Human Resources Business Partner Manager-WA, OR, & Nor CA

United Pacific; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Pacific in Long Beach, CA is seeking an HR Business Partner Manager to lead the HRBP team across the Northwest region and partner with operations leaders. This role focuses on aligning HR strategies with business goals and coaching store and district managers.

The candidate will travel frequently (50%+), drive employee relations, change management, performance processes, and policy implementation, while ensuring compliance with federal and California laws.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related field.
• 5–10 years’ experience in human resources, in multi-unit environments.
• 5 years’ experience in HR or operational leadership in retail, c-store or QSR industries.
• Prior experience leading other HR team members is strongly preferred.
• Strong business judgment and strategic orientation, linking HR with business goals.
• Working knowledge of compensation, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and CA employment laws.
• Experience in multi-state environments is beneficial.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to travel more than 50% of the time.
• Proven ability to work with all levels of employees.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint; HRIS (ADP) experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic HR partner to Operations Leaders and field HRBPs across regions.
• Lead Employee Relations, Change Management, Talent Management, Benefits processes and policy application.
• Coach and guide field leaders and store/managers to align HR with business goals.
• Ensure compliance with federal and California employment laws across multi-state operations.
• Collaborate with corporate Support Center (Talent Acquisition, Benefits, Training, Payroll, Legal).

Skills

HR Leadership

Employee Relations

Strategic Planning

Communication

Multi-unit HR

California Employment Law

Change Management

Coaching

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or HR

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS (ADP)

Job description

Human Resources Business Partner Manager-WA, OR, & Nor CA

#26-4298

Long Beach, California, United States

Job Description

We are looking to hire anHR Business Partner Managerthat will support the HR and Retail Operations team in the Northwest area.We offer industry training, medical, dental and vision insurance, performance bonuses, and a 401(k) match.

The Manager, Human Resources Business Partner, is a strategic advisor to United Pacific’s Operations Leaders, supporting the Divisions Managers and Human Resources Business Partners in their regions in all areas of Human Resources and ensuring that HR strategies align with core organizational goals. The Manager, HRBP supports an assigned retail division in the field as their HRBP as well as managing other HRBP’s that support additional divisions. This is a leadership position that provides guidance and support to a field based HR team as well as Store Managers, District Managers and Division Managers. Reporting to the SVP, Human Resources, the Manager, HRBP acts as the face of HR for the field. Partnering with a corporate Support Center team team that includes Talent Acquisition, Benefits, Training, Payroll and Legal, the role leads Employee Relations, Change Management, Talent Management, Benefits processes and policy application for their regions. The successful Manager, HRBP will act as an employee champion and change agent, assessing and anticipating HR-related needs in the field, communicating needs proactively and recommending improvements to policies and processes that lead to integrated solutions. The Manager, HRBP also ensures they, and the HRBP’s under their leadership, maintain an effective level of business literacy about the business unit’s financial position, its midrange plans, its culture, and its competition.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related field is preferred.
• A minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in human resources, specifically in multi-unit environments, is required.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in HR or Operational leadership in the retail, c-store or quick service restaurant industries is also required.
• Prior experience leading other HR team members is strongly preferred.
• Strong business judgment and strategic orientation, particularly in linking HR with business strategies and goals, is required.
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and California respective employment laws is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in multi-state environments is also beneficial.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and facilitation skills.
• Must have the ability to work with all levels of employees.
• Experience with Microsoft products including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Proven proficiency with HRIS is required. Specific experience with ADP payroll, benefits, recruitment and performance tools is beneficial.
• Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to travel more than 50% of the time is required.
• Proven infraction free driving record and insurability required.

The job qualifications described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. United Pacific is an EOE.