District HR & Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Kroger Co.; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Career growth

Job summary

The Kroger Co. is seeking an experienced HR professional to drive sourcing, recruitment, onboarding and ongoing HR operations for store teams in Denver, CO.

You will interview candidates, extend offers, coordinate background checks and ensure compliant onboarding in a fast-paced retail environment. You’ll partner with Store Leadership and Corporate HR to support retention, engagement and succession planning, while upholding confidentiality and data integrity across HRIS and processes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in human resources or retail department management.
• Knowledge of HR business processes and employment laws.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to build and maintain cooperative business partnerships.
• Effectively able to prioritize and handle multiple projects and responsibilities.
• Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills.
• Proven knowledge and experience working with external recruiting sites, resume databases and external recruiting activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews, make hiring decisions, manage the offer process and initiate pre-screening tests and background checks.
• Drive sourcing, recruiting, selection and onboarding for store positions; verify that new associates are properly onboarded and trained to perform their work.
• Assist the division HR department in conducting associate investigations.
• Lead and support store leadership in implementing HR processes, procedures and programs to promote engagement, culture and retention.
• Provide counsel and coaching to management on associate issues (leaves of absence, workers compensation, PTO, policies, retention, performance, succession).
• Coordinate and deliver associate training programs, including new hire orientation, manager on duty and department leader development.
• Act as subject matter expert for associate data and human resource information systems, policies and processes.
• Respond to and resolve associate inquiries with a sense of urgency and high level of service.
• Conduct exit interviews and feedback discussions to identify and track trends that may impact retention.
• Support talent acquisition in creation and ongoing maintenance of hiring requisitions and new hire onboarding process.
• Assess data submissions for completeness and resolve data discrepancies.
• Support record requests by retrieving appropriate documentation and providing it to business partners when needed.
• Collect data regarding current processes; develop improved methods with input from stakeholders.
• Comply with federal, state, and local labor laws, including minor labor laws and support compliance with food and alcoholic beverage laws/regulations.
• Process data entries related to wages/salaries, terminations, status and position changes, newly hired and rehired associates, transfers, time accrual maintenance, updates to associate personal information and other HR activities in an accurate and timely manner.
• Travel to store locations to drive HR initiatives and provide consultation and support for management and onsite staff.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

HR knowledge

Confidentiality

Communication

Stakeholder management

Multi-tasking

External recruiting

Education

Bachelor's in HR

Job description

The Kroger Co. is seeking an experienced HR professional to drive sourcing, recruitment, onboarding and ongoing HR operations for store teams in Denver, CO.

You will interview candidates, extend offers, coordinate background checks and ensure compliant onboarding in a fast-paced retail environment. You’ll partner with Store Leadership and Corporate HR to support retention, engagement and succession planning, while upholding confidentiality and data integrity across HRIS and processes.