Human Resources Business Partner

Associated Wholesale Grocers; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA

Dependent Care FSA

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Life/AD&D

EAP

Disability

Wellness program

Holiday bonus

Job summary

Associated Wholesale Grocers is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to serve as a strategic partner to our support center leaders in Kansas City, KS. This onsite role influences workforce strategy across engagement, talent management, total rewards, and employee relations.

You will advise on organizational design, lead talent planning, coach managers, and drive performance while upholding integrity and confidentiality in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree from a four-year accredited university.
• 5–7 years of HR experience across varied roles.
• Experience supporting corporate business partners.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Strategic partnering with leaders to align people strategies with business goals.
• Coach managers on leadership, performance, and team development; advise on organizational design.
• Lead succession planning and talent management in collaboration with Talent Planning Process (TPP).
• Drive employee engagement and culture; build trust and address employee concerns.
• Provide change leadership and data-driven insights to support workforce growth.
• Serve as a trusted partner to solve complex HR issues including conflict resolution and associate relations.
• Collaborate with Sr. Talent Acquisition to identify gaps and hiring strategies.

Education

BA/BS degree

MBA or Masters (preferred)

Job description

Make us your BEST Choice!

Job Description

Human Resources Business Partner

Location: 5000 Kansas Avenue Kansas City, KS 66106

Work Model: Onsite

Department: Human Resources

Make us your BEST Choice!

Our Opportunity

Our AWG HR team is looking for a Human Resources Business Partner with demonstrated ability to think big, deliver large-scale initiatives, and lead teams through complex challenges. As the business partner to our AWG support center teams, you will collaborate with business leaders to drive strategy and engagement. This is an impactful and hands-on role for an experienced HR professional who has both the aptitude and expertise to advise and influence strategically. This role will act as a visible partner to the business and is the primary point of contact between the line organizations and HR senior management to address business needs touching all HR functions and capabilities including employee engagement & culture, talent acquisition, talent management, total rewards and employee relations. This role reports into the Vice President, Talent and works on a team with a fellow HR Business Partner. You will fit in well if you are positive, collaborative, thrive in an open and honest work environment, and demonstrate the highest level of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Partnering: Partner with leaders to align people strategies with business goals. Provide coaching to managers on leadership, performance, and team development. Advise on organizational design, team structure, and workforce planning
• Performance & Development: Support the execution of performance management, feedback, and calibration processes. Coach managers on developing talent, addressing underperformance. Partner with the broader People & Performance team to embed development frameworks, training and processes into teams
• Succession Planning: Leads talent management and organizational planning strategies and processes to develop world-class executive talent. This includes supporting business partners in our Talent Planning Process (TPP).
• Employee Engagement & Culture: Drive initiatives that build engagement, inclusion, and high performance within teams. Be a visible, trusted presence for employees, helping to resolve concerns and conflicts. Champion company values and help leaders role model behaviors
• Change & Growth: Support leaders through organizational change, scaling challenges, and team transitions. Provide data-driven insights to influence decisions on team health and effectiveness. Partner with the broader People & Performance team to ensure smooth execution of people processes in teams
• Trusted Partner: Act as a trusted partner to leaders, helping them solve their most complex people challenges. Counsel employees and management on conflict resolution, complex associate relations issues, performance management, compensation and other confidential Human Resources matters including delivering corrective action and termination decisions to associates.
• Workforce Strategy: Collaborate with business partners to identify gaps in talent and work with our Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist on hiring strategies.

What You’ll Need

• BA/BS degree from a four-year accredited university.
• Demonstrated success proven through steady career progression within varied HR roles for the last 5 – 7 years.
• Experience supporting corporate business partners.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities simultaneously - orientated on driving results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree: MBA or Masters
• Demonstrated success with stretch assignments that are evidence of superior performance in previous roles (e.g., varied experiences to include but not limited to start-ups, turn-arounds, international assignments, and rapid growth business environments).
• Experience in workforce planning/flex staffing

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving 1,100 member companies and 3,500 locations throughout 33 states from 9 wholesale division support centers. Consolidated sales for AWG in 2025 were $12.2 billion. In addition to its cooperative wholesale operations, the company also operates subsidiary companies that provide certain real estate and supermarket development services, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit AWGinc.com .

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• 401(k) with 4% match along with 3 other contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Basic & Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Wellness Program
• Yearly Holiday Bonus