Vice President Human Resources

Are you a strategic HR executive who sees people and organizational capability as drivers of business performance?

Do you enjoy developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and building people practices that create measurable results—not simply more process?

Can you bring strong judgment and an independent point of view to the executive table while developing others to lead effectively?

Gordon Electric Supply is seeking a Vice President of Human Resources to help build the leadership and organizational capability needed for its next stage of growth.

Reporting to the CFO, leading a team of three, and serving as a peer and strategic partner on the senior leadership team
, the VP of HR will set direction for Gordon’s people strategy while strengthening leadership development, performance, talent acquisition, onboarding, succession planning, and employee engagement.

Gordon already has a capable HR team managing day-to-day operations. This role is intentionally focused at a higher level:
developing leaders, identifying organizational opportunities and risks, improving how people systems perform, and connecting people investments to business and customer outcomes.

Gordon Electric Supply supports the electrical professionals who build and maintain the systems that power businesses and communities. Independently operated, family-owned, and professionally managed, Gordon has built its brand and performance-oriented culture around reliability, strong customer relationships, and operational excellence.

This position is based in Gordon’s modern facility in Mokena, Illinois.

People are drawn to Gordon’s warm, team-oriented environment, and they stay because growth makes the work engaging. Employees have opportunities to advance, expand their responsibilities, and continue developing within their roles. Contributions are valued, and employees’ lives outside of work are respected.

Gordon encourages people at every level to think independently, share ideas, communicate candidly, and challenge the status quo when there is a better way forward. The company is committed to an environment that combines psychological safety and compassion with accountability and high performance.

The VP of HR will join a leadership team that views HR as a true business partner and is prepared to invest thoughtfully in the people, leadership, training, technology, and organizational systems needed to support continued growth.

• Serve as a strategic HR partner to senior leadership
  , bringing a people and organizational lens to business planning, growth initiatives, acquisitions, and organizational risk.
• Set Gordon’s people and HR strategy
  , prioritizing initiatives based on business impact, operational excellence, customer needs, and measurable return.
• Strengthen organizational capability through leadership development, communication, emotional intelligence, professional development, and manager effectiveness
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• Improve performance management and employee engagement so these processes generate meaningful conversations, accountability, and measurable change.
• Develop department leaders to become stronger people leaders while building a culture of independent thinking, candid communication, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Improve onboarding, training, and workforce development so employees reach meaningful contribution and mastery more quickly.
• Lead succession planning and knowledge transfer for critical positions and long-tenued employees.
• Elevate Gordon’s talent acquisition and hiring strategy
  , improving candidate assessment, manager decision-making, and quality of hire.
• Lead and develop a three-person HR team while providing strategic oversight of benefits, wellness, safety,…