HR Business Partner III

The ideal candidate should be in the Twin Cities Metro area with the ability to work onsite as needed at the Bloomington Q-Central office. Remote work may be an option for candidates in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Nevada, and outside the Twin Cities Metro area in Minnesota. Please note, relocation assistance is not provided.

About QBP:

Quality Bicycle Products is in the business of bikes! From creating a portfolio of our own award-winning brands to distributing the top names and best products in the industry, we're working to further bike-kind. With distribution centers in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Colorado, and Taiwan, QBP serves a network of more than 5,000 independent retailers and 450+ suppliers worldwide. We strive to be an extraordinary business for our partners and employees. QBP has been a values-driven company since its inception in 1981 with making the world a better place at the center of those values. We believe that our actions as individuals and as a company make a difference and we work every day to improve the sustainability and health of our industry and our communities.

At the heart of our success are our employees, who create extraordinary results every day. With that understanding, we endeavor to make QBP a fulfilling and rewarding workplace. Our work community is passionate about pushing creative boundaries, sparking innovation in the industry, and living healthy lifestyles. In addition to a fast-paced and dynamic culture, QBP provides great perks for employees, including commuting incentives, fitness and wellness programs, flexible schedules, dogs-at-work, product discounts and more.

What you will do:

Our Human Resources department strives to provide a work environment in support of our company values mission: where everyone has respect, feels welcome, has space, a voice, and can thrive. We support, empower, and encourage personal accountability and we continuously work to provide employees with outstanding customer service in an environment of trust, compassion and high performance. We are an HR department that is proactive and engaged.

The HR Business Partner III(HRBPIII) position is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and leaders in designated business units. The HRBPIII serves as a consultant to leadership on human resources-related topics. The HRBPIII acts as an employee champion and change agent. The HRBPIII assesses and anticipates HR-related needs. Communicating needs proactively with our HR department and business leaders, the HRBP seeks to develop integrated solutions. The HRBPIII formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver solutions to leadership and employees which reflect the business objectives of the organization. The HRBPIII maintains an effective level of business literacy about the business unit's financial position, its midrange plans, its culture and its competition. The HRBP III is a highly experienced senior level business partner that works with a high level of autonomy and solve the most complex challenges and issues a HRBP may face. They successfully coach all levels of leadership, including senior level. The HRBPIII creates and delivers HR strategy across sites and business units. Additionally, they coach or mentor other HRBPs and may have oversight to an HR initiative.

Accountabilities include:

• Maintain awareness of the department and organization culture, strategic plans, financial position, and competition within individual business units
• Partner proactively with leadership to successfully integrate company values and mission with business objectives to improve engagement, workplace relationships and collaboration, and boost productivity and retention
• Coach and advise leaders on a variety of components impacting employee experience: employee relations concerns, investigations, performance management, rewards and recognition, leaves of absence, local labor laws, compensation and benefits
• Create and execute initiatives to drive extraordinary individual and team performance, including onboarding efforts for new hires into Q, workforce and succession planning
• Drive executional excellence and change leadership to broad-based initiatives including talent reviews, inclusion and diversity, workforce planning, talent analytics, and overall process improvements in service to a positive employee experience
• Use coaching techniques to develop leader capability
• Assess hiring needs in partnership with leaders, lead the hiring managers through job description writing and reviews, and support teams in the hiring process as necessary
• Support QBP's commitment to inclusion by creating an inclusive environment, committing to reducing personal and organizational biases, removing barriers and promoting inclusive leadership
• Ensure that each exiting employee has a positive departure experience and that the details of the process for HR and Payroll are completed with accuracy including the exiting process, terminations in UltiPro, COBRA notifications, compiling last paycheck information, and setting up exit interviews
• Facilitate HR related trainings for leaders and employees that drive learning and positive behavior changes
• Analyze HR, employee, and business trends and metrics to develop solutions, programs and policies and to identify talent retention solutions in partnership with leadership and HR colleagues
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Apply legal and internal policies to daily situations with leaders and employees and ensure sound business decisions. Partner with the legal department and HR Leadership as needed
• Collaborate with all parts of HR to align work with the business and deliver seamless service
• Perform administrative work such as administering the reward and recognition program, unemployment documentation, employee records, and set up and file documents in employee personnel files using an electronic filing system

In addition to HRBP accountabilities, the HRBP III is responsible for:

• Create and deliver strategy across all business units which ties department and organizational objectives to actions within business units
• Act as owner of HR initiatives across all business units and drive successful outcomes that align results with strategic department and organizational goals

Coach or mentor other HRBPs to help them grow and develop as well as lead to the best outcomes for the business

Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience required, PHR or SHRM-CP certification preferred
• Six or more years of relevant HR experience with knowledge of HR relates laws and ability to coach others and apply them day-to-day (FLSA, ADA, FMLA, EOE, AAP, etc.)
• Ability to work and deliver results with a high level of autonomy
• Proven experience consistently and successfully solving highly complex HRBP challenges and business problems, often spanning multiple areas of the business or multiple HR disciplines
• Comfort in ambiguity and ability to make sound decisions in complex situations which balance the needs of the business and the employee
• Driven to make improvements and positive change; motivated by complexity and challenges
• Ability to drive talent programs, handle people dynamics and advise on HR policies; but more importantly, know when to pull in the perspectives of the broader team
• Comfortable in a fast paced, dynamic environment that evolves before it has to
• Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills; demonstrated ability to develop relationships and influence at all levels within the organization
• Ability to coach across all levels of the organization, including senior leadership and other HRBPs in alignment with QBP's values
• Ability to connect business challenges to HR activities. Understanding of business and business priorities. Ability to read and interpret business results and data
• Ability to create and deliver strategy across all business units
• Outstanding customer service, including attention to detail and follow through
• Unquestionability high level of integrity and the ability to keep information confidential
• 6 + years of progressive Human Resources experience as a HRBP
• Successful leadership in motivating others to act toward achieving a common goal, including within the HR team
• Ability to hold self and others accountable to consistently achieve meaningful results
• Strong communicator and presenter and ability to communicate openly and honestly to exchange ideas, thoughts, knowledge and information with the intention of achieving common goals
• Successful history of building partnerships, engaging others, and promoting a culture of teamwork where people are motivated to help the organization and others achieve set goals
• Commitment to ongoing personal learning and growth
• Readiness to uphold QBP's core values:
• Act with integrity
• Be a true partner
• Create something special
• Deliver greatness
• Keep the customer first
• Ability to travel domestically two or more times a year. Must possess a valid US driver's license and fulfill the requirements of being a QBP approved driver.

Other information:

Reporting Structure: The HR Business Partner reports to the HR Manager. The department is headed by the VP of HR who ultimately reports to the President of QBP. The HR Business Partner provides all HR needs to their team and works closely with other members of HR at our other locations.

All candidates are subject to a pre-employment criminal background check and driving background check.

Quality Bicycle Products is proud to be a certified B-Corp, and an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic and best selves to work. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Estimated budget for salary - $85,000

Quality Bicycle Products approaches pay in an ethical and transparent way. Pay ranges are assigned to a job based on market data from 3rd party salary benchmark data as well as balancing internal equity of other roles with similar levels of responsibility. Individual pay within the range can vary for several reasons including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, tenure, performance, and available budget.

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