VP of Human Resources
Fusion Recruiters , in partnership with our client Briggs and Stratton , is in search of a highly collaborative, strategic VP of Human Resources to join their team in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
This opportunity is hybrid, allowing flexibility to provide work / life balance.
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.
As the VP of HR, you will be a strategic business partner to the SVP & Business Unit President, and leadership team. You will report into the SVP and CHRO and have 8 direct reports.
In this role, you will have responsibility for all aspects of the global Business Unit HR function, including end-to-end talent management, performance management, and organizational development.
Job Responsibilities :
- Translate the Business Unit goals and objectives into a relevant and impactful HR strategy, maximizing execution and impact.
- Drive employee performance by ensuring that appropriate Goals and Objectives are in place to ensure clear expectations, measures, and timeframes.
- Partner with the SVP & CHRO to define and implement effective talent programs (performance management, succession planning, learning, and career pathing) that drive employee engagement and productivity.
- Participate and lead (within the Business Unit) talent reviews and begin to build critical talent pipelines.
- Actively participate in shaping and developing a shared purpose that encourages collaboration throughout the Business Unit, including regional locations, and Corporate headquarters.
- Lead a team of HR professionals, including manufacturing Plant HR Managers, and serve as an advisor and coach to Plant level and Operations leaders.
- Ensure that the Briggs & Stratton’s Commitment to Win values are understood and embedded throughout the Business Unit.
Provide thought leadership and coaching to the Business Unit leadership team to drive a high-performing culture of accountability.
- Partner with the HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), such as Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HRIS, and Safety to drive operational excellence throughout the Business Unit.
- Continue to raise the bar on talent, ensuring that we source and select the best. Develop strategies to retain high performers and top talent.
- Foster a continuous feedback environment, driving a higher standard of performance within the Business Unit, leadership effective, and a culture of accountability.
Job Qualifications :
- 2 years of Human Resources experience, gained through progressive leadership roles.
- Global HR leadership experience, as well as leading HR teams in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated expertise across a broad spectrum of HR disciplines, including talent management, organizational efficiency, employee engagement, employee relations, project management, and process implementation.
- Engaged, proactive, action-oriented change agent with a passion for talent and for driving performance and accountability.
- Keen business acumen and the ability to make decisions with a lens on business operations and sustained growth.
- Executive presence with the ability to quickly develop trust and credibility with the leadership team; serve as a coach and advisor to senior executives.
- An inspirational and dynamic leader who leads by example and rolls up their sleeves.
- A strong influencer, one who can constructively challenge the status quo with an ability to think differently to drive business impact.
- Data-oriented, with the ability to effectively translate numbers into action.
- A fast-paced, decisive leader with a bias for action, sense of urgency.
- Operates with a boots on the floor mentality and is a visible, credible HR leader with the ability to connect with leaders and employees at ALL levels of the organization.
- Develops and executes effective strategies for employee engagement in our manufacturing plant environment the lifeblood of our company.
- Pragmatic and able to effectively prioritize what’s most important. Driven and performance-oriented; willing to push and challenge where necessary;
challenge the status quo, while driving meaningful organization change.
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