Recognized as a Great Place to Work, Bunzl Retail Services is seeking a seasoned Human Resources leader to serve as the
Division HR Director for Bunzl Retail Services, with oversight for a remote team of two (HR Manager and Recruiter). This hybrid role will be responsible for HR operations across 9 sites throughout the United States ensuring compliance, driving employee engagement, and supporting leadership development. The ideal candidate will be comfortable navigating cross-cultural environments.
If the candidate does not reside in the Greater Chicago area, travel to Chicago to be in the office one week per month is required.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic HR partner to division leadership, providing guidance on employee relations, talent development, training and organizational effectiveness.
- Hands-on position leading HR initiatives across all distribution center locations as well as office locations, ensuring alignment with company policies and local labor laws.
- Coach and advise managers on performance management, employee engagement, and leadership development.
- Investigate and resolve employee relations issues, partnering with corporate HR on escalated matters.
- Facilitate training programs and lead and support succession planning and talent calibration efforts for the division.
- Administer compensation and performance evaluation programs across the organiztion
- Lead change management and organizational development
- Manage HR team members and coordinate Workers’ Compensation efforts with site Leadership and other divisions.
- Maintain HRIS records and generate reports on key HR metrics (e.g., turnover, headcount, compensation).
- Support division recruiting, onboarding and development.
- Succession planning, conduct talent reviews and calibration
- Employee Engagement GPTW Strategy
- Travel to sites to support HR operations and build strong relationships with local teams and roll out annual processes, as required.
- Travel 6-8 times per year for BRS Leadership Meetings, HR Meetings, Sales Meetings and Open Enrollment meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field
- 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including multi-site HR
- Strong knowledge of S. labor laws and HR practices.
- Proven ability to influence and coach leaders at all
- Experience in employee relations, talent development, and organizational Travel up to 20%.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in HR or related
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or PHR
- Experience in manufacturing or distribution environment
- Prior experience managing HR in large, multi-site organizations.
- Fluent in English and Spanish (written and verbal) would be a plus.
The perks of being a Bunzl team member don’t stop at being part of a great team or being valued as our #1 asset. We offer a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow and for the future.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1st day of the month after 30 days - Minimum 30 hours per week
- Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time
- 401K with generous company match
- Additional benefit information can be found on the Bunzl Careers home page under Benefits and Perks.
Bunzl North America is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to exceed $10 billion in sales. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 10,000 team members and over 400,000 supplies, Bunzl is recognized as a leading supplier across North America—and proudly certified as a
Great Place to Work®. At Bunzl, you’ll find
Unlimited Potential… Your Career - - Our Future!
Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.
Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.
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