Sr. HR Business Partner - Merchandising

Why choose us?Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.The HR Business Partner serves as a trusted partner to our National Merchandising team while also providing strong program management and execution across key talent, workforce, and organizational priorities. The role will partner with leaders at Dir and VP level on talent, performance, succession, employee engagement, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, while coordinating key HR processes, leadership routines, dashboards, communications, and action plans.This role combines HR business partnership with disciplined program and project management, helping leaders translate business priorities into effective people strategies and ensuring critical HR processes are executed with rigor, consistency, and follow-through.The ideal candidate brings strong HR knowledge and business acumen, exceptional organizational skills, sound judgment, advanced PowerPoint and Excel capabilities, and a strong project management orientation. The individual should be comfortable working with senior leaders, managing sensitive information, and balancing HR partnership with hands-on execution.Main responsibilities:HR Business Partnership & Leader SupportServe as an HR partner to assigned business leaders at Dir and VP level, developing an understanding of their business priorities, organization, talent, and workforce needs.Build trusted relationships with leaders and provide practical HR guidance on talent, performance, engagement, organizational effectiveness, and workforce matters.Provide coaching and guidance to leaders on people leadership, team effectiveness, employee development, performance management, and employee engagement.Bring forward relevant HR data, trends, and insights to inform leader discussions and people decisions.Connect leaders with HR Centers of Excellence and other HR partners when specialized expertise is required.Coordinate and support the interactive accommodation process, engaging appropriate HR, Leave, Employee Relations, Legal, and other subject-matter experts as needed.Talent Management & Succession PlanningSupport talent review processes, including logistics, scheduling, and documentation. Partner with leaders and HR leadership to facilitate talent reviews and succession planning processes.Coordinate end-to-end talent review logistics, including timelines, templates, calibration materials, meeting preparation, and follow-up.Maintain succession plans, talent profiles, readiness assessments, critical role information, and development actions.Track development commitments and succession actions to ensure continued progress and accountability.Identify themes and talent trends across the organization and elevate areas requiring leadership attention.Performance ManagementSupport leaders through annual and ongoing performance management processes.Provide guidance on goal setting, performance conversations, development planning, and performance differentiation.Help leaders identify and address performance concerns in partnership with Employee Relations and other HR resources as appropriate.Track completion and key trends across performance processes and identify areas requiring follow-up.Support calibration discussions and preparation of leadership materials.Employee Engagement & Organizational EffectivenessCoordinate employee engagement surveys and related activities across assigned organizations.Analyze engagement results and help leaders identify key themes, strengths, and opportunities.Facilitate or support leadership discussions to translate engagement insights into meaningful actions.Partner with leaders to develop engagement action plans and track progress against commitments.Maintain visibility to engagement priorities and ensure appropriate follow-through.Support team effectiveness and organizational health initiatives based on business and employee needs.Workforce Planning & Organizational SupportPartner with leaders and HR leadership to support workforce planning activities aligned with business priorities.Coordinate workforce planning inputs, including headcount, talent needs, critical capabilities, vacancies, organizational structure, and future workforce requirements.Help identify workforce gaps, organizational risks, talent implications, and opportunities for improved effectiveness.Develop workforce scenarios, analyses, and leadership materials to support decision-making.Support organizational changes, restructuring activities, and reduction-in-force processes through project coordination, documentation, tracking, and communication support.HR Analytics, Dashboards & InsightsDevelop and maintain HR dashboards, scorecards, and recurring reporting across key people metrics.Track metrics related to headcount, turnover, talent, succession, engagement, performance, workforce planning, and other HR priorities.Analyze workforce data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities requiring leadership attention.Translate HR data into clear insights and executive-level presentations that support business and talent decisions.Ensure accuracy, consistency, and appropriate confidentiality of HR data and reporting.Continuously improve reporting tools and processes to increase efficiency and leadership visibility.HR Project & Program ManagementProvide project management leadership for key HR initiatives and annual people processes.Build and maintain project plans identifying milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, decisions, and deliverables.Coordinate work across HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, business leaders, and other stakeholders.Proactively identify risks or delays and drive actions needed to keep initiatives on track.Establish strong tracking mechanisms for decisions, commitments, and follow-up.Develop repeatable processes, templates, tools, and routines that improve HR effectiveness and consistency.Manage multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.Leadership Meetings & FacilitationPrepare leaders for key talent, workforce, engagement, performance, and organizational discussions.Develop agendas, presentations, pre-reads, dashboards, talking points, and supporting materials.Facilitate or support leadership meetings and working sessions as appropriate.Capture decisions, actions, owners, and timelines and ensure appropriate follow-through.Anticipate leadership needs and ensure materials are concise, accurate, and decision-oriented.Create polished, executive-ready PowerPoint presentations that effectively communicate complex HR information.We are looking for candidates who possess the following:Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related discipline.7 plus years of progressive experience in Human Resources, preferably including HR Business Partner, Talent Management, HR Program Management, or HR Operations experience.Strong knowledge of core HR practices, including talent management, succession planning, performance management, employee engagement, workforce planning, and organizational change.Demonstrated ability to build relationships and effectively partner with business leaders.Strong project and program management capabilities with experience managing multiple complex workstreams simultaneously.Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, including executive presentations, dashboards, data analysis, and tracking tools.Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate data into insights and actions.Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.Strong judgment and demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive employee information.Experience supporting senior leaders and/or complex organizations preferred.Critical CapabilitiesHR & Business Acumen Understands core HR practices and develops a strong understanding of the business to connect people priorities with business needs.Trusted HR Partnership Builds credibility with leaders and provides thoughtful, practical guidance across talent, performance, engagement, and workforce matters.Project Management & Execution Brings structure to complex work, establishes clear milestones and accountability, and consistently drives priorities through completion.Analytical & Data Fluency Uses workforce data and HR metrics to identify trends, frame issues, and enable better leadership decisions.Executive Communication Synthesizes complex information into concise, polished, and decision-oriented presentations and communications.Influence & Stakeholder Management Works effectively across leaders, HR partners, and Centers of Excellence to align stakeholders and move priorities forward.Organization & Attention to Detail Manages multiple priorities and sensitive information with a high degree of accuracy, discipline, and follow-through.We also provide a variety of benefits including:Competitive wages paid weeklyAccess to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with StreamAssociate discountsHealth and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI BenefitsLeaders invested in your training, career growth and developmentAn inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serveOur Values – Click below to view video: ACI ValuesA copy of the full job description can be made available to you.#LI-JB2 Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.Bring your flavorBuilding the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.DisclaimerThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity EmployerThis Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at View phone number on click.appcast.io(option #4).Full timePosting Date: 2026-08-28