Workforce Director

Heritage Grocers Group•Ontario, CA

1d•$100,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Director, Wworkforce leads organizational workforce strategy, ensuring the right talent is available at the right time to meet business objectives. This includes stewardship over workforce planning, analytics, talent pipeline development, labor market analysis, and cross-functional coordination to optimize staffing and forecast future needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in HR, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, or related field.
Expertise in workforce planning, analytics, forecasting, or talent optimization.
10+ years in retail labor planning/workforce management (grocery preferred) with 5+ years leading multi site or enterprise programs.
Demonstrated success implementing labor forecasting and Fair Workweek scheduling in large retail.
Advanced analytics experience (labor standards, regression/time series forecasting, BI).

Responsibilities

Strategic Workforce Planning
Develop multi year staffing plans for store operations and micro fulfillment, with KPIs for productivity, service levels, and labor-to-sales targets; brief Senior Leadership regularly.
Analyze labor market trends and forecast staffing needs to ensure workforce agility and operational efficiency.
Build and continuously refine labor demand models by store and department using POS trends, seasonality, promos, weather/events, omni fulfillment volume, and task based engineered standards;
Scheduling & Compliance
Implement scheduling governance that meets or exceeds State and local "Fair Workweek" rules where applicable
Ensure statewide compliance for meal/rest periods (30 minute meal by end of 5th hour; paid 10 minute rest per 4 hours/major fraction; premiums when not provided), where applicable;
Workforce Analytics & Technology
Oversee dashboards for forecast accuracy, schedule adherence, predictability pay costs, meal/rest premium incidence, turnover, and labor ROI; leverage WFM tools and AI assisted forecasting to reduce overtime and understaffing.
Direct development of workforce metrics, predictive models, and analytics to support decision-making and optimize labor utilization.
Oversee data collection, reporting, and dashboards to identify trends and support HR strategy.
Cross‑Functional Leadership
Collaborate with senior executives to align workforce strategy with long‑term business priorities.
Develop policies, budgets, and workforce governance processes to support the function.
Partner with human resources to ensure compliance with minimum wage guidelines; analyze and construct internal wage bands that both comply state and federal guidelines while meeting internal labor standards and objectives around costs.
Optimization & Operational Excellence
Improve resource allocation, reduce labor-related costs, and enhance workforce productivity through analytics and planning.
Lead a central team (planning, scheduling ops, reporting) and influence field leadership; drive continuous improvement training for store managers on labor standards, compliance, and use of WFM tools.