HR Manager

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HR Manager managing a small team and providing HR guidance for DSV's Air & Sea Division in the UK. Collaborating with senior leaders and overseeing HR policies and initiatives.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeWythenshawe • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and managers, providing expert HR guidance to support business objectives and people priorities.
Develop your team, ensuring the function delivers a high-quality, consistent and commercially focused service across the business.
Support and oversee organisational initiatives including restructures, TUPE transfers, organisational change and integration activities to support business growth and transformation.
Act as an escalation point for complex employee relations matters, ensuring risks are managed effectively and advice is aligned to employment law and company policy.
Partner with leaders to identify workforce requirements, succession planning needs and development opportunities, supporting talent management, apprenticeships, early careers and leadership development initiatives.
Represent the business in union consultations and employee forums where required.
Own the development, implementation and continuous improvement of HR policies, procedures and practices.
Champion a high-performance culture by supporting and developing managers to lead their teams effectively, including coordinating and delivering targeted training initiatives.
Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager to oversee recruitment activity, ensuring alignment with workforce planning and business needs.
Lead and support HR projects and people initiatives, including succession planning, engagement, employee experience and continuous improvement activities.
Support the HR Senior Manager on strategic priorities and provide leadership support across the wider HR function where required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in an HR Manager or senior HR generalist role, ideally within a complex, multi-site or unionised environment.
Strong track record of leading HR activity and delivering practical, business-focused people solutions.
Sound knowledge of employment law, employee relations and HR best practice, with the ability to apply this confidently in a commercial environment.
Experience supporting organisational change programmes including TUPE, restructures and business integration activities.
Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels, including trade unions and employee representatives.
Commercially minded, with the ability to balance operational business priorities with people needs.
Previous experience in a similar role – ideally CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualified (or equivalent).
Customer-focused attitude with a high level of professionalism, discretion and attention to detail.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Salary Package
Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement from your start, which increases with length of service.
Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme for Ultra-Low Emissions Cars
Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme
WeCare App, for support with physical and mental wellbeing, including access to GPs for you and your dependents.
LifeWorks app for access to cashback and discounts on high street and online brands.
Life Insurance and which includes access to expert probate support.

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Hard Skills & Tools

employment lawemployee relationsHR best practiceorganisational changeTUPErestructuresbusiness integrationsuccession planningtalent managementleadership development

Soft Skills

communication skillsinfluencing skillsrelationship buildingcustomer-focusedprofessionalismdiscretionattention to detailteam developmenthigh-performance culturecommercial mindset

Certifications

CIPD Level 5CIPD Level 7