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Associate Manager, People & Culture
- Job Title
- Associate Manager, People & Culture
- Job ID
- 27751240
- Location
- Irving, TX, 75039
- Other Location
- Description
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Job Description Summary At Avocados From Mexico®, we nurture hearts to live life deliciously. As an Associate Manager of People and Culture, you are a pivotal member of the People and Culture team. You will provide consistent support throughout the employee lifecycle for the AFM organization. You will assist in designing and delivering a great employee experience, which empowers our employees to do great work and enables the business to remain one of the top innovators in our industry. You will also assist with the implementation, administration, and management of people-centric strategies, processes, and systems throughout the organization to build and maintain culture across our team. This position is a full generalist role, regularly executing a wide variety of HR functions.
This position is located in-office at our Irving, TX location.Responsibilities - Responsible for the project management of annual HR goals, projects, and initiatives. Ensure HR team is successful at meeting deadlines, deliverables, and budget restrictions.
- Manages benefits administration and open enrollment processes.
- Spearheads projects in the employee life cycle (recruiting, onboarding, performance management, benefits, employee engagement, compensation, leadership development, training).
- Regularly analyzes and creatively reports and presents people data and analytics.
- Manages budget forecasting and tracking for the HR department and the annual training budget.
- Supports the Culture Committee and Leads the Fun Times initiatives.
- Consistently and effectively communicates with employees through multiple platforms.
- Updates the attendance and budget of the training and development program for the company.
- Assists with internal and external Human Resources (HR) related inquiries or requests.
- Assists with new hire procedures, including organizing employee orientation, creating new employee files, administering employee handbooks, and ensuring all necessary paperwork is properly filled out and submitted to appropriate persons.
- Identifies and attracts new talent and assists in creating an inclusive environment where the team feels engaged and a sense of belonging.
- Provides administrative support to the People and Culture department as needed, including record-keeping, file maintenance and HRIS data entry.
- Conducts audits of training, benefits or other HR programs.
- Assists with the preparation of the performance review process.
- Researches and negotiates with vendors to present the best cost, then process and manage contracts.
- Formulates and implements special projects as assigned by the company to improve processes.
- Schedules, organizes, and executes company events and meetings, interviews, HR events and maintain agendas with internal and external partners.
- Works closely with the Finance department to handle billing expenses.
- Work closely with HR leadership and Safety Committee to ensure compliance and resolve issues.
- Facilitates the success of events hosted by the company.
- Participates in accomplishing HR department goals, objectives, and system updates.
- Identifies opportunity areas within HR and proposes actions for improvement.
- Acts as a key contributor in the annual Planning process.
- Keeps up to date with the latest HR trends and best practices.
- Takes on additional tasks as needed.
Skills/Qualifications - Possesses excellent communication skills including presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills required in working with guests, vendors, and coworkers and including the ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure.
- Displays engaging interpersonal skills including sound judgment and a positive and energetic attitude.
- Provides systematic and dependable follow-up, as well as a high level of organization and preparedness.
- Experience managing a business budget or excellent finance and budgeting skills.
- Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and timelines
- Cross-functional collaborator that forms strong working relationships within internal and external teams
- Adaptability & business agility, thriving in fast-paced environments, quickly adjusting to shifting business needs
- Strong strategic thinker equipped to question and challenge the status quo.
- Exhibits tenacity meeting goals and determining solutions to meet business challenges.
- Ongoing learner; exhibits insatiable curiosity and an interest in self-improvement.
- Proactive self-starter and team player with a passion for executing with excellence and thrives in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment while being adaptable, resilient, and resourceful.
- Results-driven leader who is highly self-motivated and works with a sense of urgency.
- Ability to take on ad-hoc projects as assigned.
- Willingness to work additional hours as business demands may require.
- Excellent computer skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Able to travel if needed, 0-2 times per year
- Bilingual in English/Spanish is a bonus
Education/Experience Requirements - Minimum 3 years of HR experience required.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
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