Wolseley Canada provides an environment where employees can take their skills, talents, experience and interests to the next level to grow professionally and build rewarding careers.
Wolseley Canada offers many challenging and diverse career opportunities in our local branch networks and throughout our Regional and Corporate offices across Canada.
We are driven to achieve results, collaborate with each other to determine the best course of action, hold ourselves accountable at all times and demonstrate resilience when new challenges come our way.
Does this sound like you? Do you want to make a difference and grow your career? If so, then come join our talented and high performing team.
Director, Human Resources
Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources and working closely with executive and senior leadership teams, this position will advance strategies that bring Wolseley’s core values to life across the organization. This individual will employ collaborative change processes to support transformation within the organization. Our perfect candidate has the skills to ensure Wolseley leadership consistently supports team engagement through the development of processes and policies that promote a desirable working culture. This national role leads the HR Business Partners and HR Generalist/Operations functions.
Responsibilities:
Support executive and senior leaders by providing human resources advice, coaching, and counsel pertaining to employee and business-related issues
Support the talent strategy through talent reviews, succession planning, and workforce planning activities
Coach and develop leader capability on engagement, employee relations, performance management, and goal planning
Build and nurture strong working relationships with executives and senior leadership teams across the country
Develop and/or execute HR programs including onboarding, performance management, compliance, retention, total rewards, recognition, health and safety, and disability management
Select, develop, and motivate the HR operations team (HR business partners and generalists) for Canada, to ensure we have the right caliber of HR talent to support and deliver on our strategic imperatives
Partner with the Talent CoE and corporate / operational leadership to deliver initiatives that strengthen organizational capabilities in talent management, leadership development, organizational design, culture, engagement, change management, training, and employee relations
Partner with the Talent Acquisition CoE to coordinate recruitment needs for the country, ensuring a strong talent pipeline
Understand the competitive landscape and work with leaders and the Total Rewards CoE on external benchmarking and making compensation recommendations that support the attraction and retention strategy
Assist in communication and implementation of national HR initiatives
Support the performance review process and provide guidance where necessary to ensure leaders are able to conduct effective and accurate performance reviews with team members
Coach direct reports and clients on investigations and how to resolve difficult and sensitive employee relations issues
Prepare for and assist in union- management contract negotiations, grievances, and arbitration; administer the provisions of existing employee contracts and agreements; train and advise management team regarding provisions of contract
Participate as an active member of the Human Resources Leadership Team
Other projects and duties as assigned
Experience and Academic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field
10-15 years’ experience in human resources. Preferably having worked as a senior human resources business partner and specialist roles like Talent Acquisition, Organizational Effectiveness and Total Rewards
5+ years in a HR leadership position
Proven track record in designing and executing strategy combined with strong operational capabilities and the ability to execute
Excellent communication, leadership, and planning skills
Bilingual a strong asset, but not necessary
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