The Role
Oversees HR functions for regional retail stores, including staffing, recruiting, training, scheduling, employee relations, compliance, risk and safety, investigations, and talent development. Builds relationships with employment agencies, trade schools, and military placement centers; advises regional leadership on HR matters and supports business planning. Frequent travel and strong communication, coaching, organizational, and leadership skills are required.
Summary Generated by Built In
Are you passionate about people and ready to make a significant impact in retail? Join us as a Regional Human Resources Manager! You'll lead and inspire teams, attract and retain top talent, ensure compliance, and collaborate with multi-level store operations managers to ensure all qualitative measures of people management are met. This role involves frequent travel and building strong relationships with employees at all levels. We're looking for someone with excellent communication skills, strong decision-making abilities, self-motivation, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
ResponsibilitiesWhat You'll Do:
- Oversee HR Functions: Manage staffing, training, scheduling, and employee relations for regional stores.
- Customer Service and Diversity: Ensure that stores meet customer service requirements and diversity standards.
- Talent Acquisition: Support initiatives in recruiting, sourcing, interviewing, and training high-caliber store personnel.
- Professional Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with trade schools, military job placement centers, and employment agencies.
- Risk & Safety Management: Monitor and assist in managing risk and safety activities.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations at federal, state, and local levels.
- Advisory Role: Advise the Regional Manager on HR-related matters and help develop annual business plans.
- Investigations: Investigate complaints and concerns in a timely manner.
What We're Lookin For:
- Experience: 1-2 years of experience in multi-unit/field HR management, preferably in the retail industry, managing HR functions for a company with 200+ employees.
- Skills: Strong selling, coaching, training, customer service, and communication skills.
- Talent Development: Ability to assess and develop talent.
- Organizational Skills: Excellent time management, prioritization, delegation, and organizational skills.
- Leadership: Ability to motivate and lead functional teams to deliver results.
You’ll Go The Extra Mile If You Have:
- Bachelor's Degree (BA, BS).
- Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and/or SHRM Certification is a plus.
Since opening our first store in 1979, AutoZone has grown into a leading retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories across the Americas. Our customer-first mindset and commitment to Going the Extra Mile define who we are, for both our customers and AutoZoners. Working at AutoZone means being part of a team that values dedication, teamwork, and growth. Whether you're helping customers or building your career, we provide tools and support to help you succeed and drive your future.
Benefits at AutoZone
AutoZone offers thoughtful benefits programs with one-on-one benefits guidance designed to improve AutoZoners’ physical, mental and financial well-being.
All AutoZoners (Full-Time and Part-Time):
- Competitive pay
- Unrivaled company culture
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Exclusive discounts and perks, including an AutoZone in-store discount
- 401(k) with company match and Stock Purchase Plan
- AutoZoners Living Well Program for free mental health support
- Opportunities for career growth
Additional Benefits for Full-Time AutoZoners:
- Paid time off
- Life, and short- and long-term disability insurance options
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts with wellness rewards
- Tuition reimbursement
Minimum age requirements may apply. Eligibility and waiting period requirements may apply; benefits for AutoZoners in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, or the U.S. Virgin Islands may differ. Learn more about all that AutoZone has to offer at Careers.AutoZone.com.
We proudly support Veterans, Active-duty Service Members, Reservists, National Guard and Military Families. Your experience is highly valued, and we encourage you to apply to join our team.
Fair Chance:
An applicant’s criminal record is not a disqualification from employment and will be considered individually based on factors such as the relationship between the position sought and the criminal offense, the nature of the offense, any documentation or information demonstrating the rehabilitation of the applicant, the time elapsed since the offense, and any other relevant information. This includes compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the New York City Fair Chance Act, the Philadelphia Fair Chance Hiring Act, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Fair Chance for Employment Act.
As permitted by state or local law, AutoZone may consider certain offenses to be relevant to positions responsible for conducting or overseeing financial transactions on behalf of AutoZone, driving company vehicles and/or supervision of minors.
Philadelphia Fair Chance poster: https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf
Online Application:
An online application is required. Click the Apply button to complete your application. For step-by-step instructions on how to apply visit careers.autozone.com/candidateresources.
AutoZone, and its subsidiary, ALLDATA are equal opportunity employers. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other legally protected categories.
Skills Required
- 1–2 years of experience in multi-unit or field HR management
- Experience managing HR functions for an organization with 200 or more employees
- Strong selling, coaching, training, customer service, and communication skills
- Ability to assess and develop talent
- Excellent time management, prioritization, delegation, and organizational skills
- Ability to motivate and lead functional teams to deliver results
- Bachelor’s degree
- Bilingual Spanish proficiency
- PHR and/or SHRM certification
AutoZone Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AutoZone and has not been reviewed or approved by AutoZone.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) savings plan is offered, with employer matching contributions made per pay period noted in company materials. This creates a structured long‑term savings path for eligible employees.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan enables buying company stock at a discounted price. This provides an additional wealth‑building avenue beyond base wages.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, disability, and EAP coverage are available as part of standard packages. These offerings establish a comprehensive baseline of health and protection benefits for eligible employees.
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The Company
What We Do
AutoZone is the nation's leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories with more than 7,000 stores in the US, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Each store carries an extensive line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured hard parts, maintenance items and accessories. AutoZone, headquartered in Memphis, TN, is a growing Fortune 300 company with a deep commitment to serving our customers, communities and fellow AutoZoners. We have vast opportunities in our stores, distribution centers, field offices, specialty business units and Store Support Center and embrace diverse experiences, backgrounds, knowledge and ideas to strengthen our teams and business. Our team is connected by a deep commitment to our Pledge and Values, principles established more than thirty years ago that reinforce our priorities and team culture. In addition, we constantly innovate and aspire to best serve our customers, creating new and better tools, training and outreach to serve both DIY and the professional installer customers. From in-store tools to E-Commerce, training and development to recognition, our team has the tools to help you grow your career at AutoZone. See where your drive can take you!
