Supply Chain HR Advisor

Lowe's Companies, Inc.•New Caney, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain HR Advisor partners with location leaders to develop and implement HR plans that align with business strategies, optimize customer service, and uphold core behaviors and values. This role contributes to people strategies that drive business and organizational performance, supports key operational and strategic decisions, and stays current on HR trends. The advisor identifies development solutions for associates, provides coaching to people leaders on leadership and organizational management, and drives engagement action plans. They collaborate with HR Centers of Expertise (COEs) to implement solutions, use organizational diagnostics to address talent and engagement challenges, and participate in the selection process for people leaders. The role also supports talent assessment and development discussions, drives conversations on sourcing and staffing plans with Talent Acquisition, and works to align HR processes and practices with company strategy. Additionally, the HR Advisor supports HR aspects of new location openings, closings, or relocations and regularly visits assigned locations to interact with leaders and associates, assess engagement, deliver training, and conduct compliance audits.

Requirements

High School or GED
4 years experience in a Human Resources function
4 Years Experience administering confidential staff information such as personnel files and employment compliance data
3 Years Experience working in a cross-functional team environment with exempt and non-exempt staff

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree Business, Human Resources, or related field
2 Years Leadership experience with or without direct report responsibility
2 Years Experience supporting multiple locations
Experience in a supply chain, contact center or retail environment
Professional in Human Resources (PHR)-HRCI Relevant professional certifications (e.g. Professional in Human Resources)

Responsibilities

Partners with one or more location leaders in the planning process to ensure HR plans drive business results, optimize customer service and align with core behaviors and values.
Contributes to the development of people strategies that support business strategies and objectives and help to drive business and organizational performance.
Supports key operational and strategic decisions in assigned locations.
Identifies development solutions and provides consulting to leaders on how to effectively accelerate the development of associates (i.e., exposure events, project assignments, visits to other locations, coaching, etc.).
Provides guidance, coaching, and consultation regarding leading people and organizational management practices to develop location people leaders and their leadership teams.
Partners with location leadership teams to engage and coach associates on the floor to promote Lowe’s core behaviors and values.
Drives location accountability for sustaining engagement action plans (e.g., by suggesting tactics, acting as a sounding board, and reviewing and approving actions plans within assigned locations).
Partners with the Network HR Business partner, location leaders and HR Centers of Expertise (COEs) to craft, select, implement, and/or support solutions (e.g., team or individual assessments, manager assimilations, team building events, coaching, customized training, or other appropriate actions).
Uses organizational diagnostics (e.g., surveys, workforce analysis, HR compliance reporting, etc.) to proactively identify and react to key talent/associate engagement challenges and opportunities in the businesses.
Participates in the interview and selection process for location people leaders to ensure consistent quality of leadership.
Supports talent assessment and development discussions with the Network HR Business Partner and location leaders.
Identifies talent across multiple locations for strategic developmental opportunities.
Drives conversations with location teams on sourcing, recruiting and staffing plans (e.g., spring, seasonal conversions) and partners with Talent Acquisition team to determine and support hiring plans for each assigned location.
Identifies inconsistent communications, messaging, HR processes and practices, and develops a plan to align with company strategy, ensuring expected results.
In partnership with the Network HR Business Partner, supports all aspects of HR during new location openings, closings or relocations.
Attends weekly leadership calls for assigned locations and visit each location regularly to directly interact with leaders and associates to assess engagement, deliver training as needed, conduct compliance audits and HR walks, etc.