Belk

Retail

HumanResourceLead

$75–110k ~AI est. Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Human Resource Lead at Belk. Skills: Associate experience, Hiring, Onboarding, Retention, Scheduling. Drive sales. Deliver positive customer experience”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve store objectives; Drive accomplishment of key metrics; Fill open positions timely; Create positive candidate experience; Ensure positive new hire experience; Foster positive store culture; Maintain associate data integrity; Complete effective schedules; Minimize risk

Industry & Context.

Retail
Problems you'll solve

Support timely decisions; Support effective decisions

Eligibility Requirements

Move around all store areas, Accessible to customers, Bend, reach, stretch, Lift, carry, move at least 40 lbs

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

1+ years of Retail Leadership/HR Management experience, Commitment to customer service excellence, Available to work a flexible schedule, Must regularly move around all store areas, Must bend, reach, stretch for product, Must lift, carry, and move at least 40 lbs

What You'll Do.

Deliver positive customer experience

Provide best-in-class associate experience

Lead hiring activities

Lead training activities

Lead retention activities

Build effective weekly schedules

Achieve store objectives

Drive accomplishment of key metrics

Fill open positions timely

Initiate background checks

Complete hiring process

Create positive candidate experience

Provide frequent communication

Provide candidate support

Conduct engaging onboarding experience

Ensure structured onboarding completion

Prepare new hires for service excellence

Prepare new hires for selling excellence

Prepare new hires for operational excellence

Ensure positive new hire experience

Confirm associate understanding of role

Confirm associate understanding of company policies

Confirm associate understanding of benefits

Confirm associate understanding of scheduling

Confirm associate understanding of communication platforms

Confirm associate understanding of learning platforms

Lead store retention activities

Lead engagement activities

Champion continuous learning initiatives

Foster positive store culture

Build meaningful team connections

Celebrate individual achievements

Celebrate team achievements

Recognize associate contributions

Recognize associate value

Maintain associate data integrity

up-to-date information

Complete effective schedules

Align schedules with talent needs

Align schedules with traffic needs

Align schedules with business needs

Review associate availability

Review associate time-off requests

Audit associate timecards for accuracy

Track attendance daily

Participate in leadership workload planning meetings

Ensure hiring tasks are prepped

Ensure training tasks are prepped

Ensure engagement tasks are prepped

Plan hiring assignments

Plan training assignments

Plan engagement assignments

Schedule hiring assignments

Schedule training assignments

Schedule engagement assignments

Utilize talent reporting

Utilize data to highlight successes

Utilize data to identify opportunities

Enable leaders to take informed action

Provide ongoing guidance to store team

Provide ongoing support to store team

Promptly respond to associate concerns

Gather relevant information

Support resolution of concerns

Maintain confidentiality of concerns

Complete daily cash office functions

Complete change orders

Perform cash office audits

Lead shortage control

Minimize risk in designated areas

Ensure compliance with asset protection

Ensure compliance with safety guidelines

Ensure compliance with security protocols

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with store leaders; Partner with leaders; Encourage others

Communication Scope

Communicate with excellence

Full Job Description

The Human Resources Lead drives sales and delivers a positive customer experience by providing a best-in-class associate experience for all store associates. This role leads hiring, training, and retention activities, while building effective weekly schedules. The Human Resources Lead has a passion for people and works collaboratively with store leaders to ensure associate success and achieve store objectives. This is an hourly position, with monthly bonus eligibility. **What you will do** * Demonstrate a high level of ownership, accountability, and initiative in achieving store objectives and driving the accomplishment of key metrics. * Fill open positions timely by communicating openings, recruiting and sourcing candidates, reviewing applications, scheduling interviews, initiating background checks, and completing the hiring process. Create a positive candidate experience by providing frequent communication and support throughout each stage. * Conduct engaging onboarding experience, ensuring structured onboarding completion to prepare new hires to deliver service, selling, and operational excellence. Ensure positive new hire experience by confirming associate understanding of their role, company policies, benefits, and scheduling, communication, and learning platforms. * Lead store retention and engagement activities and champion continuous learning initiatives. Foster a positive store culture by building meaningful team connections, celebrating individual and team achievements, and recognizing associate contributions and value. * Maintain associate data integrity across company systems and associate files, ensuring accurate, up-to-date information for record compliance, staffing, benefits, scheduling, payroll, and reporting. * Complete effective schedules that align with talent, traffic, and business needs, while reviewing associate availability and time-off requests with store leaders. Audit associate timecards for accuracy and track attendance daily. * Particip

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