Who are we?
Buyers Edge Platform stands at the forefront of revolutionizing the foodservice industry through technology, purchasing power and partnerships. We are dedicated to empowering stakeholders across the entire foodservice ecosystem (operators, distributors, manufacturers) with efficiency and unprecedented visibility. With a diverse portfolio of over a dozen brands, our mission is clear: to reduce costs, streamline the foodservice supply chain, and propel the industry from manual to automated.
Today, we are one of the largest players in foodservice, with over 200K operator locations across North America and over $50 billion of aggregated spend volume. Our commitment to foodservice excellence is proven in four distinct areas of value: Digital Procurement Network, Fresh Solutions, Supply Chain Management, and Software. Buyers Edge Platform is not just a provider - we are a strategic partner on the journey towards a more efficient, connected, and automated future for the foodservice industry.
This position will be hybrid three days a week out of our downtown Chicago, IL office with periodic travel to our Bannockburn, IL office, quarterly travel to other offices and events. We are unable to provide sponsorship for work authorization for this role.
We are looking to hire aPeople Business Partner who will serve as a strategic partner and provide effective HR services and advice to business center leaders, managers, and staff to support the delivery of BEP and Division organizational objectives and outcomes. This role supports Fresh business leaders and serves as a consultant on all HR-related matters, including performance management, talent development, and employee relations. You will also provide leadership and partnership to employees in delivering a spectrum of strategic and tactical People Team support and programs.
You value partnerships, foster trust through open communication, and work in a cooperative, respectful, and inclusive manner. As such, you will act as an employee champion, leadership coach, strategic partner, and change agent by listening to our customers, anticipating their needs, and balancing innovative solutions with policies and procedures.
Your impact:
Strategic Business Partner - Work closely with leaders and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity and retention. Formulate partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added services that reflect business objectives. Contribute skilled input into a broad range of HR policy work, developing and implementing capability building and tailored programs, managing complex and varied employee relations cases, and ensuring that HR data and reporting is fit for purpose to inform decision making. Utilize data to provide analysis on key metrics to Division leaders regarding the "health" of assigned business entities by looking at trends in performance, employee satisfaction, attrition, diversity, and other people challenge and implementing solutions.
Talent Management & Org Effectiveness - Partner with Talent Management Leader to execute learning and development strategies and programs. Translate the business/function strategy into long- and short-term people plans, which consider the organization's leadership, capability, cultural, and structural development needs. Help leaders to develop their team members through career pathing. Gather and analyze data to identify trends, gaps, and priorities, particularly in the areas of performance management, talent development, and workforce planning.
Employee Relations - Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues. Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations. Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partner with the legal department as needed/required.
What you bring:
What's in this for you?
Amazing coverages to start. Medical, dental, and vision coverages are just the beginning! We also offer ancillary plans, such as flexible spending accounts for both health and dependent care, critical illness, accident, and voluntary life as well as company paid life and long-term-disability plans! On top of this, we also offer a 401(k) plan with company match.
Invest in your success.We will provide you with a thorough training and development program; and offer competitive compensation.
Live well = Work well. Relax with our Personal Responsibility Paid Time Off policy where you don't have to accrue time off in order to take it! We also offer half-day Summer Fridays!
We welcome all.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard toactual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.