HR Business Partner

Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: HRBP ADUSA (5143888)
Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.
Primary Purpose:
The HR Business Partner role acts as a strategic partner the organization, ensuring that HR possesses a deep knowledge of business objectives and that HR strategy is embedded into functional areas in support of business goals. The incumbent provides strong, consistent HR leadership to the function to add value to the organization using business, operational, analytics, and talent management acumen.
Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at our Salisbury office and 2 remote days.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the HRBP Lead to support and guide the implementation of a uniform HR Business Partner model and expectations that promote a strategically focused HR Business Partner team able to provide exceptional, analytics-driven support to functional area partners, in support of business goal achievement.
• Contribute to the business strategy by consulting with business functional areas to identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.
• Review key business performance targets and their related talent implications with functional business leaders.
• Counsel managers consistent with company policies/practices, legal considerations, compliance regulations, and company priorities-advocating both company and associate concerns.
• Provide insights and lead action-planning efforts to proactively increase associate engagement and create a winning culture.
• Embed diversity and inclusion in staffing, associate relations, learning, and other HR discipline areas and embed them into our culture.
• Support the business proactively with internal communications, announcements, and associated change management efforts.
• Navigate through ambiguity and change by adopting agile methodology and ways of working
• Lead business functions in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements and build strategies for job reinvention as roles are being redefined in line with business strategy.
• Influence and drive talent initiatives that generate real business value and have successors ready.
• Utilize strategic workforce plans to drive diverse talent recruitment and pipeline initiatives; collaborate with Talent/Learning on new/innovative recruitment methods.
• Drive and lead associate engagement efforts through being a visible, active, and involved member of the HRBP team.
• Foster HR Business Partner relationships that are built on the HR team gaining deep knowledge of business objectives and providing strategic counsel and analytics in support of goal attainment.
• Operate as a team of HR Business Partners who act as internal consultants, proactively identifying and partnering with the business in addressing issues and concerns (associate engagement, interpersonal issues, work conditions, etc.).
• Drive a performance-driven, value-based culture working with functional areas to ensure that associates understand how their performance contributes to overall business performance.
• Define career pathways for advancement and drive development activities (MD / Succession Planning), ensuring robust IDPs are in place and progressing, especially for associates designated as talent or promotable, focus on diverse talent development
• Support the business in determining internal and external learning and leadership development options to address the unique learning needs of their associate base and leadership teams.
• Create a holistic and purposeful associate experience aligned with an agile operating model.
• Remain informed of industry and disciplinary best practices and key trends.
• Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree: HR Certification preferred.
• 5-7 years in HR, with a working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, associate and union relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.
• Analytical & problem-solving skills
• Project management and process improvement skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication (written & verbal), influencing and customer service skills
• Presentation skills
• Intermediate Excel & Powerpoint
• Knowledge and the ability to interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, and policies.
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization's hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.
• Experience engaging, motivating, and influencing people.
• Ability to provide moderate operational insight and strategic HR talent management metrics.
• Business and financial acumen
• Building and sustaining relationships
• Effective team player
• Consultation skills
• Ability to interpret information and make business based recommendations
• Navigate ambiguity & embrace change
• 10-20% travel outside the home office

Preferred Experience -

• Previous experience as an HRBP and supporting a technology team.

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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.
We offer an experience where our associates are valued; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are infused in our business and our employees are representative of the communities that we serve. We believe in total wellness, which encompasses a blend of physical, financial and emotional wellness.
We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.
Job Requisition: 431312_external_USA-NC-Salisbury