HR Manager

HR Manager – Ireland

Ireland | €60,000-€70,000 depending on experience
Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm

Take ownership of the people agenda for an international logistics business, working directly with senior leadership to shape its workforce, develop talent and improve the employee experience.

This is an opportunity to combine strategic influence with hands-on HR leadership. You’ll lead a small HR team, partner with the Managing Director and support managers across Ireland, with the resources and expertise of a wider international HR network behind you.

If you enjoy turning business priorities into practical people plans, developing your team and seeing initiatives through to completion, this role offers the breadth and responsibility to make a lasting contribution.

What’s on offer

• Salary of €60,000-€70,000, depending on experience

• Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm

• Responsibility for the HR agenda across Ireland

• Close collaboration with the Managing Director and Regional HR Director

• Leadership of a small HR team

• Exposure to regional and international HR initiatives

• A varied position combining strategic projects and day-to-day business partnering

The role

You’ll develop and deliver the country HR strategy, ensuring it supports business objectives while providing practical, commercially aware guidance to managers and employees.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the HR partner to the Managing Director and management team

• Leading and developing the local HR team

• Advising on employee relations matters and supporting complex cases

• Maintaining compliance with Irish employment legislation

• Developing recruitment and onboarding strategies

• Identifying training needs and supporting operational and leadership development

• Building talent programmes and succession plans

• Reviewing compensation and benefits against market benchmarks

• Developing employee engagement initiatives and improving the employee experience

• Implementing HR policies, processes and best practice

• Maintaining accurate HR systems and employee data

• Supporting regional and group people initiatives across Ireland

About you

• At least five years’ experience at HR Manager or HR Business Partner level

• Strong knowledge of Irish employment legislation and HR best practice

• CIPD qualified, with a degree or equivalent qualification

• Proven experience in recruitment, onboarding and people development

• Experience supporting employee engagement initiatives

• Confidence advising and influencing senior stakeholders

• The ability to balance strategic priorities with hands-on delivery

• Strong organisation and the ability to manage competing demands

Experience within logistics or freight forwarding would be advantageous, as would experience working within a matrix organisation.

WR Logistics are a leading recruitment partner for the logistics and supply chain industry, recruiting across the UK, Europe, and the USA for permanent opportunities.

WR Logistics is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy