Regional HR Manager (North West)
At a glance
Manager-level HR Business Partner & Generalist role at GXO. Rochdale · up to £55,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Advise general and operations managers across several sites, including on complex employee relations cases
- Resolve employee issues fairly and consistently while balancing operational needs
- Coach managers in people leadership and build their confidence handling team matters
- Lead engagement, wellbeing and talent work, using workforce data to guide improvements
- Support organisational change, TUPE activity, growth projects and relationships with trade union representatives
What you bring
- You bring solid HR experience, especially handling employee relations and complex cases
- You can apply UK employment law to give managers practical, situation-specific guidance
- You build relationships effectively and have worked in unionised settings
- You are comfortable with MS Office and Oracle, and can manage a busy workload independently
Who this fits
This manager-level role suits an experienced HR professional who can advise operational leaders and work across multiple sites. It is full time, Monday to Friday, with working hours between 08:00 and 17:00 and flexibility for business needs. Travel across the North and North-West is required; being based near Wakefield is beneficial. The role covers three site locations and includes work with trade union representatives.
From the employer
Are you a people-focused HR Manager who loves building strong partnerships, influencing leaders, and making a real impact across a fast-paced operational environment? Would you thrive in joining an emerging business unit, focusing on change and transformation as we continue to grow?
If you’re keen to drive people engagement and passionate to coach operational leaders to bring out the best in their teams and looking for a role where no two days are the same, then we’d love to hear from you and how you’re expertise can truly shape our culture and performance.
As Regional HR Manager, you’ll be at the heart of the action—partnering with General Managers, coaching managers, and delivering expert HR support across a busy transport operation in the North/North-West. From handling employee relations and shaping people plans, to driving engagement, and supporting exciting projects like TUPE and new business wins, no two days will be the same.
This is a full time, permanent position (Monday to Friday between 08:00 to 17:00 – flexibility for business needs required). This role requires travel (covering North/Northwest). Being based in the Wakefield area is beneficial for the 3 site locations.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £55,000 per annum (subject to experience) and jobs need car, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts!
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- Building trusted relationships with general managers and operations managers aross multiple sites, providing expert HR guidance and strategic support with more complex cases
- Leading on employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and commercially focused outcomes
- Driving engagement, wellbeing, and people initiatives that enhance performance and culture
- Coaching and developing managers to build capability and confidence in people management
- Supporting organisational change, business growth projects, TUPE activity, and talent development initiatives
- Using data and insight to identify trends, drive continuous improvement, and influence decision-making
- Build local relationships with Trade Union Representatives to ensure effective industrial relations
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Proven HR experience with strong expertise in employee relations and complex case management
- Confident in UK employment law, offering practical, tailored advice to managers
- Skilled in building relationships quickly and working effectively in unionised environments
- Organised, proactive and resilient—able to manage busy workloads and drive results independently
- Tech-savvy HR professional with strong IT skills (MS Office, Oracle) and a passion for developing people
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
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.