Senior HR Business Partner at DHL

In this Senior HR Business Partner position

Enabling Business Growth

• Develop resourcing strategies to support existing business and potential new business
• Analyse trends across the business locations to manage resource forecasting and planning
• Understand local business context, issues and challenges to provide specific advice to Business Managers. Deliver HR solutions as appropriate to enhance commercial performance
• Use HR KPI’s & metrics to identify opportunities for improvement, followed through with a clear action plan for deliver
• Work in partnership with CoEs and HR Shared Service Centres providing appropriate input on business priorities enabling them to focus on output based on business needs
• Actively participate in new business development and build knowledge base of lessons learnt on HR issues from successful and unsuccessful initiatives
• Ensure all HR activities are supporting the Strategic Priorities                                                                                              

Driving HR Effectiveness

• Champion business change and continuous improvement, leading and embedding business change plans in line with country/regional targets and initiatives
• Ensure HR services, policies, processes and systems are aligned to business needs and are relevant and practical to implement
• Work in collaboration with HR colleagues to develop and improve policies and new ways of working that fit business and legal requirements  
•  Work closely with business leaders to create annual HR plans that combine the HR Tactics with local priorities                                                  
• Provide HR knowledge, industry insight and advice to support delivery of business projects
• Act as a role model for the HR function as a whole and drive and support standardisation of processes in HR

Attracting & Leveraging Talent

• Protect DHL’s position as a competitive and attractive employer (Monitor: monitor competitor activity and ensure our offerings do not deter needed talent)
• Facilitate identification and management of high performing / high potential individuals and ensure succession plan is in place for key positions
• Coach managers on the employee life cycle - Annual process such MTW, pay review, bonus, EOS and resource forecasting in addition to providing advice on issues such as pay & grading
• Investigate and develop a graduate program and lead this recruitment
• Lead & Manage Pre-boarding and onboarding for the business                                                                                              

Employee Engagement

• Work closely with business and CoEs to support development of a capable and engaged workforce
• Manage employee engagement initiatives to align interests of staff and BU keeping abreast of the results from employee opinion survey
• Participate fully in key people related change decisions, anticipating and effectively dealing with any people issues
• Manage all local HR employee communications                                                                 

Strengthening Leaders

• Advise, challenge, coach and support Business Managers in their role on people-related processes (e.g. performance management, personal and team development, career path implementation, resource planning and recruitment)                      
• Build strength, depth and diversity in leadership teams through HR initiatives

Finance and Projects

• Ensure HR costs are kept within annual budgets
• Find innovative ways to increase cost efficiency while maintaining / increasing productivity

Now, here’s what we need from you.

• Strong HR Business Partnering experience across various management levels
• Hands on experience in majority of core HR areas: C&B, Resourcing, L&D, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Labour Relations, Change Management & Organization Design                    
• Proven ability to establish credibility and ability to influence at senior levels
• Broad understanding / experience with HR Information Systems
• Relevant geographical experience, with proven ability to manage within an international context 
• Strong Communication skills (both written and verbal)
• University Degree (Preferably Post Graduate Diploma / MBA)
• Minimum 5 years of Leadership and management experience in managing an entire function as well as employees through other managers