Store HR & Talent Acquisition Specialist

Kroger Co.; Springfield (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Associate discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Career training and development

Job summary

Kroger Co. in Nashville, TN is seeking a Human Resources Generalist to drive sourcing, interviewing and onboarding for store positions.

You will partner with store leadership to implement HR processes, support retention, and advise on policy interpretation while maintaining confidentiality of associate data. You will manage requisitions, background checks, and new hire paperwork, ensuring legal compliance and accurate data entry.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of HR or retail department management experience.
• 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

• Interview candidates and make hiring decisions.
• 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 (i.e., 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 inquires 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 the creation and ongoing maintenance of hiring requisitions and new hire onboarding process (background checks, drug screen, I-9, new hire paperwork).
• 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

Confidentiality

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Multitasking

Interviewing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources

Tools

Applicant tracking systems

Job description

Kroger Co. in Nashville, TN is seeking a Human Resources Generalist to drive sourcing, interviewing and onboarding for store positions.

You will partner with store leadership to implement HR processes, support retention, and advise on policy interpretation while maintaining confidentiality of associate data. You will manage requisitions, background checks, and new hire paperwork, ensuring legal compliance and accurate data entry.