Assistant HR Business Partner - Sales, Supply Chain and Growth

Why Flowers?

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2022 sales of $4.8 billion. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Learn more at www.flowersfoods.com.

Our team is the essential ingredient to success. We embrace diversity and foster an environment that reflects our values of Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility.

Full-time employees are offered:

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Professional growth and leadership training
• Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave

Benefits may vary depending on your work location and your participation in a collective bargaining unit.

Summary

Flower Foods, Inc. is looking to add a talented Assistant HR Business Partner to our quickly growing Human Resources team!

Title: Assistant HR Business Partner - Sales, Supply Chain and Growth

Schedule: Full-time – Hybrid position

Office Location: Thomasville, GA

Job Summary:

The Assistant HR Business Partner - Sales, Supply Chain, and Growth helps the HRBP to build a strong advisory relationship with assigned leaders. Assists in the management of the human resource function including human resource policies and procedures, compensation, training and development, employee relations, as well as some aspects of payroll. This role functions as a company and employee advocate and change champion. Position partners with HR Center of Excellence (COE) such as Talent Management to learn and assist in delivering learning and development opportunities and to assist with succession planning and retention efforts.

Job Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities/Major Duties
•    Assists in the execution of the company’s human resource and employee relations policies, procedures, and programs. Provides general assistance for company-wide activities of HR administration, wage and salary administration, performance management, management training and development, benefits administration, employee communications, employee activities, staffing, legal compliance and employee relations. 
•    This position requires a balance of analytical, detail-oriented work as well as problem solving and program execution. It requires effective communication and project management skills in order to drive consistent HR operations and processes across our organization. This position is both consultative as well as tactical
•    Actively promotes and reinforces Flowers Foods corporate values and culture 
•    Works to develop a trusted advisor relationship with leadership and proactively provides solution-based advice and the people context for business decisions 
•    Assists in the creation of a strategic talent pipeline through the execution of recruiting, talent development, performance management, and leadership development strategies 
•    Within scope of responsibility, interprets HR policies and approves exceptions to policy within delegated authority and escalates exceptions outside of delegated authority to management. 
•    Actively listens and seeks to understand various points of view to arrive at best solution 
•    Embraces and assists to drive change for HR programs 
•    Develops and disseminates the facility’s affirmative action plan as needed. 
•    Maintains all human resource files and salary records for employees and temporary labor, both electronically and in files.
•    As needed, assists in the administration of the total pre-employment process including the recruitment, interviewing, investigating and screening of all applicants, refers qualified applicants to appropriate departments, and manages onboarding processes 
•    Supports employee engagement and cultural programs and initiatives 
•    Confidently manages upwards and downwards throughout the organization
•    Monitors HR data and trends and leverage business intelligence to provide new insights. 
•    Monitors results of the delivered HR programs, and works with the Regional HRBPs, Centers of Excellence and HRSS as needed to facilitate changes and improvements
•    Keeps management informed on all pending human resource matters, and lends necessary assistance as requested 
•    Takes responsibility for own ongoing professional development 
•    Practices and complies with all Company policies and procedures (EEO, Harassment, Affirmative Action, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.) 
•    Performs other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to