Vice President, Human Resources - Stores and Supply Chain
Job Category Human Resources
Work Address Fremont, CA 94538
Job Status Full-Time
Position Summary & Key Accountabilities Tailored Brands is a leading authority on helping men dress for work, special occasions and everyday life. They serve customers through an expansive omni-channel network that includes over 1,600 locations in the U.S. and Canada as well as branded e-commerce websites.
Brands and Products
The company's U.S. retail stores are operated under the Men's Wearhouse, Men's Wearhouse and Tux, Jos. A. Bank, Joseph Abboud and K&G brand names and are operated across the country. The Canadian stores are operated under the Moores brand name and operate in 10 Canadian provinces. The Company operates 1,667 stores. In addition, the company operates 39 retail dry cleaning, laundry and heirlooming facilities through MW Cleaners in Texas.
The company also owns and operates a factory located in New Bedford, Massachusetts that manufactures quality U.S. made tailored clothing under the Joseph Abboud and Reserve labels including designer suits, tuxedos, sport coats and slacks that they sell in their Men's Wearhouse or Jos. A. Bank stores as well as their Joseph Abboud flagship store and via e-commerce websites.
Additionally, the company operates an international corporate apparel business. Their UK based business is the largest provider of corporate apparel in the United Kingdom () under the Dimensions, Alexandra and Yaffy brands. In the U.S., their corporate apparel business operates under the Twin Hill brand name. The corporate apparel business provides corporate clothing uniforms and workwear to workforces through multiple channels including managed corporate accounts, catalogs and the internet at www.dimensions.co.uk, www.alexandra.co.uk, and www.twinhill.com.
The company offers products and services primarily through their retail brands-Men's Wearhouse/Men's Wearhouse and Tux, Joseph Abboud, Jos. A. Bank, Moores and K&G-and the internet at www.menswearhouse.com, www.josbank.com, and www.josephabboud.com. Men's Wearhouse, Moores and K&G each operate as a house of brands carrying a wide selection of exclusive and non exclusive merchandise brands. Jos. A. Bank is a branded house where substantially all merchandise is sold under the exclusive Jos. A. Bank label.
The Men's Wearhouse and Moores target the male consumer (25 to 55 years old) by providing a superior level of customer service and offering a broad selection of exclusive and non exclusive merchandise brands at regular and sale prices that are competitive with specialty and traditional department stores. The merchandise assortment includes suits, suit separates, sport coats, slacks, formalwear, business casual, denim, sportswear, outerwear, dress shirts, shoes and accessories.
Jos. A. Bank targets the male consumer (25 to 55 years old) emphasizing high quality tailored, business casual, casual, and formal clothing and accessories, substantially all of which is sold under the exclusive Jos. A. Bank label. Jos. A. Bank merchandise consists of suits, suit separates, sport coats, slacks, formalwear, business casual, denim, sportswear, outerwear, dress shirts, shoes and accessories.
K&G stores offer a more value oriented superstore approach that appeals to the more price sensitive customer in the apparel market. K&G offers first quality, current season apparel and accessories comparable in quality to that of traditional department stores, at prices typically up to 60% below the regular prices charged by such stores. K&G's merchandising strategy emphasizes broad assortments across all major categories of both men's and women's career and casual apparel.
Overview This strategic leadership role provides overall Human Resource generalist support to the stores and supply chain organizations for all brands across the enterprise supporting a workforce of over twenty thousand employees. This includes all distribution centers (10), hubs, manufacturing facilities, tailoring shops as well as the design and sourcing office in New York.
Provide day to day human resource support for the stores and supply chain to include, employee relations, talent management, associate relations and labor relations responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities - Develop and provide talent review activities in support of succession planning, identification of talent gaps and internal employee development
- Employee relations support
- Positive associate relations/union avoidance training
- Labor relations support and negotiations of our union employees in the Hampstead MD facility
- Lead and coordinate the performance management process
- Support the talent acquisition of best-fit talent
- Supervise and lead a team of four direct reports and 19 indirect team members
- Must assimilate into the organization quickly and develop effective relationships with all levels of business leaders
Skills, Abilities, Experience & Qualifications
- Seasoned distribution center/retail stores Human Resources Generalist with 10-15 years of experience in a related retail environment
- Proven leadership ability with large and diverse teams in multiple markets
- Working knowledge of distribution and supply chain environments and behaviors
- Retail stores experience in support of delivering the customer experience
- Labor Relations
- Union Avoidance/Positive Associate Relations
- Bachelor of Science
- Master's degree preferred (MBA or Organizational Behavior or related degree)
- SPHR or equivalent certification
Work Environment, Physical & Mental Demands lity to work at least 40 hours per week from the Company's Fremont, California corporate office with flexibility based on project needs