Are you a strong Head of HR ready to move into your next role?

Do you have you experience in partnering with people at all levels; in order to achieve strategic plans and drive change?

Jewson we are looking for a Head of HR to help deliver and develop our People Plan and support our teams to improve colleague experience and lead with a 'customer first' approach. You will build a connected, values-led culture where our people thrive, are engaged, inspired, and empowered to achieve our business goals.

The Head of HR will be supporting our Regional Team in Scotland and Northern England, a role which allows you to travel throughout the region so you can best support our colleagues in branch.

Key Responsibilities

Partner the Regional Leadership team to implement and deliver the People agenda swiftly and effectively.
Be an advocate for talent development, creating a continuous pipeline of successors for key roles
Collaborate with the central L&D team to develop Brilliant Branch Managers and great people in all our roles
Exhibit a passion for driving positive change and creating a culture of continuous improvement within our teams
Drive initiatives to deliver increased management capability and accountability.
Support and coach managers to improve diversity and inclusion; influencing stakeholders, role modelling and proactively identifying solutions.
Develop and coordinate initiatives which enhance social value, employee engagement and foster a positive workplace culture
Act as a trusted advisor to managers, providing practical solutions and signposting other areas of support
Establish key performance indicators and regularly report on progress and outcome, identifying trends and areas for improvement.

What's in it for you?

Competitive Salary
Company Car Allowance
Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
WorkPerks - A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
Voluntary company benefits such as Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
Employee Discount
Refer a Friend scheme
Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
New Reward and Recognition programme
34 days holiday per year

Required Skills and Experience

Proven long term experience as a HR Business Partner or Head of HR in a multi-site complex commercial environment, with focus on delivering practical solutions
Commercially astute with ability to grasp and translate the business strategy into clear, achievable people objectives, with a 'customer first' focus
Demonstrable experience in partnering with stakeholders at all levels to drive organisational change, with the ability to support and influence operational/functional teams in achieving their plans and objectives
Digital mindset and IT literate with the ability to use data to influence, challenge and support the delivery of operational/functional plans.
Knowledge of HR Systems (ideally Workday)
In-depth knowledge of HR best practices, employment law, and ideally experienced in competency-based selection and psychometric testing
Comfortable working with ambiguity, resilient, curious and open to learning and sharing.
MCIPD qualified
Ideally, ILM Level 5+ Coach or equivalent

About Us

Jewson are the UK's leading chain of builder's merchants, supplier of building materials & equipment, supplies, tools & timber with over 400 branches across the UK.

Jewson is part of the STARK Building Materials UK. We are a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe. We connect suppliers of building materials with the professional craftsmen who build, renovate, and maintain the cities of tomorrow.

At STARK Building Materials UK, we have a strong culture that is built on passionate and dedicated people who thrive in taking responsibility and challenging status quo. We are convinced that our continued success relies on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring to their everyday work.

The value of equal opportunity is embedded in the way we do business and retain talent groupwide. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome everyone with respect and an open mind.

We'd love to hear from you, hit apply! and a member of our Internal Recruitment team will be in contact with you.

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