People Generalist

COTTRELL MOORE LIMITED; Watford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holidays, plus bank holidays &

Longservice and milestone celebrations

Perkbox – 24/7 discounts, wellbeing, 1

Pension – up to 3% Company

Life Assurance – length of service

Staff Discount

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Cottrell Moore Limited in Watford is seeking a People Generalist/HRBP who will support the branches, advise managers, and help drive HR initiatives across six locations. The role requires travel to five London sites as needed and a proactive, people-focused mindset in a fast-paced building materials business.

You will handle employee relations, HR processes, payroll assistance, and benefits coordination, while contributing to long-term planning, talent development, and company events.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in employee relations.
• Solid understanding of HR principles, employee relations, practices and employment laws.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to build robust relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to use and understand AI tools.

Responsibilities

• HR Business Partnering: Support the Senior People Business Partner, team members and the wider management teams/colleagues with process improvement and query resolution
• Manage employee relations issues end-to-end, ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing HR support at an operational level.
• Supporting the business with long-term objectives and five-year plan
• Facilitate talent management and succession planning.

Skills

Employee relations

HR principles

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder influence

MS Excel/Word/PP

AI tools

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

AI tools

Job description

Location: Watford (with essential travel to 5 sites across London when required)

Hours: 8.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday

Come and join our People Team! This is a true People Generalist role where no two days are the same. As a busy, growing builders' and plumbers' merchant with six locations across London, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to play a key role in supporting our colleagues, managers and senior leadership team as we continue to grow and improve. Your primary focus will be to support our branches offering advice both over the phone and in person, whilst exploring measures to continually improve and maintain our processes.

• 25 Days Holidays, plus bank holidays and your Birthday Day off
• Longservice and milestone birthday celebrations
• Perkbox – 24/7 discounts, wellbeing support, online GP access and more
• Pension – up to 3% Company Contribution
• Life Assurance – subject to length of service
• Staff Discount
• Cycle to work scheme

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

• Significant experience in employee relations.
• Strong understanding of HR principles, employee relations, practices, and employment laws.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to build robust relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to use and understand AI tools

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

HR Business Partnering:

• Support the Senior People Business Partner, team members and the wider management teams/colleagues with process improvement and query resolution
• Manage employee relations issues end-to-end, ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing HR support at an operational level.
• Supporting the business with long-term objectives and five-year plan
• Facilitate talent management and succession planning.

Employee Relations:

• Manage and resolve employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with company policies and employment law.
• Design and deliver in-house management upskilling workshops
• Visiting branches to ensure HR presence and advice is available for timely support

Employee Engagement and Culture:

• Drive a positive culture by implementing employee engagement initiatives, including surveys and focus groups.
• Actively own and contribute to HR projects at any given time
• Administrate online benefits platform via Perkbox and become a super user to actively promote to staff
• Regularly update and communicate HR policies and procedures.
• Designing and Delivering weekly company induction programme for onboarding new colleagues

AOB:

• Ensure that the HR inbox is actively monitored and queries responded to
• Support recruitment activities, including interviews, onboarding and new starter administration
• Assist with payroll and benefits administration, ensuring accuracy and timely processing
• Produce HR reports, metrics and management information as required.
• Maintain accurate employee records
• Support employee wellbeing, engagement and recognition initiatives.
• Contribute to internal communications and company events.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties consistent with the role and needs of the business.