HR Director Manufacturing LAM, NAM and Country HR Lead

As HR Director Manufacturing NAM & LAM and Country HR Mexico you will lead the People agenda across BICs manufacturing operations in North America and Latin America encompassing four manufacturing sites located in the United States Mexico (2 factories) and Brazil representing approximately 2000 employees.

You will partner closely with regional and site leadership teams to ensure that talent organization culture workforce strategies and manufacturing capabilities support business performance operational excellence manufacturing excellence and long-term growth.

A key aspect of the role will be to elevate all manufacturing sites to BICs highest standards in leadership culturepeoplepractices workforce capability and organizational effectiveness. Through a combination of talent strategy capability building and organizational transformation you will help build a world-class manufacturing organization and support the continuous development of manufacturing excellence across the network.

In addition you will serve as theCountry HR leader for Mexico overseeing HR operations legal compliance payroll governance benefits administration time and attendance management employee relations and employee experience programs across all employee populations in the country. You will ensure a seamless compliant and high-quality team member experience while driving consistency in HR policies processes and practices.

The role will also contribute to the evolution of BICs manufacturing footprint through productivity optimization acquisition integration expansion consolidation or restructuring initiatives ensuring that people considerationsremainat the center of strategic business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing HR Leadership (NAM & LAM)

• Lead the HR strategy and execution across BICs manufacturing facilities in the United States Mexico and Brazil ensuring alignment with business priorities and operationalobjectives.

• Act as a trusted advisor to regional and site leadership teams on organizational effectiveness workforce planning talent culture engagement and change management.

• Drive the regionalpeopledevelopment agenda including talent reviews succession planning leadership development and high-potential programs.

• Lead capability-building initiatives from assessment through deployment ensuring the organization develops the skillsrequiredto support future manufacturing and business needs.

• Partner with Manufacturing leaders to build a culture of manufacturing excellence by strengthening leadership capabilities workforce effectiveness operational discipline andpeoplepractices across all sites.

• Drive the harmonization and continuous improvement of HR practices across the region ensuring all factories progressivelyoperateat BIC standards in talent management employee engagement labor relations safety culture leadership effectiveness and organizational performance.

• Support strategic workforce planning and organization design initiatives to ensure the manufacturing network is equipped with the capabilitiesrequiredto deliver future businessobjectives.

• Lead the people strategy and execution for manufacturing footprint evolution initiatives including network optimization site start-ups capacity expansions transfers of production acquisitions integrations restructuring programs and factory transformations.

• Lead HR activities related to M&A projectsimpactingthe manufacturing network.

• Lead the annual people cycle across the region including goal setting performance management talent reviews succession planning and compensation processes.

• Support manufacturing teams in delivering productivity efficiency and flexibility programs while ensuring sustainable people practices.

• Oversee employee and labor relations across all manufacturing sites coaching local HR leaders and supporting constructive relationships with unions and employee representatives.

• Partner with local HR teams and Centers of Excellence to attract develop engage andretaintop talent.

• Champion a strong culture of health safety well-being inclusion and accountability across all manufacturing operations.

Country HR Leadership (Mexico)

• Serve as the senior HR leader for Mexico ensuring operational excellence legal compliance and a consistent team member experience across all business functions and employee populations.

• Own the governance and continuous improvement of payroll benefits time and attendance management HR administration employee data management and local HR policies and practices.

• Ensure full compliance with Mexican labor laws collective bargaining obligations social security requirements payroll regulations tax requirements data privacy rules and all employment-related legislation.

• Lead relationships with labor authorities external auditors legal advisors social security agencies and other government institutions asrequired.

• Partner with business leaders to ensure a consistent and positive employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle from onboarding through development performance management and separation.

• Drive local employee engagement well-being recognition inclusion and culture initiatives that reinforce BICs values and strengthen employee commitment.

• Ensure consistency and alignment of HR processes policies and practices across all functionsoperatingin Mexico.

• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to effectively deploy compensation benefits learning talent management and employee relations programs.

• Identify assess and mitigate HR labor legal and compliance risks while ensuringappropriate governanceand controls.

• Oversee labor relations strategy and support the effective management of employee matters investigations disputes and complex employment cases.

• Ensure excellence in HR service delivery and continuous improvement of local HR operations.

Leadership andGovernance

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders across functions divisions and geographies providing strategic counsel on complex people and organizational challenges.

• Lead coach and develop a team of HR professionals while fostering a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Identify develop coach and mentor high-potential talent across the organization.

• Continually assess and improve HR programs policies and practices to ensure competitiveness operational effectiveness and alignment with business needs.

• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable labor regulations across all countries within the scope.

• Partner with internal and external legal counsel on complex employment matters organizational transformations labor relations issues and strategic workforce initiatives.

Qualifications

• Ability toestablishpositive interpersonal relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Advanced degree in Human Resources Business Administration Organizational Development Social Sciences ora relatedfield preferred.

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience supporting manufacturing organizations within multinational environments preferably FMCG.

• Demonstrated experience leading HR across multiple countries and cultures within complex industrial environments.

• Strongtrack recordin labor relations organizational transformation change management and talent development.

• Demonstratedexpertisein Mexican labor law and HR operations including payroll benefits administration compliance employee relations and workforce governance.

• Experience supporting both mature andemergingmarkets and managing diverse workforce populations.

• Strong business acumen and ability to connectpeoplestrategies with operational and financial outcomes.