Director - Human Resources

 Who We Are: 

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities. 

Your role on the team:  

• Leads the training and development programs for all associates.  
• Procures technology and outsourcing opportunities for HR services.  
• Recruits, selects, and evaluates HR staff throughout the organization.  
• Provides monthly updates for corporate staff regarding new hires, policies, employment matters, and other announcements.  
• Prepares and delivers reports on employment law activity to executive staff.  
• Prepares and delivers weekly executive HR reports.  
• Approves expenses and department purchases.  
• Provides direction and advice to all levels of the organization for employee relations matters.  
• Manages relationships with employment law firms across the organization.  
• Responds to all government inquiries and charges that are employment related.  
• Manages employment-related lawsuits and litigation.  
• Negotiates union contracts in organized work locations.  
• Responds to union grievances.  
• Makes succession planning decisions and provides input to plans for other business units. 
• Trains and develops HR staff for readiness in future positions.  
• Writes, interprets, and communicates corporate policies owned by the HR department.  
• Develops associate handbook and employee work rules for all business units.  
• Works with the M&A team for employment-related matters during acquisitions.  
• Provides HR support to start-up operations both domestically and internationally. 
• Answers requests for information about employment matters during the RFP process.  
• Approves requests and supervises investigations concerning acceptable use of information technology resources. 

What you need: 

• Minimum 10 years minimum experience in HR with a minimum of 5 years in staff management.  
• Significant labor relations and employment law experience required.  
• Multi-state and multi-site experience is required. 
• In-depth knowledge of Canadian market 

Bonus if you have: 

• PHR or SPHR preferred. 
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.  
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.  
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.  
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.  

What you gain from joining our team: 

• Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app. 
• Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through FirstStop Health available first day of employment! 
• Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment 
• 401k match 
• Paid maternity and paternity leave 
• Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs 
• Employee discounts 
• Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app 
• Free financial wellness programs 
• Daycare discount program 
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community 
• + more!  

Join our Team! 

• Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview. 

OR 

• Text DELIVER to 88300 to Apply1