Job Description

HR & Business Administrator

Reporting to:

Head of Fulfilment & Delivery

Location:

Wigan HQ

Salary:

28,000 to 30,000 (DOE)

Job Purpose

The HR / Business Administrator supports both human resources and business operations within a fast-paced 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) environment. This role ensures efficient coordination across HR, finance, and logistics departments managing employee records, compliance, and daily administrative functions to keep warehouse and office operations running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

Human Resources Administration

Coordinate the recruitment process, including drafting job descriptions, posting adverts, arranging interviews, and preparing offer documentation. Oversee colleague onboarding and offboarding. Maintain up-to-date HR documentation in compliance with UK employment law and Company best practice. Coordinate payroll, holiday tracking, and employee benefits administration. Monitor attendance, holidays, and other absence records. Support performance management and training programs. Promote health & safety compliance and employee engagement initiatives. Prepare HR reports and analytics to support management decisions. Liaise with the Company's external HR advisor on employment related matters.

Business Administration

Prepare reports, schedules, and documents for management. Support invoicing, purchase orders, and expense tracking. Oversee office operations, supplies, and vendor relationships. Assist the operations teams with documentation, scheduling, and KPI tracking. Maintain company compliance records and procedural documentation.

Qualifications & Experience:

A minimum 3 years' experience in HR and business administrative roles Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practices. Excellent administrative and organisational skills with strong attention to detail. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook). Familiarity with HR systems. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Highly organized with strong attention to detail. Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to manage competing priorities.

Desirable:

Experience in a fast paced head office operations environment. CIPD qualification or working towards it. Experience using TMS, or logistics management systems. Understanding of operational KPIs and reporting processes.

Key Competencies:

Reliable, proactive, and adaptable in a fast-paced environment. Strong problem-solving and multitasking ability. Discretion and confidentiality handling sensitive HR data. Collaborative team player with a hands-on approach. Proactive with a can-do attitude and willingness to learn.

Our Story

From its inception in 2006, our founding vision was to build a company that specialised in providing fulfilment & delivery support to aspiring retail brands offering exceptional quality of service and value for money. In realising such a vision, the customer would be at the heart of everything and would enjoy a service experience that was second to none. To that end 3P Logistics (3PL) was born.

Today, the company that began as a 2 head 10,000 sq. ft operation has now become one of the fastest growing privately owned fulfilment & delivery businesses in the UK realising a growing reputation underpinned by sustainable year on year sales growth. As a fully integrated 3PL the Company also provides an extensive range of valued added support functions that further complements its award-winning offering.

What we offer:

Remuneration:

A competitive salary, and pension (dependent on experience and your geographic market benchmark), and plenty of opportunities to grow from there.

Trimmings:

Our Medicash and Bright HR benefits platform offers a variety of discounts across wellbeing and lifestyle. In addition, you get to access a range of exclusive discount codes from some of the fantastic retail brands we work with.

Wellbeing:

Fresh fruit and refreshments are provided free of charge.

Annual Leave:

25 days of paid annual leave plus public holidays, and your birthday off on us. We want you top of your game and that means rest.

Growth and development:

From day one, our investment in your learning, development, and career progression is a top priority. And with the rate we are growing at, there are plenty of long-term career opportunities where talent is identified.

A team that feels like family

: You will be joining a fun, supportive team that prioritizes high autonomy, and collaboration primarily. We also host regular team social events.

Culture & engagement:

Our approach to culture encourages transparency, ownership, and honesty. We have no room for toxicity, bureaucracy, and micro- management, here at 3PL.

Next Steps

If you believe you have the personality, the experience, the skills, and the drive to succeed at 3PL please send us your CV. Start the journey to join us here at 3PL and MAKE SHIP HAPPEN!

Please note

due to the large volume of applications we receive for these roles, if we have not contacted you within 21 days then, unfortunately, your application hasn't been successful, however, we may contact you regarding other roles and we wish you all the best in your job search.

No agencies please.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company events Company pension Free parking Life insurance On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Wigan WN4 9GD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):

Current notice period
Licence/Certification:

CIPD Qualification (preferred)
Work Location: In person