Divisional Director, Licensing and Compliance (East)

Tractor Supply Company•Brentwood, TN

About The Position

This position will manage the development, implementation, and execution of programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards. Ensures all external regulatory frameworks are complied with within the defined risk and cost parameters. Identify compliance risks and engage appropriate stakeholders around risk levels of the organization. Collaborate with internal business teams, as well as external agencies and resources to ensure all compliance-related matters are appropriately understood and enforced.

Requirements

8-10 years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Retail, or other related field. Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of relevant Federal and State (California focused) Laws.
Broad knowledge of the field with demonstrated leadership skills.
Working knowledge of the industry regulations, standards and laws related to information security and data privacy, including HIPAA, GDPR, NIST.
Competent knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office suite.
Ability to follow company procedures, work instructions, and policies.
Ability to process, synthesize and summarize complex issues.
Excellent judgment, and analytical, problem-solving skills.
Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to multi-task and prioritize work tasks with minimal supervision.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Latitude to make decisions to achieve defined goals. Failure to achieve objectives will have significant impact on unit and the organization.
Interaction with others requires highly developed skills to motivate, inspire and persuade. Decision-making involves the use of judgment and there is an emphasis on the development of new/improved procedures and on the translation of policy into operational plans. The focus is on the delivery of medium-term results within functional policy and precedent and outputs are subject to periodic review against targets. Jobs typically have a direct and controlling impact on a key aspect of performance of a very small/small organization or have a contributory impact on a medium sized organization through the determination of resource utilization in the medium term and through the provision of advisory or facilitative services upon which others take action.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of compliance strategy and policy, driving a culture of compliance for assigned region with a focus on California. Make decisions based on defined objectives, as well as company policies and procedures.
Serve as an internal subject matter expert and provide strategic advice to internal stakeholders and management on matters relating to compliance such as: pricing, signage, environmental (recycling/pollution/waste), human relations, and licensing for pesticides.
Serve as the company’s first point of contact for external vendors/agencies/inspectors regarding defined compliance areas. Collaborate with appropriate internal partners to provide required information and/or manage issue resolution.
Manage operational decisions on process changes and appropriate signage to support California pricing law.
Provide feedback on developing and implementing policies to ensure compliance with external regulatory frameworks.
In coordination with HR and Legal partners, evaluate HR compliance risk based on the current regulatory landscape and anticipated changes.
Facilitate programs to support a productive work environment.
Support licensing curriculum by overseeing study/test preparation and engaging 3rd party training solutions.
Partner with IT on automated solutions to support compliance requirements.
Partner on the auditing and monitoring of compliance programs. Assist with inspections to ensure compliance with the organization's policies, procedures, regulations and standards.
Oversee and provide direction on collection, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste, ensuring safe manner, legal compliance and environmental protection.
Oversee material safety inspection and monitoring, labeling, and use.
Partner to investigate accidents/incidents and implements corrective measures.
Keep up with changing environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and advises on their impact to business operations.
Partner to conduct compliance risk assessments and create a workplan to coordinate implementation of necessary mitigation actions, aligned with evolving regulatory requirements, industry standards, and business initiatives and strategies.
Interact with corporate leadership and others concerning matters of significance to the organization. Represent the function on committees as assigned.
Drive and influence compliance activities of stores teams including leadership, store management and/or individual contributors.
Encourage appropriate compliance behavior and culture by effective communication and dissemination of compliance strategy, policy, and processes.