HR Policy Manager

Take your career further with McLane!

McLane teammates, the driving force behind our success, are diverse professionals who work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. As a teammate, you will pair your dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit with your fellow teammates to serve America's most beloved brands. McLane leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. They empower each teammate to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.

Responsible for designing, governing, and continuously improving enterprise-wide people policies that enable a modern, compliant, and scalable workforce. Partner closely with HR leadership, Legal, Compliance, and Business Unit stakeholders to ensure McLane's people policies align with business strategy, regulatory requirements, and industry-leading practices across Fortune 100 digital supply chain organizations.
Serve as a center of excellence for people policy, ensuring clarity, consistency, and risk-aware decision-making across the enterprise. Drive proactive policy modernization, governance discipline, and clear communication to support operational excellence, workforce agility, and a strong teammate experience.

This position will require the candidate to report and work from the office on a regular basis. Therefore, interested candidates should be within a 50-minute radius from Temple, TX.

Benefits you can count on:

• Day 1 Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off begins day one.
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
• Additional benefits: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!

What you'll do as a HR Policy Manager:

• Lead the development, governance, and lifecycle management of enterprise people policies, standards, and guidelines to ensure alignment with business strategy, legal requirements, and organizational values.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to HR and business leaders on the interpretation and application of people policies, ensuring consistent and equitable practices across the enterprise.
• Monitor and assess regulatory, legislative, and industry trends impacting workforce policies; translate changes into clear, actionable policy updates in partnership with Legal and Compliance.
• Drive policy modernization initiatives, simplifying and standardizing policy frameworks to support a digitally enabled, scalable workforce across corporate and operational environments.
• Establish and maintain policy governance processes, including approval workflows, documentation standards, version control, and audit readiness.
• Develop and deliver policy education and communication materials to ensure leaders and teammates understand expectations, responsibilities, and changes impacting the workforce.
• Produce executive-ready reporting and insights on policy adoption, risk exposure, and emerging trends to inform leadership decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, IT, Communications) to ensure people policies are integrated with enterprise systems, tools, and operating models.
• Identify opportunities to benchmark and adopt best practices from Fortune 100 and digitally mature supply chain organizations to strengthen McLane's people policy framework.
• Support enterprise initiatives by ensuring people policies enable change, transformation, and operational resilience without creating unnecessary friction.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications you'll bring as a HR Policy Manager:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• HR certification (e.g., SHRM, SPHR) preferred.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in HR policy, governance, compliance, or enterprise people strategy within a complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining enterprise-wide policy frameworks in highly regulated or operationally complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, regulatory compliance, and policy governance best practices.
• Proven ability to translate complex regulatory or legal concepts into clear, practical, and business-friendly policies.
• Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to produce clear, concise, executive-level policy documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder influence skills.
• Ability to operate with discretion, sound judgment, and a high level of professionalism.
• Experience supporting large-scale, distributed workforces in supply chain, logistics, or technology-enabled environments.
• Strong project management and change management capabilities.
• Comfort working in matrixed, fast-paced enterprise environments.
• Ability to leverage data and insights to inform policy decisions and continuous improvement.
• This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.

Fit the following? We want you here!

• Teamwork oriented
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Detailed

Our roadmap. Our story.

We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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