Division Human Resources Director - Safety Division

Recognized as a Great Place to Work, Bunzl North America is seeking a seasoned preferred Human Resources leader to serve as the Division HR Director for our Safety Division. This role will oversee HR operations across multiple sites across United States with major hubs in Tennessee, California, and Mexico, ensuring compliance, driving employee engagement, and supporting leadership development. The ideal candidate will be comfortable navigating cross-cultural environments.

This role is hybrid 3 days a week in the office in Collierville | 2 days remote.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic HR partner to division leadership, providing guidance on employee relations, talent development, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead HR initiatives across U.S. and Mexico locations, ensuring alignment with company policies and local labor laws.
• Coach and advise managers on performance management, employee engagement, and leadership development.
• Investigate and resolve employee relations issues, partnering with corporate HR on escalated matters.
• Partners with Talent Development to shape strategy and priorities, providing insight, recommendations and organizational perspective to ensure programs align with business needs and workforce capability goals.
• Administer compensation and performance evaluation programs across the organization
• Lead change management and organizational development initiatives that support growth, transformation, or restructuring.
• Manage HR team members and coordinate Workers’ Compensation efforts with site leadership.
• Develops and executes compliance initiatives in response to evolving laws and regulatory requirements
• Manage HR‑related risk, including compliance, investigations, and policy enforcement.
• Support executive-level recruiting 
• Travel to Mexico to support HR operations and build strong relationships with local teams.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including multi-site and cross-border HR
• Strong knowledge of US and Mexican labor laws and HR practices.
• Proven ability to influence and coach leaders at all levels
• Experience in employee relations, talent development, and organizational effectiveness
• Ability to travel up to 30%, including visits to Mexico

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in HR or related
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or PHR
• Experience in safety-related industries or manufacturing
• Prior experience managing HR in Mexico or Latin America

The perks of being a Bunzl team member don’t stop at being part of a great team or being valued as our #1 asset. We offer a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow and for the future.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1st day of the month after 30 days - Minimum 30 hours per week
• Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time
• 401K with generous company match
• Additional benefit information can be found on the Bunzl Careers home page under Benefits and Perks. 

Bunzl North America is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to exceed $10 billion in sales. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 10,000 team members and over 400,000 supplies, Bunzl is recognized as a leading supplier across North America—and proudly certified as a Great Place to Work®. At Bunzl, you’ll find Unlimited Potential… Your Career - - Our Future!

 Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

 Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.