Human Resources Business Partner - Manufacturing

Kroger; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an HR Leader to partner with executives and guide talent strategies aligned to business objectives. You will oversee talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance development, and total rewards, while promoting an inclusive, compliant HR lifecycle across client groups.

The role requires strong business acumen, 3+ years in HR leadership and 7+ years HR generalist experience, along with excellent communication and the ability to manage confidential

Qualifications

• 3+ years in HR leadership role.
• 7+ years as HR generalist or related HR role.
• Excellent oral/written communication skills.
• Protect highly confidential information.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Ability to partner with all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local employment laws.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to provide talent strategies.
• Collaborate with COE partners to influence policies and procedures.
• Use people analytics to inform strategies and action plans.
• Oversee talent acquisition with recruiting COE for hiring plans.
• Support resourcing plans and manage headcount budgets.
• Promote HR lifecycle across client groups (coaching, org design, succession).
• Oversee Performance & Career Development processes and succession planning.
• Partner with HRBPs to deliver a consistent employee experience.
• Manage HR team progress against objectives and budgets.
• Travel up to 15% to support business units.

Skills

HR leadership

People analytics

Strategic partnering

Communication

Financial acumen

Data interpretation

Change management

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/HR

Job description

Responsible for providing human resource consultation and support to designated client groups to define and implement 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 executive leadership, serving as the primary HR partner to provide talent strategies to support business short and long-term objectives
• 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
• Support assigned client groups with updating annual resourcing plan to achieve core business targets and manage headcount budget
• Promote strategy of HR employee lifecycle across client groups, including coaching, associate engagement, organization design, workforce planning and succession management, talent development, compensation planning, communications and change management
• Oversee strategy of Kroger Performance & Career Development 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 15% 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 of experience in HR leadership role
• 7+ years of experience as HR generalist or other related HR role
• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to protect highly confidential and sensitive information
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills with an ability to apply quantitative analysis to HR outcomes and use data to influence and drive decisions
• Demonstrated ability to effectively partner with all levels of the organization, positively influence teams and manage conflict
• Applied knowledge of federal, state and local laws and statutes for employment

Desired

• Bachelor's Degree business administration, human resources or related field
• Any experience with labor contracts
• Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)