Area Director HR Metro New York

$110,000 - $205,000/Yr

US Foods Holding - Perth Amboy, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Perth Amboy, NJ

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Area Director of HR at US Foods, Inc. is responsible for driving HR strategies and initiatives across the Metro New York area. This role involves collaborating with business leaders to influence business strategies, managing employee relations, and ensuring effective communication and implementation of HR policies. The Area Director will lead the HR team, support talent management, and drive improvements in team performance while ensuring a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive achievement of key results for the area.
• Collaborate with Business Leaders to influence business strategy based on a deep understanding of the business implications for the area, including employee and labor relations.
• Participate in key meetings with Business Leaders to bring HR expertise to business/operational discussions with linkage to HR strategy and business objectives.
• Collaborate with appropriate HR and other teams to ensure new policies, plans, programs, and processes are effectively communicated and implemented consistently within the area.
• Drive improvement in overall team performance and direct talent planning/management.
• Conduct investigations of complex Employee Relations and HR matters.
• Advise Area Leaders on complex employee relations issues and manage risk effectively.
• Participate in the termination approval process for the area.
• Support culture change initiatives and establish key change management strategies for business-related events impacting human capital for the area.
• Complete workforce analysis for any RIF process.
• Review HR metrics; analyze and identify trends in key people metrics that have implications for the area.
• Drive effective Employee Relations activities designed to promote a positive work environment and advocate for the associate experience.
• Engage effectively with Functional Partners and HR Centers of Excellence.
• Provide insight into Area specific needs for training to Region Leadership and centralized talent management team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Human Resources, or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Human Resources.
• Three years of experience leading people required.
• Experience must include support for senior level business leaders.
• Experience in process-based Employee Relations required.
• Labor Relations experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships at senior levels as well as deeper into the organization.
• Direct experience leading HR.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a labor-intensive industry that is highly dependent on employee and team-performance strongly preferred.
• Multi-site experience preferred.

Benefits

• Employee stock purchase plan
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan