR activity and delivering commercially minded people solutions.
- Experience with organisational change programmes, including TUPE, restructures, and business integration.
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Knowledge:
- Sound understanding of employment law, employee relations, and HR best practice.
- Ability to apply HR expertise effectively in a commercial, dynamic environment.
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Skills & Competencies:
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills, including experience engaging with trade unions and employee representatives.
- Ability to balance operational priorities with people needs.
- Customer-focused with high levels of professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail.
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Qualifications (Preferred):
- CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 (or equivalent) certification.
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Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and the opportunity to grow within a high-growth, successful organisation with 160,000+ team members operating across 90+ countries.
Additional employee benefits include:
- Enhanced annual leave, increasing with tenure.
- Salary Sacrifice Car Schemes for Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicles.
- Salary Sacrifice Cycle Schemes.
- WeCare App for physical and mental wellbeing support (GPs for you and your dependents).
- LifeWorks App, offering cashback and discounts from leading brands.
- Life insurance with expert probate support.
About DSV
At DSV, we’re reshaping global logistics through innovation, digitalisation, and teamwork. As a global leader in transport and logistics, we bring together diverse perspectives to exceed customer expectations and drive success.
We’re committed to inclusivity, respect, and collaboration, fostering an environment where ambition thrives. If you’re ready to: ✔ Make an impact ✔ Be trusted by customers ✔ Grow within a forward-thinking organisation
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How to Apply
If this opportunity excites you, please apply with your CV immediately.
Important Notes:
- Right-to-work checks and 5-year referencing/criminal record checks (for certain sites) will be required for successful candidates.
- DSV does not accept CV submissions from recruitment agencies unless we have actively engaged them regarding this role.
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