The Opportunity
At Designer Brands, our people make the difference. As a Human Resources Generalist, you'll partner with leaders and associates to support the full associate lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, engagement, and talent initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional looking to broaden their experience while making a direct impact on the associate experience and business outcomes.
This role is based on-site at our East Coast Logistics Center (ECLC) in Westampton, NJ.
What You'll Be Doing
- Partner with leaders and associates on employee relations, performance management, policy interpretation, and workplace concerns.
- Lead full-cycle recruiting for hourly and assigned roles, including sourcing, interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
- Support key HR programs, including onboarding, leave administration, performance reviews, engagement initiatives, and recognition programs.
- Conduct investigations and assist with corrective action and compliance-related matters.
- Analyze workforce trends and metrics to identify opportunities that improve engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness.
- Provide coaching and guidance to leaders and associates regarding performance, development, and workplace challenges.
- Facilitate orientation, training, and associate communications.
- Partner with HR Centers of Excellence, including Talent Acquisition, Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, and HR Operations to support business needs.
What You'll Need
- 2-3 years of progressive Human Resources experience in an HR Coordinator, HR Specialist, Recruiting, or similar HR support role.
- Experience supporting employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, leave administration, and core HR processes.
- Knowledge of employment laws and HR compliance practices.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to balance associate advocacy with business objectives and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field; or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a distribution center, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, retail, or other high-volume environment.
- Experience supporting investigations, performance management, and associate engagement initiatives.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
- HR certification (aPHR, PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP).
Skills Required
- 2-3 years of progressive Human Resources experience in an HR Coordinator, HR Specialist, Recruiting, or similar HR support role
- Experience supporting employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, leave administration, and core HR processes
- Knowledge of employment laws and HR compliance practices
- Strong communication, relationship-building, coaching, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to balance associate advocacy with business objectives and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience in a distribution center, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, retail, or other high-volume environment
- Experience supporting investigations, performance management, and associate engagement initiatives
- Bilingual English and Spanish language skills
- HR certification such as aPHR, PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP
What We Do
Designer Brands is one of North America’s largest designers, producers and retailers of footwear and accessories that operates retail concepts. Our primary concept, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, offers brand name and designer dress, casual and athletic footwear and accessories. The first store opened in 1991 in Dublin, Ohio. Today, DSW operates more than 500 stores in 44 states. The Affiliated Business Group operates nearly 290 leased departments for other retailers, such as Stein Mart, in the U.S. Designer Brands also operates several retail concepts in Canada, including The Shoe Company and Shoe Warehouse, which provide a convenient footwear solution for the whole family, as well as DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse – nearly 150 locations in all. In 2018, the company acquired Camuto Group, the legendary product design and brand development organization best known for the successful Vince Camuto® brand and the footwear licenses of Jessica Simpson® and Lucky Brand®. The partnership transformed Designer Brands into one of the largest footwear companies in North America with global, industry-leading capabilities in product design, development, sourcing and production.
