Human Resources Manager - Aurora, CO

Job Ref: 172611 Location: Aurora, CO 80011 Location Flexibility: Onsite Category: HR Job Type: Full-time Job Status: Exempt Pay Basis: Yearly Pay Range: $84,400.00 - $143,300.00 Annually 42.50 - 68.89 Hourly Other Compensation: Bonus Eligible

JOB OVERVIEW

The Human Resources Manager is a business partner to operational leadership and is responsible for leading implementing and executing the organizations HR strategy, key projects, and initiatives within the facility group. Reporting to the Regional Sr. HR Manager, the HR Manager leads the facility group HR team and is responsible for effective execution of human resources functions such as:

• Talent Development
• Talent Selection
• Workforce Planning
• Engagement
• Recognition
• Performance Management
• Organizational Development
• Training
• Associate Relations
• Compensation
• Benefits
• Wellness
• Risk
• Safety
• Labor Relations
• Sustainability
• Philanthropy

What does it mean to be a part of our HR Operations team? While providing on-site support for our 50 distribution centers, our HR Operations team ensures effective execution of human resources strategies in areas such as:

• Talent Development
• Workforce Planning
• Talent Selection
• Engagement
• Recognition
• Performance Management
• Organizational Development
• Training
• Associate Relations
• Compensation
• Benefits
• Wellness
• Risk
• Safety
• Labor Relations
• Sustainability
• Philanthropy

In addition, this team plays a pivotal role in our current transformation journey. They are instrumental in helping to develop and retain the right talent that is fully engaged with this strategy as well as embodying a true people-first mindset to help drive UNFIs company culture of collaboration and engagement.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

HR Leadership:

• Leads the HR function for a facility, providing functional HR expertise, planning, and executing on key projects.
• Directly manages a team of HR Business Partners and associates within the facility and drives performance in the local HR teams as applicable.
• Responsible for leveraging best practices and creating a culture of collaboration within the region group and nationally.
• Executes HR programs within the facility, ensuring alignment with HR processes and programs.
• Collaborates with HR colleagues to share best practices and leverage successes across the company.
• Supports peer networks across the company.
• Leverages network for learning when encountering a new challenge.
• Manages personal development following changes to company business and/or HR strategy.
• Participates in the development of HR colleagues.

Strategic Business Partnership:

• Builds effective working relationships with organizational leaders.
• Balances facility group needs with HR guidelines when making decisions.
• Provides transparency into work.
• Leverages a deep understanding of business needs and participates in solving business problems within the facility through the talent lens.
• Provides coaching to leaders and individual contributors at Site Director level and below with the goal of making others successful.
• Ensures that associate questions are promptly and courteously resolved.
• Participates and collaborates in pre-shift supervisor management and staff meetings.
• Identifies HR and Operations metrics tracked throughout the organization.
• Derives insights from metrics reports and insights to business leaders and uses those insights to solve business problems and improve processes.

Workforce Planning and Talent Management:

• Responsible for implementing the workforce and talent agenda, creating a compelling experience that attracts the right people in a competitive market and drives enterprise productivity in partnership with Talent Acquisition.
• Forecasts current and future talent needs for the facility group.
• Maintains and updates a succession plan for front-line leadership and proactively identifies next-generation leaders.
• Executes annual talent review process for the facility group.
• Advises leaders on effective onboarding strategies and plans to ensure successful assimilation of new hires.
• Delivers training programs.

Engagement & Associate Relations:

• Responsible for being a steward of the company culture.
• Assesses and monitors associate engagement on a proactive, ongoing basis.
• Implements associate engagement surveys and action plans.
• Identifies trends and works to systematically address disengagement issues.
• Addresses associate concerns at the local level, conducts investigations, and facilitates problem resolution.
• Provides leaders and associates with coaching and resources to help them resolve and prevent interpersonal and team conflicts and adapt to different associate and leadership styles.
• Drives change management among leaders to ensure strategic changes that impact associates are rolled out in an engaging, well-communicated, and reinforced way.

Execution of HR Function and Programs:

• Implements HR initiatives and programs in new ways to adapt to changing associate and business needs.
• Seeks feedback from business leaders and associates on how HR could improve implementation of HR programs.
• Completes reports and information requests accurately and timely.
• Responsible for executing core annual programs such as performance objectives and goal setting, performance evaluations, compensation planning, talent assessment, succession planning, wellness, annual enrollment, etc.
• Responsible for executing local programs for areas such as talent development, engagement recognition, training, wellness, and labor relations.
• Responsible for HR compliance activities within facility group, requiring thorough knowledge of HR policies and procedures as well as federal and state/province laws.
• Responsible for ensuring that human resources functions, including record-keeping, talent development, promotions, terminations, etc., are all conducted in accordance with Company procedures and applicable legal requirements.
• Responsible for implementation of Affirmative Action Plan and goals as applicable.
• Performs other job duties as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Bachelors degree in business or related field
• PHR, SPHR, CHRL, or CPHR certification required

Experience:

• 5 years minimum HR experience required

Knowledge:

• Human Resources techniques in the areas of talent engagement and workforce planning
• Federal, state/province, and local employment laws
• Knowledge of talent acquisition techniques, including recruitment, interviewing skills, and selection
• Understanding of compensation and benefit policies and programs, employee relations practices
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available

Skills:

• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Excellent communications skills, written and verbal
• Strong analytical skills
• Supervisory skills
• Drives for performance
• Effective project management skills
• Strong business acumen
• Relationship building skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated change management skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Onsite Role:

• This position requires the associate to perform all duties at one of our UNFI locations, such as a distribution center or office.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

• Some travel may be required.
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Inumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Inumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment during the normal workday.
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.

ABOUT UNFI

We are North Americas premier grocery wholesaler, delivering the widest variety of fresh branded and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods, we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29,000 employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices.

BENEFITS

• Competitive 401K match

• Flexible PTOM

• Medical, dental, vision insurance

• Annual merit education assistance

• Mentorship development programs

• Diversity, belonging, and innovation groups

• LI-Onsite

• UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected ground. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the job selection process.

• MF

• Veteran

• Disability

• VEVRAA Federal Contractor

COMPENSATION

• UNFI anticipates paying the above-referenced pay rate or within the above-referenced pay range for this position. Actual Pay, where applicable, will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to education, experience, training, and any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements. UNFI is committed to transparency in pay in compliance with applicable state and local laws.

• For Washington positions or positions that may be performed remotely from Washington, Click HERE for Washington-specific paid time off details.

• Candidates hired into this position will also be eligible to participate in the following benefits programs:

• Paid Time Off

• Sick Time

• Paid holidays

• Parental leave

• 401K Program

• Medical, dental, vision life and accidental death/dismemberment insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance program

• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of these programs and subject to any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements.

• Sales Positions Only: For sales positions that are commission-based, the above range is an estimate of total potential commission-based compensation during an associates first year, but UNFI offers an introductory period minimum of $680 per week. After the introductory period, as a 100% commission-based role, there is no set salary. UNFIs commission plans are uncapped, and average earnings vary depending on territory and sales achieved among other factors.

• UNFIs compensation benefits and paid time off policies are subject to change in the Companys sole discretion consistent with applicable law. This job posting should not be construed as an offer of employment with certain terms nor should it be construed as a guaranteed minimum.

• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records