HR Director needed

HR Director's position is open in Atlanta. Interested candidates can submit their resume to Lee.Perrett@Yahoo.com

The client is seeking someone with an HR background in the Trucking/Transportation/Logistics industry, (with a trucking company such as Roadway Express, Averitt, SAIA, FedEx, UPS Freight, etc., or a company with their own truck fleet, like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc). Here is a brief overview of the position:

Title : Human Resources Director
Company: Subsidiary of a strong, financially solid $11 billion Fortune 100 company.
Location: Southeast Atlanta, near I-285 and I-675, off Bouldercrest Road
Compensation: Attractive compensation package that includes a competitive salary commensurate with experience and a bonus based on individual performance and company results. Compensation will be in the $90,000+ range.

Impact: The HR Director will be a key member of the company leadership team responsible for supporting the trucking and logistics division and its employees.

Requirements:
Undergraduate degree in Business, Human Resources, or some related field, or equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred
Experience:
The successful candidate will have the following professional qualifications:
5 to 7 years Human Resources experience in the trucking/logistics or similar industries is required.

Other experience should include:

• Leadership skills and the ability to set HR vision and strategies that further the company mission and drive goals.
• Human Resources leadership experience with a broad background in all functional areas particularly safety, FMCSA and other DOT Regulations.
• Must have demonstrated the ability to collaborate and leverage relationships internally and externally to enhance open communications and company productivity.
• Have a proven record of implementing progressive HR practices.
• Experience in managing in a fast-paced business climate and reassess goals accordingly.
Travel: Must be able to travel 25% + of the time to other company locations in the US.

Functions and responsibilities include:
• Provide leadership and counsel to senior management through the creation of effective people strategies in support of organizational objectives.
• Build Human Resource support processes for all areas to include staffing, safety, and talent development.
• Maintain strong oversight of employee relations issues and and administration of employee relations policies, practices and procedures.
• Own the talent resource planning process, evaluating and forecasting human capital demand; guiding when to use internal versus external resources.
• Manage the continuous review and improvement of the strategy related to career development, work/life balance, diversity, employee retention, rewards, and recognition.
• Keep abreast of industry trends relevant to the trucking (i.e. CSA 2010) and logistics industry.

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a resume with salary history to Lee.Perrett@Yahoo.com