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Genuine Parts Company

Distributes automotive and industrial replacement parts

Human Resources Administration Specialist

HR Operations & CoordinationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required; an associate degree or bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
  • At least 2 years of experience in HR administration, customer service, a customer contact center, shared services, transaction processing, or a related service environment.
  • Demonstrated experience with data entry, employee document management, administrative processing, or HR operations.
  • Ability to provide high-quality customer service in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including active listening, professional email communication, clear process explanations, and accurate case documentation.
  • Attention to detail, organization, time management, and the ability to manage multiple cases, transactions, and deadlines with limited supervision.
  • Sound judgment and problem-solving, including determining next steps and recognizing when an issue should be escalated.
  • Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and follow applicable privacy, security, compliance, and records-management requirements.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word, and willingness to learn HR technology, case-management, knowledge-base, and self-service tools.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary contact for employee, manager, and HR partner inquiries received by phone, email, ServiceNow, or other channels.
  • Provide responsive, professional, service-oriented support, using active listening, clear communication, sound judgment, and reliable follow-through.
  • Use approved HR policies, procedures, job aids, and knowledge-base articles to answer general HR questions and resolve requests promptly.
  • Guide employees and managers through Workday navigation, self-service, forms, policies, and other HR resources without taking actions that remain the customer's responsibility.
  • Explain requirements, next steps, expected timelines, and request status, and redirect or escalate out-of-scope, complex, or sensitive inquiries through defined channels.
  • Create or update a ServiceNow case for each request, accurately documenting the issue, actions taken, information required, resolution, and customer communications.
  • Manage assigned cases through resolution or handoff, ensuring timely follow-up, appropriate routing, and adherence to service-level expectations.
  • Review assigned priorities and queues, address aging items, and communicate obstacles, recurring issues, or emerging risks to the manager.
  • Coordinate with HR Operations, Payroll, Benefits, Leave, Talent Acquisition, employee systems, HR partners, and other teams to support timely and consistent resolution.
  • Protect employee privacy and maintain the confidentiality and security of personal and employment information, including payroll information.
  • Process HR and employee-lifecycle administrative transactions in Workday and related systems accurately, completely, and within agreed timelines.
  • Facilitate pre-employment and onboarding administration, including required approvals, background checks, drug screening, onboarding activities, and status communications to relevant stakeholders.
  • Process employee and position changes, including hires and rehires, payroll, employment, location, status, transfers, terminations, organization, and position-management information, within delegated authority.
  • Validate requests and supporting documentation against approved procedures, required approvals, data standards, and control obligations before processing.
  • Perform transaction checks and follow established controls to preserve data integrity and support downstream payroll, benefits, reporting, access, and compliance outcomes.
  • Identify missing, conflicting, or unclear information and work with the requester or an appropriate partner to resolve issues before processing.
  • Escalate exceptions, ambiguous or unsatisfactory screening results, policy questions, data concerns, or compliance risks to the manager or appropriate expert.
  • Support HR partners with approved reporting, documentation, project, and administrative requests within the HR Operations team's scope.
  • Prepare or distribute operational information and reports accurately and on time.
  • Compile, retain, and transmit employee or transaction documents in accordance with approved procedures, documentation requirements, and audit controls.
  • Perform assigned employment and income verifications, unemployment-administration tasks, employee-document activities, requested state-document processing, audit support, and other recurring HR administrative work.
  • Maintain professional knowledge of assigned HR policies, employee-lifecycle processes, Workday operations, ServiceNow practices, and available self-service resources.
  • Follow procedures, scripts, quality requirements, control steps, and standard templates to ensure consistent service and processing.
  • Identify recurring questions, transaction errors, process gaps, knowledge deficiencies, or system-usability issues and communicate trends to the manager.
  • Recommend practical improvements to procedures, knowledge-base articles, forms, routing processes, self-service guidance, and customer communications.
  • Participate in training, cross-training, calibration, quality reviews, testing, and team knowledge-sharing activities.
  • Build effective working relationships with colleagues, managers, HR partners, and other service teams to support timely and consistent issue resolution.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Workday HCM, including employee-data self-service, employee-data transactions, or position management.
  • Experience with ServiceNow HR Service Delivery or a comparable knowledge- and case-management platform.
  • Experience working in HR operations, an employee service center, a customer contact center, or a shared-services organization.
  • Experience handling pre-employment checks, onboarding, unemployment administration, employment verifications, HR documents, payroll-related entries, or audit requests.
  • Professional proficiency in employee-lifecycle processes, HR policies, data standards, and service-delivery practices.
  • Experience supporting employees, managers, or HR teams across multiple locations or jurisdictions.
  • English/Spanish or English/French bilingual proficiency, depending on business and customer needs.

About the Company

Genuine Parts Company

Distributes automotive and industrial replacement parts

Genuine Parts Company is a global distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts, organized into two main segments: Automotive Parts Group and Industrial Parts Group. It sells high-quality replacement parts and value-added solutions through a network of over 10,700 locations across 17 countries, serving automotive repair shops, industrial manufacturers, and other service providers. Parts and solutions are delivered via its extensive distribution network, built on strong supplier relationships, and revenue comes from the sale of parts and related services. The company’s scale and multi-country presence differentiate it from competitors, enabling it to meet a wide range of customer needs. Its goal is to provide reliable replacement parts and related services worldwide by leveraging its large distribution footprint and supplier partnerships.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Founded
1925

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