Head of Human Resources

The Company :

Our client is a global consumer healthcare products company, a leading innovator with a passion for great products and a track record of explosive growth.

Our client is focused on delivering innovation, style, convenience, value, and peace of mind to active consumers and is strategically positioned to dynamically grow their market share by investing in the right people and the right product lines to ensure their growth and success.

Scope and Responsibility :

This is an exciting opportunity to direct an HR function that is focused on acquiring world class talent and to also assist in building on a legacy of innovation and technology in the consumer healthcare space.

Reporting directly to the President, the Head of Human Resources will be expected to be a thought leader on positioning the organization for success and a hands-on driver of organizational change.

As the senior human resources leader, you will be will be responsible for leading HR functions such as : Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Compensation, and business transformation projects as assigned.

This role is held accountable for driving culture in partnership with the President while bridging both a manufacturing environment and a branded consumer products innovation environment.

The Head of Global Human Resources responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following :

Business Transformation :

• Partner with the President to continue the transformation of the Company from a B2B component supplier into one of the leading consumer brands in its industry
• Build high performance organizational capability through leadership and partnership with the leaders on the talent management processes, including acquisition, assessment, performance management, employee development, succession planning and retention
• Manage and develop employee compensation / reward and recognition programs, driving pay-for-performance culture aligned with business objectives
• Foster a culture of leader ownership and accountability of the employee life cycle

Strategic People Leadership :

• Serve as the strategic HR leader on current and future trends in areas such as talent, culture, and external implications
• Drive innovation towards the future by supporting employees in different countries around the world
• Provide strategic guidance (and occasional tactical support) to two on the ground Plant HR leaders and set up the plants for continued success and sustainability

Talent Leader :

• Partner with the functional leaders to build a talent strategy, ensuring the Company has the right succession of talent to achieve long-term goals
• Ensure all leaders understand their roles as talent generators - focus on the success of talent from recruitment, onboarding, promoting, and retention through a purposeful and strategic use of powerful people, analytics and data
• Maintain and support relationship building to drive talent management and effectively manage in a matrix structure to enable high growth and profitability

HR Operational Excellence :

• Optimize organizational design methodology to focus on continuous improvement and organizational efficiencies with clear orientation towards the future of the workforce
• Leverage the Company’s value proposition to brand and enhance total company results
• Partner with Finance to ensure proper accruals and forecast for employee costs / reporting
• Leverage centers of excellence to build tools and expertise across teams supported

Background

Required : The successful candidate will be a mature and business-minded human resources professional with a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible human resources experience, preferably in a B2C environment.

Five of those years must have been in a leadership role. SPHR or PHR certification and / or other progressive continuing education in an HR field is valued.

Knowledge and expertise should include :

Understanding of, and some experience with, most or all of the core aspects of Human Resource Management (staffing; employee relations;

performance management; leadership development; training)

• Demonstrated knowledge within B2C
• Experience within Fortune 500 and / or internationally focused organizations
• Executive acumen with excellent communication, presentation, negotiating and coaching skills
• Sound strategic, financial and talent planning abilities
• Be a self-manager with high personal initiative and possess the proven ability to initiate efforts to expand the impact of the role and the department’s ability to deliver against the organization’s goals and strategic priorities
• Possess the ability to think strategically and conceptually, as well as possess the detail orientation and multi-tasking abilities necessary to effectively implement plans
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with a focus on collaboration that drives results

Personal

Attributes : The successful candidate must be a leader, not just a manager. Further, this individual

must also have the following personal and professional attributes, which are consistent

with the Company’s stated values :

• Trust in, loyalty to and respect for the individual
• Openness, honesty and integrity
• Creativity and courage
• Excellence as the standard in every aspect of the business
• Discipline, hard work and merit-based reward

Education

Required :

This position requires a bachelor’s degree. An MBA or a master’s degree in Labor Relations, or Human Resources Management preferred.

Compensation Package :

An attractive compensation and benefits package will be provided the successful candidate based on the individual’s track record and level of accomplishments.