Aran Brown

Background

About Aran Brown

I am a Human Resources Generalist with 14 years of experience in the wider HR field including 8 years recruitment experience across almost all areas of recruitment. I am currently the Business HR Partner for the Global Network Operations, IT and Aviation Business Unit for DHL Express. This role provides HR generalist support for over 500 senior employees across 17 countries. My previous experience includes day to day generalist HR activities such as managing ER and IR issues, coaching and supporting managers with their people concerns, leading engagement activities, delivery of our World class Certified International Specialist program, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, and am becoming involved in Sustainability and Corporate and Social Responsibility activities. I have held several of roles in HR and Recruitment, at Express Couriers and NZ Post in various agencies. I believe HR need to become one of the pivotal functions in business over the coming decade as one of the key remaining areas where a long term sustainable source of competitive advantage can be derived. As such I try to maintain a strong commercial focus to demonstrate that HR can create extraordinary value for a business. However, there is always room for improvement! What is measured is managed, and HR sometimes does not do enough to show how our initiatives impact profitability. Along with an ever increasing drive to do my very best in terms of my day to day generalist activities I am on the look out for new ways to find meaningful measures of HR's contribution to profitability. Specialties: Generalist HR, Health and Safety Recruitment, Employment Branding. I am also experienced in Union Negotiations, Employment Relations, L&D and HR Policy development. I am currently a member of the NZ Senior Management team.