Ferrero · 4 hours ago
Director People Business Partner Commercial US (Sales, TM & CM)
Parsippany, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$138K/yr - $185K/yr
10+ years expFerrero is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, and they are seeking a Director People Business Partner for their Commercial teams in the US. The role involves acting as a People Advisor, managing employee relations, facilitating HR processes, and ensuring alignment between business objectives and talent strategies.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturing
Responsibilities
Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions)
Works with the business to identify performance gaps for employees/teams and provides applicable trainings/internal connections that will support closing these gaps
Manages all Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) by supporting line managers on discussions, employees on actionable items for improvement, and meeting legal requirements
Strategizes with management and employees to improve working relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
Manages and facilitates performance cycles across all commercial teams, ensuring consistency in application of the process and probing when necessary
Manages and facilitates succession planning sessions, utilizing outcomes throughout recruitment processes to support retention and employee career experiences
Facilitates Salary Review processes with Line Managers while staying within budgetary limits and ensuring internal equity across the Commercial organization
Analyzes all performance, succession planning and salary review data to ensure fairness against D&I initiatives
Reflects and strategizes on all HR-related processes through analysis and discussions, to find gaps in current process and provide solutions that would best work for the business
Supports the business by being an advocate of their needs through recruitment, regrading of roles, budget and headcount planning
In collaboration with the line manager, supports US Sales, US TM&CM and NAM BP&D Board Members to identify team needs, partners on People-related projects and provide overall support
Regularly interacts with the Board Member’s direct reports to stay up to date on business and personnel needs, and partner on People-related topics, issues, and projects
Provides updates to Board Members on People-related topics and overviews of their teams
Facilitates group discussions across Board Members around People-related opportunities, and strategizes with them on solutions
Identifies underlying issues through conversations and provides feedback/possible solutions
Gains confidence and trust from leadership and teams through honesty, integrity and authenticity
Anticipates People-related needs on teams and brings awareness to leadership before needs turn into engagement issues
Seeks to understand functional roles, team interactions, and overall brand initiatives to best support teams through recruitment processes, ad-hoc requests and provide best solutions
Understands People objectives, business objectives, and identifies opportunities to support both. Partners with Centers of Excellence to understand gaps, analyze trends and aligns on solutions to further develop solutions, programs and policies
Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required. Consults with line management, providing HR guidance when appropriate
Assists international employees with expatriate assignments and related HR matters
Identifies training needs for business units and individual executive coaching needs
Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, resolving complex employee relations issues and providing consultative guidance to management
Bachelor's Degree is required
Strong business acumen and analytical abilities
Executive presence and ability to influence at varying levels across the organization
Ability to build a consultative relationship with senior level managers and a collaborative working relationship within the P&O team
Strong accountability problem solving and innovative thinking
Excellence communication skills
Ability to find the correct balance between demand and capacity within establishing priorities for the organization
Ability to handle multiple priorities and navigating in a highly matrixed environment
Ability to collaborate across the P&O department, by sharing best practices, recent learnings, external trends and working together on P&O related projects
Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state employment law
Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance
Preferred
M.B.A./M.S./M.A. is preferred
Experience partnering with sales and marketing functions within the consumer goods industry is a plus
Passion to learn more about CPG industry and develop best practices for teams
Experience working with global business partners
Company
Ferrero
Ferrero is a confectionary manufacturer known for Tic-Tacs, Nutella, Kinder, and their Pralines.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1B2023-06-06Debt Financing· $1B
Leadership Team
Lapo Civiletti
CEO
Recent News
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