Purpose
Supports the Distribution Center HR Team in providing professional-level HR support to DC Operations in employee relations, performance management, onboarding, and HR metric reporting. Partners closely with operational leaders and employees to ensure HR programs are implemented thoughtfully and in accordance with adidas policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish HR as a trusted business partner and ensure HR initiatives, programs, and policies are understood and implemented within Operations.
- Coach leaders on talent management and motivating and challenging team members to support performance, engagement, and accountability.
- Coach employees on job issues, career development, and HR programs and policies.
- Participate in multidisciplinary projects involving the onsite HR team.
- Partner with recruitment and hiring teams to support sound hiring decisions.
- Lead onboarding for new employees.
- Consult with Operations leaders on employee relations issues and appropriate actions.
- Work with the HR Specialist to keep SAP current with employee data and organizational structure changes.
- Assist with corrective actions, incident reporting, terminations, and administrative tasks.
Key Relationships
Talent Acquisition, Local HR Managers and Specialists, DC Training Team, Operations Line Management, Distribution Employees, and Legal.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong team player able to work productively with diverse groups.
- Effective written and verbal English communication skills; multilingual ability is a plus.
- HRIS experience; SAP experience is a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of local, state, and federal employment law.
- Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
- Ability to offer solutions, provide advice, and drive resolution on people-related matters.
- Customer-oriented, approachable, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to monitor employee morale and offer hands-on solutions.
Work Setting
adidas offers a hybrid work policy requiring office attendance Monday through Thursday, with flexibility to work remotely on Friday. Because this role directly supports Distribution Center floor operations, an alternative remote workday or full-week onsite attendance may be required. The working location is Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Qualifications
- Four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, preferably in human resource management or psychology.
- 2+ years of generalist HR and recruitment experience in a distribution or manufacturing environment required.
- Equivalent combinations of education and experience may substitute for the degree.
Benefits and Inclusion
adidas offers medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, adoption, surrogate and fertility support, disability, life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) and Stock Purchase Plans with employer match, education assistance, paid parental leave, flexible time off, paid holidays, bonuses, and other benefits. adidas is an Equal Opportunity Employer that supports diversity, inclusion, individual expression, and reasonable accommodations.
Company Culture
adidas fosters an athlete's mindset through courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect, with diversity, equity, and inclusion embedded in its culture and talent processes.