Ready to start your HR career? Would you like a role that gives you variety? Maybe you’d like support to develop?
Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a HR Coordinator to join our team on our Mars Snacking Contract based in Manchester. You will provide comprehensive administrative, payroll, HR and operational support across the Mars Snacking contract, covering both Merlin, Finished Food Warehouse and Haydock sites. This is a varied and fast‑paced role that supports day‑to‑day HR and site operations, ensuring the accurate delivery of payroll, administrative and HR processes. Acting as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners, the role contributes to maintaining compliance, improving processes, and supporting a positive and efficient working environment. The position offers excellent exposure across HR, payroll, and operational functions, providing strong development opportunities for you!
This is a full time, permanent position, predominately working Monday to Friday, 08:00 till 16:00, however, we do ask for some flexibility, this is logistics after all!
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £30,000.00 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (including bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company-sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- You’ll provide payroll administration support, including oversight of Time & Attendance (T&A) systems
- Support weekly and monthly payroll cycles, ensuring accuracy of hours, resolving discrepancies, and liaising with Payroll teams
- Act as a first point of contact for payroll and T&A queries from colleagues and managers
- Deliver a wide range of administrative support including data entry, document management, and inbox coordination
- Prepare meeting materials, take minutes, and track actions where required
- Support operational teams with site-based administrative needs and ad-hoc requests
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Proven experience within an administrative, HR, or payroll support role
- Strong capability in Microsoft Excel (including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis)
- Exposure to payroll or Time & Attendance systems (desirable)
- GCSEs (or equivalent), including Maths and English (essential)
- CIPD qualification or willingness to work towards (desirable)
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.
