Human Resources Manager, Warehouse Operations

Job Description

Job Description

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.

Responsibilities

The Human Resources Manager will serve as a strategic business partner and advisor to the Distribution Center leadership team in a dynamic and rapidly changing business environment. They will foster shared accountability for executing people and culture strategies aligned with key business priorities, enabling strong performance through a collaborative, team-oriented culture. Additional responsibilities, in partnership with key stakeholders, will include labor and staffing planning, new hire/new leader on-boarding, performance management process oversight, learning and development, employee engagement and retention, and maintenance of HR compliance through strong process and policy adherence.

As a member of the HR Function, this individual will role model actions consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision and Values.

Qualifications

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

• Contribute and support to the overall goals of the Human Resources Department.
• Ability to deescalate and effectively resolve emotional and/or complex problems.
• Application of strong situational judgment consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law.
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities under tight time constraints.
• Ability to build strong trusting relationships across peers, region and corporate leadership, and frontline workforce coupled with the ability to be decisive is needed.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information, verbal and written and respond to questions in a manner appropriate to circumstance flexing style as needed.
• Ability and willingness to travel to other KeHE facilities and/or headquarters for annual meetings and/or professional development opportunities.
• Fluency in Spanish preferred, both written and verbal.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in HR, Business Administration and/or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years previous HR management experience, preferably within food service, retail, CPG, grocery or adjacent industry, with hourly/frontline workforce.
• Minimum of 7 years of total HR or related experience overall.
• PHR, SPHR preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and HRIS systems and software required.
• Knowledge of employment law and other government compliance regulations required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.