DISTRICT HR LEADER

Kroger; Westerville (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger is seeking an experienced HR leader to provide strategic HR consultation and support across districts. You will drive talent strategies, use people analytics, and oversee workforce planning and development initiatives to meet business objectives.

The role requires leading an HR team, guiding organizational design and change management, and traveling up to 90% to partner with business units. A strong HR background and leadership experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as HR generalist or related HR experience.
• In-depth knowledge of HR business processes and employment laws.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate and influence across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR consultation and support to designated business units.
• Partner with district leadership to support talent strategies and objectives.
• Leverage people analytics to inform workforce strategies and action plans.
• Oversee talent acquisition efforts with the recruiting COE and hiring plans.
• Manage HR processes across the talent management cycle and budget.

Skills

HR leadership

People analytics

Talent acquisition

Employee relations

Change management

Performance management

Coaching

Budget management

Communication

Strategic partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

PHR/SPHR/SHRM-SCP certification

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Responsible for providing human resource consultation and support to designated business units by interpreting and executing HR strategies that enable accomplishment of business objectives. Contribute to the development of workforce plans with an understanding of external trends that could impact the business. Provide guidance to convert strategies into result driven actions, including organizational design and change management. Manage a team who supports the execution of day-to-day tasks across the talent management cycle, associate relations and total rewards. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

• Partner with district leadership, serving as the primary HR partner to support talent strategies and business short- and long-term objectives within district
• Collaborate with Center of Excellence (COE) partners to influence strategies, policies and procedures
• Use people analytics to inform people strategies, engagement drivers and work with leaders to manage action plans
• Manage overall talent acquisition efforts by partnering with the recruiting COE to help with talent needs, prioritization, and progress against hiring plans
• Monitor client groups organizational headcount and financial budget, investigating and resolving discrepancies
• Promote execution of HR associate lifecycle processes across client groups, including coaching, associate engagement, organization design, workforce planning and succession management, talent development, compensation planning, communications and change management
• Execute training and development agenda for unique business needs and measure return on investment
• Oversee execution of processes including performance assessments, development plans, and succession planning
• Partner with other HRBPs, identify synergies and process improvements to deliver a consistent experience
• Manage progress of the HR team against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables and quality of service
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports
• Travel up to 90% of time to support business units
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum

• 3+ years as HR generalist or other related HR experience
• In-depth knowledge of HR business processes and employment laws
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Ability to effectively prioritize and handle multiple projects and responsibilities
• Ability to collaborate within and across different lines of business
• Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence all levels of the organization
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, discretion and initiative

Desired

• Bachelor's Degree business administration, human resources or related field
• Any experience with labor contracts
• 2+ years in a HR leadership role
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification