District HR Specialist

Kroger•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The District HR Specialist drives sourcing, recruiting, selection, and onboarding to support fully staffed stores with friendly associates. The role conducts interviews and makes hiring decisions, partners with stakeholders on succession planning, and maintains the accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, storage, and appropriate release of associate information. The specialist supports store leadership in implementing HR processes and programs, advises managers on associate matters, coordinates training, and serves as a subject matter expert on associate data, HR systems, policies, and processes. The role also supports compliance with labor laws and relevant food and alcoholic beverage regulations, processes HR data changes accurately and promptly, and travels to store locations to provide consultation and support. The position demonstrates the company's values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in human resources or retail department management.
Knowledge of HR business processes and employment laws.
Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Ability to build and maintain cooperative business partnerships.
Ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple projects and responsibilities.
Excellent presentation, oral communication, and written communication skills.
Proven knowledge and experience working with external recruiting sites, resume databases, and external recruiting activities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in human resources.
Experience in recruiting or hiring, training and development, coaching, employee relations, and/or HR strategy.
PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification.

Responsibilities

Conduct interviews, make hiring decisions, manage offers, and initiate pre-screening tests and background checks.
Drive sourcing, recruiting, selection, and onboarding for store positions; ensure new associates are properly onboarded and trained.
Assist the division HR department with associate investigations.
Lead and support store leadership in implementing HR processes, procedures, and programs that promote engagement, culture, and retention.
Counsel and coach management on associate issues, including leaves of absence, workers' compensation, PTO, policies, retention, performance, and succession.
Coordinate and deliver associate training programs as appropriate, including new-hire orientation, manager-on-duty training, and department-leader development.
Serve as a subject matter expert on associate data, human resource information systems, policies, and processes.
Respond to and resolve associate inquiries with urgency and a high level of service.
Conduct exit interviews and feedback discussions to identify and track trends that may affect retention.
Support talent acquisition with the creation and maintenance of hiring requisitions and the new-hire onboarding process, including background checks, drug screens, I-9 forms, and new-hire paperwork.
Assess data submissions for completeness and resolve discrepancies.
Support record requests by retrieving appropriate documentation and providing it to business partners when needed.
Collect data about current processes and develop improved methods with stakeholder input.
Comply with federal, state, and local labor laws, including minor labor laws, and support compliance with food and alcoholic beverage laws and regulations.
Accurately and promptly process HR data entries related to wages and salaries, terminations, status and position changes, new hires and rehires, transfers, time-accrual maintenance, associate personal information updates, and other HR activities.
Travel to store locations to drive HR initiatives and provide consultation and support to management and onsite staff.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.