Human Resources Business Partner

Huws Gray; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic HR Business Partner to drive growth and profitability across its Northern Merchanting & Plant & Tool Hire divisions. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with senior leadership to shape the HR agenda and foster a positive workplace culture. Your expertise in coaching, change management, and performance enhancement will be crucial in developing talent and ensuring effective people management. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company that values individuality and diversity, offering a competitive salary and a range of attractive benefits, including a company car or allowance, generous annual leave, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Company Car or Allowance

Performance Bonus Scheme

Contributory Pension Scheme

Company-Funded Life Assurance

Employee Discount Scheme

Training and Development Opportunities

23 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Extensive HRBP experience in a customer-facing organization.
• Strong ER skills and knowledge of employment law.
• Ability to work in an agile and ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Build effective relationships with stakeholders to foster a positive culture.
• Provide solution-focused coaching to senior leaders.
• Manage change and enhance managers' confidence in people management.

Skills

HR Business Partnering

Coaching Senior Leaders

Change Management

Performance Management

Employment Law Knowledge

Stakeholder Engagement

Commercial Awareness

Agile Working

Education

CIPD Level 7 or Equivalent

Job description

HR Business Partner

Please note, this role covers the North of England and Wales

If you’re in the trade or have ever tackled a home improvement project, you’ve probably heard of us. We’re the Huws Gray Group, comprising brands such as Huws Gray, PDM, Hirebase, Civils & Lintels, The Timber Group, NDI, and Anglia Tool Centre. Across the UK, our branches serve and support local communities with building materials. We couldn’t do this without the right people—why not join us?

Partnering with key members of our senior and HR leadership teams, this role will help drive growth and profitability within our Northern Merchanting & Plant & Tool Hire divisions.

What will I be doing?

• Building highly effective relationships with stakeholders to foster a positive culture
• Providing senior-level, solution-focused coaching as a trusted advisor to challenge business thinking and aid decision-making
• Shaping the HR agenda and cascading initiatives
• Championing colleague engagement through effective partnering with senior leaders
• Undertaking talent and succession planning reviews to develop capabilities
• Managing change, including reorganisations and TUPE projects, in line with legislation, policy, and cultural values
• Enhancing managers' confidence and capability in people management
• Ensuring robust performance management, skill development, and empowerment
• Collaborating with the wider HR team to deliver first-class, market-leading services
• Driving people plans focused on attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent using data and insights

We value individuality and diversity. We seek a successful candidate with:

• Extensive HRBP experience partnering and coaching senior leaders in a geographically dispersed, customer-facing organisation
• Proven ability to prioritise and deliver critical activities on time and to a high standard
• Personal integrity, dependability, and confidentiality
• Ability to work in an agile, ambiguous environment
• Curiosity to question, listen, learn, and identify causal influences
• Knowledge of leadership styles supporting coaching, feedback, engagement, and influencing
• Commercial awareness of business success metrics
• Strong ER skills and employment law knowledge
• Experience as a change catalyst, implementing restructuring, redundancies, TUPE, etc.
• Ability to operate at pace across multiple priorities
• Desirable: CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent, with relevant experience

What will I get in return?

• Competitive salary
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Company car or allowance
• Performance bonus scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Company-funded life assurance
• Employee discount scheme
• Training and development opportunities