Sr Manager, Human Resources - Commercial Sales

Naturally NorCal, Inc.; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD

Employee stock ownership (ESOP)

Holiday pay for company designated

Job summary

KeHE Distributors is seeking a Sr Human Resources Manager, Commercial Sales to partner with sales leadership and drive HR strategies across the organization. You will oversee employee relations, workforce planning, and talent development while promoting an inclusive culture aligned with KeHE's mission and values.

The role emphasizes analytics, policy compliance, and data integrity, with the goal of fostering a high-performing, engaged sales organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management or related field preferred.
• PHR, SPHR preferred.
• Ability to travel to company meetings and events.
• Promote an inclusive work environment and diversity.
• Ability to resolve complex problems with sound judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Effective collaboration with peers, regional and corporate leadership, and the sales force.

Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: partner with leaders on engagement needs and resolve issues, manage leave programs, monitor turnover, and conduct exit interviews.
• Org Design & Workforce Planning: lead talent assessment, recruitment support, onboarding, development planning, and workforce forecasting across regions.
• Employee Experience: study engagement data to create memorable experiences and strengthen culture.
• Analytics & Insights: use data to influence decision-making and present leadership metrics.
• Compliance and Policy Management: ensure compliance with labor laws and policies.
• Data Integrity and Administration: maintain HR data accuracy and streamline workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Employee relations

Analytics

Presentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management

Job description

• Pay Range: $97,350.00/Yr. - $142,659.00/Yr.
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
• Benefits on Day 1
  • Health/Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we're obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others - and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we're committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you'll be embarking on a career that's moving forward. When you join KeHE, you're becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Sr Human Resources Manager, Commercial Sales serves as a pivotal strategic business partner, aligning HR initiatives, for a dedicated sales team, with greater enterprise business priorities. This individual will join a collaborative, fun team dedicated to supporting leaders at all levels with a strategic and service mindset. In addition to basic HR compliance and administration, this role will primarily focus on employee relations, workforce planning and selection, development, retention of talent and overall engagement. The successful candidate will build and maintain collaborative relationships and courageously challenge decisions, practices, and others. This individual is a cultural guardian, a change champion and aligns themselves to work that is supporting the goals and needs of the leaders and business. The Senior Human Resources Manager must be an adaptable, strong communicator, assert a progressive, positive and proactive approach, advocate for the employees and teams, and foster an inclusive environment consistent with KeHE's culture, mission, and values.

Essential Functions

• Employee Relations: Partner with leaders on engagement needs, ensures information is disseminated and employees are well informed of company happenings, completes workforce investigations and seeks proper resolution, manages workplace accidents, and promotes a culture of safety and well being for the employees, works with employees and manages employee leave programs, monitors turnover and conducts exit interviews.
• Org Design & Workforce Planning: Partners with leaders on assessing talent and workforce planning, monitors candidate flow and recruitment efforts of the Talent Acquisition team, interviews, and coaches on candidate selection, completes the onboarding and orientation process for new employees, partners with individuals and leaders on development planning, conducts workplace training and fosters conversations around people matters. Lead and support efforts in organizational structuring, workforce forecasting, and talent alignment to support business expansion across multiple regions.
• Employee Experience: Engage employees and study our engagement data to create memorable experiences or touchpoints aimed to promote connectedness, inspire others, strengthen our culture and aid in retaining top talent.
• Analytics & Insights: Use data to influence decision-making. Present metrics that shape and contribute to leadership and people strategy.
• Compliance and Policy Management: Ensure compliance with labor laws, regulations, and policies and support employee relations.
• Data Integrity and Administration: Ensure data accuracy across HR systems and identify opportunities to streamline workflows and automate manual tasks, balancing tactical administration and strategic partnership with our COEs.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management or a related field is preferred.

Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude

• PHR, SPHR preferred.
• Ability to contribute and support to the overall goals of the Human Resources Department.
• Inspirational and relational leader with a high level of credibility and collaboration.
• Ability to travel to company meetings and events.
• Demonstrated ability to invite diverse perspectives, promote and inclusive work environment and support workforce diversity.
• Must have the ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve emotional and complex problems or situations, by using judgment that is in consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law.
• Capability of prioritizing and handling multiple projects simultaneously, under tight time constraints.
• Able to work effectively with peers, region and corporate leadership, and the sales force in a productive collaborative environment coupled with the ability to be decisive is needed.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions timely.

Requisition ID

2026-32038

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.