About the company 

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

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Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table. #LI-MG1

What you will be doing

This position will play the lead role in the success of our time away from work strategy and delivery to our 300,000 team members. In concert with the VP Benefits, this person will lead the reimagination of the time away from work strategy, policies, procedures, and associate experience – including disability, leave of absence, vacation and sick time. The successful candidate will be someone that can demonstrate an ability to evaluate and create opportunities to drive efficiency and build a world-class time away from work associate experience.  The ability to build relationships with key internal stakeholders, (HR business partners, Payroll, HRIS, etc.) is key to success in this role. This once-in-a-career opportunity will provide the right individual the platform to create a best-in-class associate experience. 

The position will be based in Phoenix, AZ, or Plano, TX.

Main responsibilities

Lead Project Possible – the reimagination of the time away from work associate experience.  With empathy and positivity, lead and motivate a team of 30+ associates that support time away from work.  Evaluate and create opportunities to streamline processes, policies and procedures to build a world class time away from work delivery function, putting the associate at the center of all interactions. Build relationships with key internal stakeholders (payroll, HRIS, IT, etc.) to proactively partner on issues and projects 

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What we are searching for 

Ability to work extended workdays to support business needs.  Attention to detail  Excellent customer service skills, both written and oral, and maintain confidentiality in all matters Record of Results – achieve established goals and continuously improve to move the needle in results year over year  Problem Solving – identify problems, collaborate, influence and recommend solutions and take action to resolve  Business Partnership – view every opportunity as a chance to meaningfully partner with leaders and staff to achieve outcomes  Communication – be honest, objective and confident, adjusting communication style to influence and motivate action and behaviors

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

Bachelor’s degree required. Relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is also acceptable  Ten to fifteen years’ benefits/time-away-from-work administration experience.  At least five years of management experience of multiple team members to strong results preferred.  Experience with leave management systems preferred 

What is it like at Albertsons? 

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

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