Job Summary
The Sr Manager Human Resources oversees and manages all HR functions across multiple geographically dispersed locations. This role requires the manger to based at the Long Grove corporate office and has frequent travel to distribution centers and production facilities to ensure consistency in HR policies and practices and to provide hands-on support to local leadership. This role anticipates and plans for short- and long-term talent needs and trends and leads HR practices and objectives affecting a varied workforce in North Americas multiple divisions and business units. The Sr Manager Human Resources is responsible for the total rewards strategy for our North American locations to ensure market competitiveness internal fair practices and alignment with corporate rewards philosophy. They will make recommendations to leadership regarding program offerings based on research and analysis of surveys benchmarking and best practices.
Principle Responsibilities
Leadership and strategy
- Align HR with business goals: Translate overall business objectives into HR strategies to support company goals including benefits compensation workforce planning talent acquisition and employee retention.
- Provide guidance to location leadership: Act as a strategic partner and advisor to location leaders on all HR matters including employee relations performance management and compliance.
- Manage Corporate and Location HR teams: Lead coach and develop HR professionals located at various sites ensuring they are equipped to deliver effective HR services.
- Travel and on-site support: Conduct regular site visits to provide hands-on operational support assess HR needs and build relationships with local management and employees.
Operations and compliance
- Safety: Oversee the safety program for distribution and production facilities ensuring compliance with all federal state and local requirements to provide a safe environment for all employees
- Standardize HR processes: Design and implement uniform HR policies and procedures as applicable across locations to ensure consistency and compliance.
- Navigate local regulations: Monitor and ensure that all facilities and practices comply with federal state and local employment laws which can vary significantly by location.
- Handle employee relations: Address and resolve complex or escalated employee relations issues and disciplinary matters across multiple sites.
- Recruitment and onboarding: Partner with local management and corporate recruiting teams to develop and execute effective hiring and onboarding strategies to attract top talent for each site.
- Manage compensation and benefits: Lead corporate HR total rewards team to administer compensation and benefits programs ensuring they are competitive and fairly applied across all locations.
Employee experience and development
- Promote positive culture: Actively foster a positive engaging and consistent workplace culture across all sites that reflects company values.
- Drive performance management: Administer and oversee the performance management system providing guidance to site managers on employee development goal-setting and performance reviews.
- Implement training programs: Identify training needs at different locations and collaborate with leadership to implement development programs that enhance employee skills.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Qualifications and skills
- Travel availability: Willingness and ability to travel frequently (up to 50%) to visit sites.
- Leadership skills: Strong ability to lead coach and mentor HR teams and to influence and advise managers.
- Strategic and hands-on mindset: Must possess both the strategic vision to develop HR plans and the hands-on approach to execute them in the field.
- Problem-solving: Exceptional problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to handle complex employee relations issues.
- Interpersonal and communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication as well as the ability to build effective relationships with people at all organizational levels. Bilingual (Spanish) is preferred
Education/Experience
- A bachelors degree in human resources business administration or a related field or comparable work experience is required. A masters degree or certifications like SHRM-SCP or SPHR are a plus.
- At least 10 years of progressive HR experience including management roles with a strong background in multi-site operations within a relevant industry (e.g. manufacturing distribution).
- Solid understanding of labor laws and regulations
- Experience working with highly confidential information while maintaining discretion
- Strong commitment to providing world-class customer service
- Proficiency in processing reporting and inputting information into HRIS; Ideally ADP
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel PowerPoint and Access
The posted salary range for this position is $130000 to $150000 annually plus bonus. Final compensation will be determined based on the candidates skills experience and qualifications.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Job SummaryThe Sr Manager Human Resources oversees and manages all HR functions across multiple geographically dispersed locations. This role requires the manger to based at the Long Grove corporate office and has frequent travel to distribution centers and production facilities to ensure consistenc...
Job Summary
The Sr Manager Human Resources oversees and manages all HR functions across multiple geographically dispersed locations. This role requires the manger to based at the Long Grove corporate office and has frequent travel to distribution centers and production facilities to ensure consistency in HR policies and practices and to provide hands-on support to local leadership. This role anticipates and plans for short- and long-term talent needs and trends and leads HR practices and objectives affecting a varied workforce in North Americas multiple divisions and business units. The Sr Manager Human Resources is responsible for the total rewards strategy for our North American locations to ensure market competitiveness internal fair practices and alignment with corporate rewards philosophy. They will make recommendations to leadership regarding program offerings based on research and analysis of surveys benchmarking and best practices.
Principle Responsibilities
Leadership and strategy
- Align HR with business goals: Translate overall business objectives into HR strategies to support company goals including benefits compensation workforce planning talent acquisition and employee retention.
- Provide guidance to location leadership: Act as a strategic partner and advisor to location leaders on all HR matters including employee relations performance management and compliance.
- Manage Corporate and Location HR teams: Lead coach and develop HR professionals located at various sites ensuring they are equipped to deliver effective HR services.
- Travel and on-site support: Conduct regular site visits to provide hands-on operational support assess HR needs and build relationships with local management and employees.
Operations and compliance
- Safety: Oversee the safety program for distribution and production facilities ensuring compliance with all federal state and local requirements to provide a safe environment for all employees
- Standardize HR processes: Design and implement uniform HR policies and procedures as applicable across locations to ensure consistency and compliance.
- Navigate local regulations: Monitor and ensure that all facilities and practices comply with federal state and local employment laws which can vary significantly by location.
- Handle employee relations: Address and resolve complex or escalated employee relations issues and disciplinary matters across multiple sites.
- Recruitment and onboarding: Partner with local management and corporate recruiting teams to develop and execute effective hiring and onboarding strategies to attract top talent for each site.
- Manage compensation and benefits: Lead corporate HR total rewards team to administer compensation and benefits programs ensuring they are competitive and fairly applied across all locations.
Employee experience and development
- Promote positive culture: Actively foster a positive engaging and consistent workplace culture across all sites that reflects company values.
- Drive performance management: Administer and oversee the performance management system providing guidance to site managers on employee development goal-setting and performance reviews.
- Implement training programs: Identify training needs at different locations and collaborate with leadership to implement development programs that enhance employee skills.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Qualifications and skills
- Travel availability: Willingness and ability to travel frequently (up to 50%) to visit sites.
- Leadership skills: Strong ability to lead coach and mentor HR teams and to influence and advise managers.
- Strategic and hands-on mindset: Must possess both the strategic vision to develop HR plans and the hands-on approach to execute them in the field.
- Problem-solving: Exceptional problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to handle complex employee relations issues.
- Interpersonal and communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication as well as the ability to build effective relationships with people at all organizational levels. Bilingual (Spanish) is preferred
Education/Experience
- A bachelors degree in human resources business administration or a related field or comparable work experience is required. A masters degree or certifications like SHRM-SCP or SPHR are a plus.
- At least 10 years of progressive HR experience including management roles with a strong background in multi-site operations within a relevant industry (e.g. manufacturing distribution).
- Solid understanding of labor laws and regulations
- Experience working with highly confidential information while maintaining discretion
- Strong commitment to providing world-class customer service
- Proficiency in processing reporting and inputting information into HRIS; Ideally ADP
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel PowerPoint and Access
The posted salary range for this position is $130000 to $150000 annually plus bonus. Final compensation will be determined based on the candidates skills experience and qualifications.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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