[Remote] HR Specialist Graduate Programme
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DHL Supply Chain is hiring for a three-year HR graduate programme with rotational placements across People Services, Operational HR, Resourcing, and Compensation & Benefits. The role supports employee lifecycle activities, operational HR, stakeholder management, and HR projects while building experience across the company’s supply chain operations.
Responsibilities
- Complete rotational placements across People Services and Centres of Excellence teams
- Support key employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, contracts, employee data management and policy administration
- Gain exposure to specialist HR areas such as Learning & Development, Reward and Employee Relations
- Develop a strong understanding of HR processes, systems and service delivery
- Deliver an improvement project focused on enhancing efficiency, quality or colleague experience within People Services
- Take on a placement within Operational HR, supporting managers and colleagues in a live business environment
- Apply HR policies and frameworks to real business challenges and people matters
- Build stakeholder management skills by partnering with operational leaders and teams
- Contribute to workforce planning, employee engagement and people-focused initiatives
- Lead a business-linked HR project, presenting recommendations and insights to HR and operational leadership
- Complete an advanced placement aligned to your career interests and future HR pathway
- Support strategic HR initiatives, organisational change activity and business improvement projects
- Take greater ownership of HR activity, demonstrating sound judgement and commercial awareness
- Deepen expertise in a chosen HR specialism while maintaining broad HR knowledge
- Deliver a strategic project that creates measurable business impact and prepares you for a permanent HR role
Skills
- Strong communication skills – You can confidently communicate with a wide range of people, adapting your approach and building trust through clear written and verbal communication
- Interpersonal and relationship-building skills – You enjoy working with others, developing positive relationships and collaborating effectively across teams and levels of the business
- Emotional intelligence and empathy – You can understand different perspectives, support colleagues sensitively and approach people matters with professionalism and care
- Handling sensitive information – You are trustworthy and able to manage confidential data with discretion, accuracy and integrity
- Problem solving – You enjoy identifying challenges, exploring solutions and making practical recommendations that support both colleagues and the business
- Analytical thinking – You can interpret information, spot trends and use data-driven insights to help inform decisions and improve outcomes
- Resilience and adaptability – You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, embracing change and responding positively to new challenges
- Collaborative working – You work well as part of a team, sharing ideas, supporting others and contributing to shared goals
- Achieved, or be on track to achieve, a 2:1 degree or above
- Hold a full UK driving license or be able to travel independently to multiple sites when required
- Have a genuine interest in supply chain, logistics and finance operations
- Candidates must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK for the full duration of the programme
- Human Resource Management
- Human Resources and Business Management
- Organisational Psychology
- Occupational Psychology
- Sociology
- Social Sciences
- Law
- Business Management (with HR-related modules)
- Don't see your degree listed? We'd still love to hear from candidates with a genuine interest in Supply Chain and Logistics
Benefits
- 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays
- Bonus eligible (April each year)
- Eligible for £500 joining payment to help support relocation and settling into your new location, plus eligibility for a further relocation allowance of up to £500 in your second year, subject to terms and conditions
- Eligible for a pay increase 6 months after joining, through our annual salary review process, paid in April each year
- Eligible for our Holiday Purchase scheme
- Generous pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
- Free 24/7 confidential GP service
- Hundreds of retail, leisure and lifestyle discounts
- Financial wellbeing support, including savings schemes, affordable loans and free mortgage advice
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- The opportunity to join employee networks: Ability, Ethnic and National origin, Religion, Gender, LGBTQ+, and Generations
- Exposure to senior leaders and a strong network of graduates and early career professionals
- Structured development opportunities, including internal development programmes
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