Job Description We Deliver the Goods * Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more * Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system * Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect Position Summary The Director, Human Resources is responsible for managing the Human Resources Business Partners in remote PFG Corporate offices to ensure alignment with both business and human resources objectives in designated business units. This role will provide dedicated support to leadership and associates in the West Creek Corporate Office. The position serves as a consultant to leadership on human resources-related issues and serves as an associate champion and change agent. The role assesses and anticipates HR-related needs, communicating needs proactively with the HR department and business management to develop solutions. The position formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service to management and associates that reflects the business objectives of the organization. The individual in this role will have a high level of business literacy about the business including its financial position, plans, and culture. This is an onsite role. Position Responsibilities: * Business Leader Partnership: Serves as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to department heads and business leaders, providing HR guidance on key business decisions. Serves as a sounding board, coaching and collaborating with managers on effective leadership and people management practices. * Company Strategy: Oversees and executes implementation of HR and/or business initiatives in assigned business groups. Champions change management and rallies support for successful change implementation. * Associate Engagement and Wellbeing: Champions associate engagement and wellbeing initiatives to enhance associate health and job satisfaction. Creates and implements programs that support associate wellness. Drives the integration of the company's culture and values across the associate life cycle, championing them as fundamental elements of the associate experience. * Associate Relations: Provides expertise and guidance to management and other staff across the Company when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as managing and resolving associate relations issues, reasonable accommodations, etc. Conducts thorough and objective investigations. * Talent Acquisition: Actively engaging with the Talent Acquisition team, leverages deep knowledge of department culture and needs to support recruitment efforts and overall talent acquisition strategy to include current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning. * Actively engages with department leadership to ensure an outstanding associate onboarding experience and manages associate offboarding: Exit interviews, providing feedback, analyzing trends, collaborating with managers on backfills. * Talent Development: Supports the performance management process, by assessing talent opportunities and performance gaps; oversee talent planning, talent reviews, talent development, and succession planning for assigned business groups: including goal setting, performance evaluations, career development planning, and developing performance improvement plans. * HR Metrics and Analysis: Develops plan and leads efforts to ensure all PFG Corporate offices use associate engagement survey data to formulate action plans and follows up to ensure plans are executed. Working with leadership, identifies areas of opportunity and/ or threats to ongoing retention efforts. * Performance Enablement: Drives the performance enablement process to ensure consistency, fairness, and timely completion. Proactively seeks to assist managers with poor performers, and utilizes talent management tools to assist managers in evaluating associates. Identifies training/coaching/mentoring needs for departments, managers and associates. * HR policy and procedure compliance: Provides guidance and expertise to the PFG HR Compliance team to ensure changes in laws and regulations are proactively addressed and appropriate plans are in place to ensure compliance. Ensures effective communication and change management plans are in place to inform stakeholders of any updates or changes. Maintains in-depth knowledge of compliance requirements related to day-to-day management of associates, ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the VP of HR and Legal as needed/required * Develops and implements HR programs and activities to support associate engagement, retention, associate success programs, and development. Partners with other HR team members acting as a point of contact and liaison with supported groups to deliver robust HR services. * Service: Serves as a company HR representative on special projects, team and committees as needed. Represents the organization as a professional in the community and supports community service initiatives and volunteer activities. Promotes a culture of corporate social responsibility and community involvement. Supports charitable giving efforts that support the goals of being a good corporate citizen and IDB Advocate: Implements business practices focused on the inclusion of people of all identities and from all backgrounds. Budget: Prepares and manages budget for areas of responsibility. Required Qualifications Required Experience: * Bachelor's Degree Human Resources or related field * 7 - 10 years experience * Must possess both deep and broad knowledge of Human Resources functions with a minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience in a large, multi-state, decentralized environment. * Background must include a proven track record of developing and implementing HR programs and activities in support of business and team objectives. The successful candidate will have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills that enable the ability to develop strong, trusted relations across all levels of stake holders. * Deep knowledge of HR laws and regulations is required. * Serving in a business partner role to the PFG Corporate office, must have the ability to influence decision-making without direct reporting relationships. * Strong analytical skills with proven ability to use data to drive decision-making. * Ability to observe strict confidentiality in all aspects of the role. Preferred Qualifications * 10+ years Human Resources experience * Foodservice or distribution experience * SHRM Preferred