Director, Store Operations

NAPA Auto Parts is seeking an experienced and energetic People Director to join our Midwest division team. This role remote but will over the Midwest. Must be open to travel.

• Data-backed decision-making approach, people analytics-collecting and applying organizational, people, and talent data to improve critical business outcomes.
• Growth mindset, continual succession planning, upskilling, creating a talent pipeline.
• High degree of self-motivation and initiative in managing multiple projects, contributing to group goals, and driving results
• Partner with the leadership team to formulate, develop, implement and evaluate a HR and Talent Management Strategy to achieve the organization’s vision, mission and goals, and to create value to its stakeholders. Regularly engage in direct communication with the VP of Stores on key human resources matters.
• Acts as change agent to business through process design and approaches that support change and transformation – striving to lead mutual processes to best practice status.
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with HR peers to develop solutions, programs, and policies.
• Mitigate legal risk to the organization through proactive training and education, establish systems, and processes for managing conflicts with and between employees, handling and investigating complaints of harassment/discrimination and other unjust practice allegations.
• Talent planning, talent management, strategic workforce planning, performance management, utilizing tools to attract top talent, assisting with developing employee’s skills, conducing assessment, development, and organizational design consultation.
• Conducts ongoing supply and demand analysis for business partners on current and future state staffing and skill needs and designs talent acquisition strategies to meet those needs. Actively participates in annual budget planning/labor forecasting process with business partners.
• Grows and conserves network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates. Leverages on-line recruiting resources; employee referrals; network referrals; etc. to identify and recruit "best in class" talent.
• Maintain current knowledge and application of all relevant laws and regulations at the local, state and national level relating to employment and ensure organizational compliance. This includes educating and advising managers and senior leaders on HR-related legal and regulatory matters and ensuring HR programs, practices and policies are aligned.
• Evaluates issues, patterns, and trends to provide initiative-taking insights for HR solution and program designs i.e., training to address certain needs.
• Partners with Payroll; HRIS;
  Compensation and Benefits functions as needed to provide solutions for clients.
• Integrates supply chain strategies into HR practices with a proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Partners with Sr. Director of Human Resources and appropriate leaders to grow the capacity of the organization’s key talent to include high potential identification (via Talent Management) and associated development programming, etc.

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent years of experience in Human Resources or related field
• A minimum of 7 years of HR generalist experience partnering directly with senior leadership to develop, align and implement HR and organizational development strategies.
• Experience supervising and developing staff.
• Experience implementing strategies and systems for talent management, compensation, benefits, and HR technology.
• Strong business acumen and leadership abilities
• Working knowledge of employment laws and other compliance issues
• Ability to listen and probe to understand underlying needs and/or root cause…