Looking for a highly ambitious graduate who wants to fast track their career to become a HR leader

The HR graduate programme will provide you with experience in all aspects of the employee lifecycle and an understanding of both generalist and specialist HR functions. It will develop your commercial acumen and strategic thinking, to support you in becoming a HR Business Partner. This is a stretching and challenging programme in a complex business.

Is it for me?

The type of individual who will succeed here needs to have strength of character, an aptitude not just for learning but for quick understanding and utilisation of that new knowledge, and a desire to be a future leader. You need to be committed to driving your development forward and getting stuck in. This will be a challenging and stretching programme, and you will be working alongside and training with KN’s top HR professionals.

What does the programme involve?

This is a two-year graduate programme comprising of rotational business placements, across the two year programme you will be required to work across different shift patterns to support your business area, and be willing to travel as the business needs. The experience you will gain across these varied placements is substantial, and we will be stretching you every step of the way. The programme covers three key areas as follows:

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During the first year of the programme you will have exposure to a full spectrum of Employee Relations activity within your regional area. You will be working alongside established HR teams to deliver an effective ER service including but not limited to: absence management, union engagement, management data, training and coaching.

Location: Milton Keynes

Duration: 12 Months

In your second placement you will move to our Head Office in Stockley Park, and your focus will move towards HR Service Delivery. You will be working across all business areas with KN, and you will develop your understanding of how the business is structured and works together, and specifically how HR from a central perspective supports the organisation.

Location: Stockley Park

Duration: 6 Months

In your final placement you will get to grips with the fundamentals of HR Business Partnering. You will develop your skills in thinking strategically and commercially, and work with the business and ER teams to deliver an effective HR service. You will gain exposure to different areas such as talent management, engagement, change management, and training and development.

Location: TBC

Duration: 6 Months

Where can the programme take me?

Following the programme you will have a full understanding of what it takes to be an effective Business Partner, and how HR can contribute to business success through its people. After the programme it is intended that you will move in a HR Business Partner role, however we have built in a further six-month development plan to support you in any skills gaps you have in transitioning into this first role. Thereafter your progress and development will be regularly reviewed to support you in becoming a future HR leader.

Meet Holly - HR graduate

I was attracted to the HR programme at Kuehne+Nagel for a number of reasons. Firstly, the ability to complete my CIPD qualification while on the job was a massive selling point. In addition, logistics is a growing industry experiencing lots of changes/challenges, which is exiting to be a part of. This graduate scheme also involves rotational placements around the business allowing me to meet lots of different people, learn new skills and explore the UK.

At Kuehne+Nagel I have had the chance to learn many new skills through my professional qualification, graduate workshops and other internal training courses available on our learning platform (Learning @ Kuehne + Nagel). In addition, I have attended legal training with our solicitors, external occupational health training and had the opportunity to sign up to other courses such as excel and finance.

My role at Kuehne+Nagel involves strategic Business Partnering with managers to ensure that Business and HR objectives are aligned. This involves working closely with the employee life cycle from helping to attract/retain colleagues by updating and implementing our policies to getting new talent on-board through interviews and assessment days. In addition, I assist line managers with employee relations such as disciplinaries/absence management and look at proactive ways to deal with problems.

Don’t be scared of making mistakes – you’ll soon learn from them and you’re fully supported by your manager and team. Pick up the phone, it’s much easier to communicate and build relationships this way rather than emails. Finally, share your ideas and ask lots of questions.

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Looking for a highly ambitious graduate who wants to fast track their career to become a HR leader

Is it for me?

What does the programme involve?

Employee relations

Service delivery

HR business partnering

Where can the programme take me?

Meet Holly - HR graduate

What attracted you to a HR Programme in Logistics?

How would you describe the training opportunities?

What does a typical week involve?

What advice would you give future graduates?

Don’t be scared of making mistakes – you’ll soon learn from them and you’re fully supported by your manager and team. Pick up the phone, it’s much easier to communicate and build relationships this way rather than emails. Finally, share your ideas and ask lots of questions.

More information

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HR graduate programme​​​​​​​

High performing HR function seeks ambitious future leaders

Looking for a highly ambitious graduate who wants to fast track their career to become a HR leader

Is it for me?

What does the programme involve?

Employee relations

Service delivery

HR business partnering

Where can the programme take me?

Meet Holly - HR graduate

What attracted you to a HR Programme in Logistics?

How would you describe the training opportunities?

What does a typical week involve?

What advice would you give future graduates?

Don’t be scared of making mistakes – you’ll soon learn from them and you’re fully supported by your manager and team. Pick up the phone, it’s much easier to communicate and build relationships this way rather than emails. Finally, share your ideas and ask lots of questions.

More information

Find out more information on what you need to apply, how you apply and why you should join Kuehne+Nagel's Graduate Programme

Got a question

Got a question we haven't answered? Please look at our frequently asked questions for key information about the graduate programme

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