Human Resource Business Partner

Looking for a rewarding career? Johnson Brothers is a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, delivering exceptional service since 1953. We proudly represent the world’s top beverage brands and are committed to excellence, innovation, and growth. Johnson Brothers offers exciting opportunities in a variety of areas. Join our passionate team and help shape the future of the beverage industry! Johnson Brothers is hiring for a strategic and forward-thinking HR Business Partner (HRBP) with experience in talent development and organizational design. This role partners closely with senior leadership to strengthen organizational effectiveness, build leadership capability, and design scalable people strategies that support business growth within our Operations side of the business. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen with a passion for developing talent, driving organizational transformation, and enhancing employee performance and engagement.

Job Description

• This role will be on site 5 days a week.
• Talent Development Partner with business leaders to identify talent gaps and create development strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Design and implement leadership development, succession planning, and high-potential employee programs.
• Facilitate performance management processes, including goal setting, talent reviews, and development planning.
• Coach leaders and managers on employee growth, career progression, and team effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to create impactful training initiatives and learning pathways.
• Support employee engagement and retention initiatives through career development and growth opportunities.
• Use workforce and talent analytics to assess organizational capability and recommend development solutions.
• Organizational Design & Effectiveness Lead organizational design initiatives that improve structure, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with leadership to evaluate team structures, role alignment, spans and layers, and workforce planning needs.
• Support organizational change initiatives, including restructuring, transformation, and integration efforts.
• Develop change management strategies to ensure the successful adoption of organizational initiatives.
• Assess organizational health and culture, providing recommendations to improve collaboration, accountability, and performance.
• Drive initiatives that strengthen leadership effectiveness and organizational agility.
• Strategic HR Partnership Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on strategic people-related decisions.
• Align HR strategies with business objectives to support growth and organizational performance.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, HR policies, and best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition, Compensation, and HR Operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including HR Business Partner experience.
• Experience in talent management, leadership development, and organizational design.
• Experience leading organizational change and transformation initiatives.
• Excellent consulting, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to use HR data to influence decisions.
• Experience working with Unions.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive strategic initiatives across the organization.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or related certification preferred.

Johnson Brothers offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) with an employer match, short term disability coverage, company-paid long term disability insurance, generous paid time off (PTO) plans and paid parental leave.

Johnson Brothers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and hiring based on qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.

Worker Sub-Type: Regular Time Type: Full time

Johnson Brothers is a third-generation, family-owned wine, beer, and spirits distributor founded in 1953 by Lynn Johnson in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Guided by its founding values of work ethic, teamwork, excellence, innovation, passion, and integrity, the company partners with top-tier suppliers to deliver a world-class portfolio and exceptional service to customers across 25 states. The company was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for three consecutive years (2023–2025). Learn more at johnsonbrothers.com | LinkedIn | Instagram.