Southwest Region Human Resources Business Partner

JOB SUMMARY

As a member of the Plant senior leadership team, the Region Human Resources Business Partner works strategically with leadership to successfully execute local, market-level, and enterprise-wide initiatives within the Plant.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with senior management to identify and proactively develop talent through formal training, mentoring, coaching, and “stretch” assignments.
• Lead Region succession planning to ensure talent is available and ready to assume positions of greater responsibility both at the Plant and elsewhere at Sysco.
• Oversee the performance management process and work with Plant leaders on their associate reviews and evaluations.
• Provide training and consultation as necessary.
• Respond to grievances, review disciplinary programs, conduct investigations, prepare for arbitrations, and participate in union contract negotiations.
• Provide coaching and guidance to Plant leaders and associates regarding employment issues in such areas as policy and procedure interpretation/application, dispute resolution, corrective action, leaves of absence, harassment, and terminations.
• Facilitate the Sysco Speaks Associate Survey efforts in the Plant.
• Analyze findings and review trends with senior management and recommend actions to ensure positive organizational changes.
• Review, interpret, administer and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, and company policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain the Plant’s Affirmative Action Program (where applicable), complete required Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reporting and ensure Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) compliance.
• Perform investigations and prepare written responses to EEOC claims, unemployment claims, etc.
• Work with Plant leaders to create and maintain workforce staffing plans.
• Coordinate recruiting efforts with Talent Acquisition (where applicable) to ensure that competent, diverse, and skilled workers are hired, and workload levels are appropriate and maintained, and work to minimize turnover.
• Oversee all benefits and compensation policies, procedures, and programs.
• Guide benefits and compensation strategy planning and administration.
• Communicate all benefit and compensation programs to associates.
• Oversee the execution and delivery of all local training for all associates, including the supervision of a training manager (where applicable).
• Deliver leadership training for all Plant leaders on various HR topics, including ethics, labor laws, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee administration of Sysco Interactive University programs as well as Sysco’s STEP program.
• Provide day-to-day direction and support to HR staff (where applicable) including proactive guidance, troubleshooting support, and issue escalation.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree with major or emphasis in Human Resources, Business Administration or a closely related field and

Experience

• At least 7 years (10 preferred) of demonstrated strategic HR leadership and management experience.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to HR and business practices
• Strong consultative, presentation, and business communication skills
• Valid driver’s license and driving record meeting Sysco standards

Certifications, Licenses and/or Registrations

• Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) Professional Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred
• Workday experience preferred

Professional Skills

• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Talking to others to convey information effectively and the ability to speak so others can understand you.
• Adjusting actions about others' actions
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Listening to and understanding the information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Reading and understanding the information and ideas presented in writing.
• Communicating information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Communicating information and ideas in writing so others will understand
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Applying general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Perceiving when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Coming up with several ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• Union Negotiations, Grievance, procedures preferred

Physical Demands

• The ability to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.
• The ability to frequently sit and reach with hands and arms.
• The ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment

• Must be able to do limited travel to regional Plants.
• Must be able to utilize office equipment such as desktop/notebook computers, copiers, printers, scanners, telephones, and calculators.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Must be able to work in various indoor and outdoor climates and driving conditions