Director of Human Resources

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Director of Human Resources overseeing HR functions and people strategy at Regency Supply. Balancing leadership and strategic ownership while ensuring compliance and risk management.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeSan Fernando • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide overall leadership and direction for the HR function, including structure, roles, and capability development.
Build and maintain a high-performing HR team through coaching and performance management.
Set priorities and allocate resources to ensure HR efforts align with business objectives.
Establish standards for HR decision-making, service delivery, and risk management.
Mentor HR team members and serve as a role model for judgment, professionalism, and discretion.
Translate business strategy into scalable people programs.
Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational design.
Advise ownership on risk, compliance, and people-related financial exposure.
Own high-risk investigations, executive issues, and sensitive terminations.
Partner directly with legal counsel; determine when escalation is required.
Proactively identify compliance gaps and mitigation strategies.
Design, evaluate, and recommend compensation and incentive structures.
Oversee benefits strategy, renewals, funding models, and cost containment.
Provide decision-ready analysis to ownership.
Oversee payroll, HRIS, leave administration, and vendor relationships.
Ensure processes scale with growth, acquisitions, or restructuring.
Own HR audit readiness and governance.
Provide strategic oversight of the workers’ compensation program, including claims trends, cost drivers, return-to-work strategy, and loss mitigation.
Partner with brokers, carriers, and legal counsel on complex claims, litigation, and settlements.
Advise leadership on risk exposure, experience modification (MOD) factors, and proactive cost-containment strategies.
Own OSHA compliance strategy, including policies, training programs, audit readiness, and regulatory response.
Lead investigations of serious incidents and coordinate corrective action plans.
Ensure safety practices scale appropriately across locations and operational environments.
Serve as the primary internal owner for P&C insurance programs, including workers’ compensation, EPLI, and liability coverage.
Lead annual insurance renewals, broker relationships, and coverage evaluations.
Provide executive-level recommendations on coverage structure, limits, and risk tolerance.
Coach leaders on performance, accountability, and behavior alignment.
Champion company values and culture across locations.
Lead training, engagement, and communication strategies.
Make final recommendations on terminations, investigations, and corrective action.
Select and manage HR vendors within approved budgets.
Redesign HR programs and policies, subject to executive sign-off.
Act as internal decision-maker on compliance and risk matters.
Authorized to manage broker relationships, recommend carriers and coverage structures, and lead renewals within approved financial parameters.
Acts as the company’s internal authority on employment-related risk and insurance strategy, subject to executive sign-off on material financial decisions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12–18+ years progressive HR leadership; HR certification (SPHR/SHRM-SCP) preferred
Experience in distribution, warehousing, or operational environments
Deep California and multi-state labor law expertise
Comfort operating in gray areas while managing legal and people risk
Comfort serving as the organization’s internal authority on people-related risk
Proven executive advisory capability
Synthesizes people, legal, and financial risk into clear recommendations
Exceptional judgment in high-risk, high-ambiguity situations
Proven ability to balance business needs, legal compliance, and employee experience
Handles confidential information with discretion and restraint
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across a diverse employee population including owners, managers, and frontline employees
Calm, concise executive presence with ability to maintain composure during conflict, investigations, and executive tension

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
Retirement Plans
Paid Time Off
Paid Sick
Paid Holidays
Employee Discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR leadershipperformance managementworkforce planningsuccession planningorganizational designrisk managementcompliance strategycompensation structurespayroll managementHRIS

Soft Skills

coachingmentoringjudgmentprofessionalismdiscretioninterpersonal skillsexecutive presenceconflict managementtrust buildingcommunication

Certifications

SPHRSHRM-SCP