(USA) People Partner - Transportation

Wal-Mart Transportation • Bentonville, AR

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about building high-performing teams and driving business results through people leadership? As a People Partner in Transportation, you will lead key human resources functions within a fast-paced distribution environment, ensuring associates are supported, developed, and empowered to succeed. This role offers the opportunity to influence business outcomes through talent, compliance, culture, and operational excellence. The People Partner in Transportation serves as a strategic partner to operations leaders, helping create a safe, productive, and inclusive workplace for associates. We support staffing, associate engagement, leadership development, compliance, and talent initiatives that enable the facility to meet operational goals while fostering a culture of belonging, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Experience leading HR functions in a distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or high-volume operational environment.
• Knowledge of employment laws, HR compliance, associate relations, and workforce management practices.
• Proven ability to coach leaders, resolve complex employee issues, and influence business decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to use data to drive results.
• Experience managing multiple priorities while building strong partnerships with leaders and associates.
• Bachelor's Degree in business or a related field and 2 years HR Generalist experience (e.g., payroll, workers compensation, benefits) with at least one year supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing employees; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees
• OR 1 year experience as a Walmart Logistics Human Resources Area Manager or Walmart Human Resources Office Manager supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing associates; managing associate workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of associates, including dealing with employment compensation/payroll processing, employee relations, recruiting/staffing, organizational planning, and/or training and development programs
• OR 3 years experience supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing employees, managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees including one year of experience managing human resource processes (e.g., staffing, payroll, workers compensation, benefits)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field (e.g., Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Financial Management, Production/Operations Management, Human Resources); and 3 years experience supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing employees, managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees.
• Developing and facilitating training programs experience
• Human resources or training professional certifications (e.g., PHR/SPHR, ASTD).
• Managing human resource processes (e.g., staffing, payroll, workers compensation, benefits)

Responsibilities

• Lead HR operations, including staffing, onboarding, associate relations, benefits, payroll, and employment lifecycle processes.
• Partner with facility leadership to execute workforce strategies that support operational and business goals.
• Coach and develop leaders and associates through performance management, training, and career growth opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies, employment laws, safety requirements, and company standards.
• Drive associate engagement, community involvement, and continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• PTO (including sick leave)
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement
• Jury duty
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption expense reimbursement
• Surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level