People Partner - Transportation

Position Summary

Job Description Summary

About the Role

As a People Partner – Transportation, you will serve as a trusted partner to transportation and logistics leaders, associates, and cross-functional teams. In this role, you will help drive people strategies that support business priorities, operational excellence, associate engagement, compliance, and a strong workplace culture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with transportation and logistics leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into people strategies that support facility and operational goals, including productivity, quality, safety, staffing, retention, and associate engagement.
• Provide guidance and coaching to leaders and associates on HR policies, associate relations, performance management, workplace concerns, talent decisions, and day-to-day people matters.
• Oversee and support HR-related processes, including hiring, transfers, terminations, payroll, benefits, associate relations programs, training completion, and employment-related concerns for applicants, associates, and managers.
• Investigate and help resolve associate, customer, and supplier concerns by using sound judgment, consulting appropriate partners when needed, and ensuring timely and consistent follow-up.
• Ensure compliance with company HR policies and applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations by maintaining accurate and confidential HR records, supporting HR systems and applications, and advising leaders on HR-related issues.
• Analyze people data and operational trends to identify opportunities, recommend solutions, and support HR business decisions related to staffing, turnover, engagement, attendance, compliance, and workforce planning.
• Support leaders in supervising, developing, and engaging associates by identifying training and development needs, creating opportunities for learning and growth, providing feedback, and promoting accountability.
• Career Development: Coordinate, complete, and oversee job-related activities and assignments by building relationships with key stakeholders, supporting business plans and initiatives, communicating goals and objectives, measuring progress, and addressing improvement opportunities.
• Compliance: Monitor and support compliance with logistics and company quality, safety, policy, procedure, and directive requirements by developing, distributing, and maintaining procedures, documentation, and related support materials.
• Community Engagement: Champion company-sponsored programs, events, community involvement, and charitable activities by serving as a local community liaison and promoting participation among associates, customers, and community partners.
• Model Company Values: Demonstrate adaptability and continuous learning by supporting operational changes, refining HR processes, and helping leaders and associates navigate evolving business needs.

Requirements

• 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).

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.
• Fluency in a language other than English (e.g., Spanish, Mandarin, etc.) based on business and customer needs.
• Human resources or training professional certifications (e.g., PHR/SPHR, ASTD).
• Managing human resource processes (e.g., staffing, payroll, workers compensation, benefits).

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $84,000.00 - $126,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) Stock

Schedule

Primary Location: 285 FRANK MARTIN RD, SHELBYVILLE, TN 37160-7146, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.