Generalist, People Business Partner

Saks • Detroit, MI

1d • $65,000 - $81,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Generalist partners with Store Leadership to support the full People lifecycle across assigned locations. This role plays a critical part in driving store engagement, upholding compliance standards, and delivering consistent People support in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, data entry and processing of tickets for their grouping of stores. They support multiple stores and own the day-to-day People operations at that level. This role works closely with PBP team to implement People initiatives, drive adoption in stores, and ensure alignment and consistency across the region.

Requirements

• A minimum 2 years of relevant People Services/Human Resources experience
• Basic understanding of key local and federal employment laws
• Prioritizes tasks, using effective time management practices to drive team towards established deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a remote and/or hybrid environment

Nice To Haves

• Basic proficiency with Workday and Google Product Suite, advanced proficiency preferred
• A minimum 4 years of relevant People Services/Human Resources experience
• 4-year degree preferred
• Demonstrates a natural ability to solve problems through strong analytical thinking and organizational discipline
• Speaks with truth and candor, challenging the status quo as appropriate
• Takes ownership of internal client issues, resolving them quickly while demonstrating excellent interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills
• Fosters a collaborative environment for associates and builds strong relationships across the organization to drive results.
• Supports team in learning and developing job-related skills, including proficiency with technology and digital related tools.
• Collaborates with team to consistently enforce policies and procedures while supporting associate understanding
• Proactively seeks opportunities to increase team productivity and business growth

Responsibilities

• Receive store requests to process Store Colleague’s transactions such as wage rate changes, job changes, transfers, and terminations.
• Respond and support basic requests from stores
• Coordinates and supports the new hire logistical onboarding experience remotely for new employees in partnership with store leadership
• Partners with cross-functional teams to audit and track completion of applicable administrative metrics (i.e. yearly compliance requirements, new hire learning, new hire assessments, unemployment claims, workers compensation updates etc)
• Ensures applicable documentation for all employee lifecycle changes, including internal offer letters, compensation updates, reporting structure changes, and role transitions are captured and housed within the Workday system
• Support global people team initiatives throughout the year (ie, Benefits enrollment, engagement surveys, etc.)
• Be available and responsive; provide customer service in a timely and efficient manner
• Introduces new ways of optimizing efficiency and effectiveness
• Maintain and utilize knowledge of local and federal regulations as well as company policies and procedures to to ensure ongoing compliance
• Accuracy in keying transactions from a ticket-based system to capture in Workday
• Participates in and / or supports Manager with cascading communications to team
• Partners with store leadership and TA team to proactively support recruiting activities for both non-exempt and exempt positions as needed
• Ad hoc responsibilities as needed

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• basic life insurance
• supplemental life insurance
• disability insurance
• a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree