Associate Director, HR – People Strategy and Labor Relations

TheAssociateDirector HR People Strategyand Labor Relationsisa keyleadership roleresponsible forcritical initiatives withing Supply Chain and Procurement suchasworkforce planning labor relations and talent strategies.This roleprovides leadership and guidance to3direct reports and indirectly acrosstheSupply Chain and ProcurementP&P team.

This is a Hybrid role located in Chicago IL (Aon Center) 3 days/week Onsite

Principle Accountabilities:

• Partner with leaders to enhance ways to build our talent capability at all levels; work across the organization to improve training and developmentOwnerversity career experiencesmentoringand rotations.

• Continually work with and challenge current org structures to drive continuous improvement andefficiencies. Partner with team leaders to evaluate monthly business performance reviews and seek opportunities to drive efficiencies while increasing value.

• Develop and implement HR strategies programs and initiatives that align with the North AmericaSupply Chain andProcurementbusinessobjectivesin partnership with business leaders.

• Analyze HR metrics and data to inform business decisions and drive HR initiatives including talent management and organizational design.

• Provides budgeting oversight and control for peoplerelatedZBB packages.

• Lead and manage a team of HR professionals providing coaching guidance and development opportunities to ensure the team is equipped to deliverhigh qualitysupport to the business.

• Ability to identify/define problems collect dataestablishfactsand articulate conclusions and effective solutions at all levels of organization

• Often required to make decisions and take decisive action using own judgement.

Requirements:

• 10 years of dynamic Human Resource experience including 5 years in a businesspartnership orientedrole for executive leaders.

• Proven experience in leading HR teams and developing HR strategies that drive business results.

• Experience in a manufacturing or operations environment preferably in the food industry.

• Strong knowledge of employment laws regulations and HR best practices.

• Excellent leadership communication and interpersonal skills.

• Influencing/aligning strategy around talent capability and behaviors.

• Ability to analyze complex HR data and develop insights to inform business decisions.

• Strong business acumen.

• Strong knowledge of process improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma.