Director, HR Business Partner - Retail / Manufacturing

James Avery Jewelry - Cedar Park, TX

Full-time - Senior

Cedar Park, TX

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Director, HR Business Partner will be instrumental in creating a positive workplace culture while fostering growth and effectiveness across operating sites and market locations. The position will evaluate organizational goals, provide strategic guidance and support the implementation of initiatives. This position will oversee Associate Relations, staffing, performance management and other operational HR tasks at a site or market level. This position will oversee our Retail OR Manufacturing Division.

Responsibilities

• Enable strategic change aligned to business needs by supporting all aspects of the development and implementation of workforce and human capital processes and People strategies.
• Participate in the development of business unit/functional strategy with specific input to the workforce needs.
• Lead, inspire, encourage and coach immediate team, while influencing positive relationships across the organization.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and teams from multiple sites to deliver HR solutions that align with our strategic objectives.
• Contribute to the development of HR policies, ensuring compliance with regional and national labor laws and standards.
• Harness the power of workforce analytics to discern actionable trends, diagnose root causes, and devise targeted interventions.
• Demonstrate a willingness to immerse oneself in the operational realities of the business by traveling to manufacturing sites and/or market locations.
• Partner with the business and HR colleagues to implement key talent initiatives.
• Act as a key point of contact providing guidance to leadership in associate relations matters.
• Work closely with assigned business leaders to assess needs for talent acquisition and onboarding.
• Collaborate with HR Shared Services to ensure HR programs and services are delivered and achieving desired results.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Psychology or a related field.
• 8 years of related experience across various subject areas within human resources.
• Strong customer orientation with client relationship skills and confirmed experience in developing consultative relationships with senior and mid-level leaders.
• Focused approach to drive complex, or multiple simultaneous projects to successful completion.
• Experience in leading organizational transformation and change management across different locations and regions.
• Demonstrated understanding of the changing and dynamic workforce landscape in North American manufacturing, retail and corporate functions.
• Financial competence: Track record of working with numbers and financial data to drive decision-making.
• Ability to travel to local sites and/or markets as needed.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Business Administration preferred.