HR Business Partner

Wolseley UK Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trade specialist merchant in the UK is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to drive people strategy and organizational performance. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and substantial benefits. Ideal candidates will have experience in HR within a complex, multi-site business and demonstrate strong influencing skills with senior leaders. Remote working flexibility is available.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Car Allowance

Bonus

Annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing and health benefits

Qualifications

• Previous HR Business Partner experience in a complex, multi-site business.
• Skilled at influencing and building trust with senior stakeholders to drive meaningful business change.
• Proven experience of developing and managing change programmes across a business.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business divisions to deliver a people strategy.
• Lead initiatives across workforce planning and organisational design.
• Interpret HR metrics for decision-making.

Skills

HR Business Partner experience

Influencing senior stakeholders

Change management programmes

Performance Management

Employee Engagement

Job description

Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

HR Business Partner – Wolseley Group – HR

So, who are we? We are the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, we provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), private medical insurance, a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), car allowance, thepotential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity/adoption leave, and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme, and more!

As an HR Business Partnerbased in our Warwick office (Hybrid). In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Partnering with one of the Group’s core business divisions, you'll collaborate directly with its MD and leadership team to craft and deliver a people strategy that fuels organisational performance and cultural excellence.

Leading and influencing initiatives across workforce planning, organisational design, recognition and reward frameworks, and learning and development—aligning people priorities with evolving business goals.

Interpreting data across key HR metrics—including attrition, absence trends, recruitment performance, ER caseloads, and compensation movement—to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.

Collaborating across the business unit by shaping colleague engagement strategies, including surveys, forums, and feedback mechanisms.

This is a full-time, permanent role working Monday-Friday 40 hours a week, with regular travel across the UK as and when required, with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

Previous HR Business Partner experience in a complex, multi-site business.

Skilled at influencing and building trust with senior stakeholders to drive meaningful business change.

Proven experience of developing and managing change programmes across a business, especially complex organisation design and people changes.

Broad HR experience across Performance Management, Talent Management & Succession Planning, Culture Development, Recruitment & Selection, Reward & Recognition Management, Employee Engagement, and Employee Relations.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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About Us

The Wolseley Group is a leading plumbing, heating, cooling and infrastructure trade specialist merchant, which employs over 5,500 people across the UK and Ireland, spanning 10 brands.

Through our offices in Warwick and Ripon, our three distribution centres and our network of over 550 branches, our people work together to provide exceptional service to our customers every day.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having an organisation that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities, where everyone is treated with Fairness & Respect.