Graybar
Regional HR Director of Talent Development and Succession
Seeking a strategic HR leader who thrives in leveraging talent development, L&D, and succession programs for success and values a close partnership with regional leadership!
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Graybar is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America!
Graybar has announced an opening for an experienced Regional HR Director of Talent Development and Succession to support district leadership teams in its Tampa, Florida, and Richmond, Virginia. As a key talent leader within Graybar, this position will report to the District Vice President in Tampa and serve alongside talented regional colleagues heading up finance, operations and sales in both the Tampa and Richmond districts. The position will also report through Human Resources.
Corporate-based support for day-to-day HR matters and employee relations is provided in both district locations, providing a unique opportunity to dive deep into the deployment of talent development, L&D and succession programs for a district base of 1,200 employees across 40 locations.
As a leading North American distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and a provider of supply chain management and logistics services, Graybar boasts 9,500 employees, 150,000 customers and 345 locations across the United States and Canada. Graybar’s products and services that support new construction, infrastructure updates, building renovation, facility maintenance, repair and operations and original equipment manufacturing across a wide range of commercial, industrial, institutional, government, and utility markets. Learn more at www.graybar.com.
YOUR MISSION AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF TALENT DEVELOPMENT & SUCCESSION
- TALENT ASSESSMENT & SUCCESSION STRATEGY – Develop and implement a comprehensive talent assessment and succession program aligning with company and district goals and growth objectives. Support facilitation of robust succession and development action planning, especially for critical roles with high potential succession candidates. Engage with district leadership to ensure consistency in assessing and developing top talent, serving as a trusted and credible HR partner.
- WORKFORCE PLANNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN – Partner closely with district leadership to identify talent needs and gaps, along with defined career paths and the evolution of job descriptions. Support the development of unique talent acquisition strategies to attract top talent across the region. Oversee HR budget, including spend, evaluation and use of third-party recruitment firms.
- DEPLOY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS – Leverage corporate resources to deliver best practices for career and development planning, coaching and sponsorship. Ensure that all learning and development programs meet the needs of existing leaders and talent base. Champion Graybar’s diversity strategy to ensure successful integration of high performers into succession programs.
- PERFORMANCE ENABLEMENT (ENGAGE + EVALUATE + RETAIN) – Lead communication and change management efforts for all talent reviews as well as specific strategies tied to employee engagement and retention. Prioritize site visits across the region to keep finger on employee pulse surveys and to ensure effective development and roll-out of engagement strategies. Utilize analytics to measure effectiveness of engagement strategies; make and recommend data-driven decisions.
IS THIS A MATCH FOR YOU?
- You have gained 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including a demonstrated ability to develop and deploy workforce development, talent assessment, learning and development, employee engagement, and/or succession programs.
- Prior experience supporting regional leadership and/or c-suite with HR development initiatives a plus. Experience within large and/or matrixed organization also a plus yet not required.
- You have a solid understanding of federal, state and local employment laws and regulations.
- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You are skilled at relationship building and stakeholder management. You have developed the ability to confidently engage with various stakeholders and react with a service attitude, diplomacy, and tact.
- You have developed superior organization and communication skills with an ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
- You have strong technology skills, including MS Office, HRIS systems and employee platforms.
- You have a solid business and financial acumen, including HR budget management/oversight.
- Four-year college degree preferred; advanced degree and/or SHRM certification a plus.
WHY JOIN GRAYBAR?
- SERVE AS KEY MEMBER OF DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS – Join an accomplished team of senior leaders driving Graybar’s operational and sales success. Graybar’s Tampa District has 22 locations and 590 employees. Richmond’s location has 18 locations and 600 employees.
- BUILD | DEVELOP | DEPLOY – If you thrive in leveraging and deploying talent development, L&D and successions programs, this job is for you!
- MAKE AN IMPACT DELIVERING SOLID TALENT STRATEGY – We are seeking an entrepreneurial leader with energy and drive to ensure strong alignment between district goals and people strategy.
- ENJOY AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED CULTURE – Employees are the heart and soul of Graybar and the key ingredient to the company’s long-term success! Graybar’s culture of employee ownership compels team members to take responsibility for results and empowers employees to go above and beyond!
COMPENSATION + BENEFITS
The US base pay range for this full-time position is $110,000.00 to $135,000.00. This position also qualifies for participation in a management incentive plan with an annual incentive target of 35% of base pay. Competitive company benefits, profit-sharing and stock purchase plans detailed below.
Benefits include group medical (three choices for employee and dependent coverage), dental (choice of two plans), vision (discount card or managed vision), prescription drug (mail order and retails), wellness benefits (life assistance, online doctor visits, tobacco cessation programs), flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent accounts available), company-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, retirement benefits (including a 401(k) match and profit sharing), paid time off (PTO), paid sick leave, employee ownership (stock purchase opportunities), and employee milestone recognitions!
WORK LOCATION(S) + TRAVEL
This full-time position is based alongside Graybar’s Tampa District leadership team in Riverview, Florida (9404 Camden Field Pkwy, Riverview, Florida, 33578), with travel requirements across both the Tampa, Florida, and Richmond, Virginia regions. Additional travel to corporate-wide meetings and events in the Saint Louis, Missouri region also desired. Travel Estimate: 50%.
READY TO APPLY?
Use the application form on this page to share your resume with Occhio Search. Please direct all questions, referrals, and applications to our retained search consultants at Occhio Search & Recruitment. Contact Elly Richards (elly@occhiosearch.com) or Sarah Krueger (sarah@occhiosearch.com) with questions. All resumes, referrals and inquiries will be held strictly confidential.
Graybar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make all hiring decisions without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, family care status, pregnancy, overturn status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other lawfully protected status. Graybar will make responsible accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.