Director – Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Director Inclusion, Diversity & Equity at Sherwin-WilliamsCleveland, OH posted : October 17, 2023About the job

THE COMPANY

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Founded in 1866, The Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers.

The company manufactures products under well-known brands such as Sherwin-Williams®, Valspar®, HGTV HOME® by Sherwin-Williams, Dutch Boy®, Krylon®, Minwax®, Thompson’s® Water Seal®, Cabot® and many more.

Sherwin-Williams® branded products are sold exclusively through a chain of more than 4,100 company-operated stores and facilities, while the company’s other brands are sold through leading mass merchandisers, home centers, independent paint dealers, hardware stores, automotive retailers, and industrial distributors.

The company supplies a broad range of highly-engineered industrial and OEM coatings for wood and general industrial, coil, packaging, protective and marine, and transportation applications worldwide.

Over the course of our more than 156-year history, Sherwin-Williams has grown from a small enterprise on the Cuyahoga River to a global leader of high-performance paints and coatings made of more than 61,000 dedicated employees providing innovative solutions to our customers.

Driven by our continued need to serve our customers at the highest level and retain and attract top talent, we are creating a next-generation workplace environment that ignites creativity, collaboration and industry-leading innovation.

The Building Our Future project consists of a new global headquarters located in downtown Cleveland and a Research and Development Center located in Brecksville, Ohio. Learn more here.

THE POSITION

• Reports to the VP Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
• Leads enterprise-wide programs and processes to advance the ID&E strategy and goals.
• Partners across the groups, divisions, and global regions to execute on company-wide programs such as, but not limited to, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Workforce Analytics, Performance Management, and Talent Review & Succession Planning programs.
• Works independently to collaborate with others, including but not limited to other internal Organizational Development professionals, HR Business Partners, and Executive and Business Leadership to ensure successful implementation and execution of ID&E initiatives.
• Be willing and able to travel 20% of the time to other locations, meetings and / or seminars as business need dictate

RESPONSIBILITIES

Education Programs & Resources

• Execute on the enterprise inclusion, diversity, and equity processes including creation and execution of communications, strategies, division action plans, etc.
• Partner with the Learning & Development team to develop and maintain resources, training, and communications to support the Group and Division-specific processes and system.
• Design and implement meaningful resources that support HR in effectively implementing the process and creating a culture of conscious inclusion.
• Support and lead as requested programs through reporting and analytics, system management, action plan development, material preparations, identified follow-up activities following review meetings, etc.
• Lead partnerships with HBCUs, HACUs, Hiring Our Heroes and other external professional organizations in partnership with Talent Acquisition
• Serve as subject matter expert to develop, lead, and facilitate training and presentations at all levels on unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, and other inclusion topics.

Employee Resource Groups

• Provide effective support, guidance, and oversight to ERGs and their leadership teams, ensuring alignment and integration of ERG action plans, budgets and programming with business goals.
• Lead ERG operations including on-boarding, training, annual action planning, guidelines and templates; oversee strategy and work to ensure consistent execution.
• Develop and monitor ERG performance metrics and leveraging data analytics to identify opportunities and provide recommendations to drive business outcomes.
• Serve as ERG ambassador to key stakeholders promoting the ERG value proposition to better engage with current and future employees.

Project Management

• Provide project management leadership and use tools / processes for defining project objectives, key stakeholders, timeline and major milestones and tasks, as well as prioritization of project in relation to others.
• Lead research efforts to benchmark with external and internal stakeholders to understand inclusion, diversity, and organizational culture trends and best practices.
• Provide leadership in special projects including validation, implementation, and maintenance of all associated resources.
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of process documentation.
• Proactively troubleshoot potential issues and recommends solutions
• Serve as a representative and / or lead on assigned project teams.
• Consult with all levels of the organization to accurately gather all data as it relates to HR processes
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree required with a preference for a degree in HR, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development or Business Management
• 5-10 years of diversity, equity and inclusion, human resources, or learning & development experience
• 3-5 years of experience leading special projects, ERGs, talent management programs, or organizational development projects
• Proven project management skills with demonstrated success in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of process improvement, developing communications and resources, and change management
• Superior consulting, communication, presentation, facilitation, and influencing skills with the ability to adapt style to all levels of management and employees
• Experience leading meetings and giving presentations to large and small audiences through multiple channels (i.e. virtual and in-person presentations)
• Experience in working with / building relationships with multiple levels, groups, and / or matrix organizations and partnering on projects across different functions and with a variety of team members
• Ability to work independently and effectively in ambiguous situations
• Strong organization, follow-up, and attention to detail
• Strict adherence to confidentiality and high ethical standards
• Ability to exercise poise, tactfulness, diplomacy, and good interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations
• Must enjoy challenging and thought-provoking work and have a strong desire to learn
• Exceptional communication, presentation, relationship building, and influencing skills with colleagues across all levels
• Customer-focused and continuous improvement mindset

Knowledge & Experience Preferred

• Experience leading Employee Resource Groups
• Experience working in a multicultural environment
• Experience with developing and utilizing metrics
• Previous experience in facilitating training
• Time management skills to organize daily planning and monthly activities
• Customer service skills, including problem-solving and handling challenging conversations

Other Skills Required

• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Must be knowledgeable in computer systems (MS Office - Excel, Word, Power Point, and Access)
• Previous experience with using / collecting large amounts of data to analyze and summarize trends
• Previous experience with an HR System

KEY COMPETENCIES / CHARACTERISTICS

• Align performance for success
• Trust and Integrity
• Building influential partnerships
• High impact communicator
• High emotional intelligence
• Initiative
• Works independently
• Resilient, resourceful
• Strategic and hands-on
• Detail-oriented
• Mature and measured
• Poise and polish

Sherwin-Williams' ID&E Commitment

At Sherwin-Williams, we foster a culture where our differences are welcomed, celebrated and appreciated to positively impact our people and business.

Reflected in our Code of Conduct and reinforced through our actions, training and attitudes, fostering an inclusive culture is a moral and business imperative.

Our continuous efforts to create a supportive, welcoming environment for everyone across our global footprint are the shared responsibility of all employees.

We intentionally lead with inclusion to highlight our commitment to embracing and leveraging the diversity of our workforce.

CEO Forums on Inclusion : Our leadership commitment to ongoing listening and learning from frontline employees on our barriers and opportunities to accelerate ID&E progress.

Integrated Talent Management : Our approach to integrating ID&E into all phases of the employee lifecycle onboarding, performance management, development, training, employee engagement, and workforce analytics.

Action Planning : Our expectations of the operating groups to execute on goals and priorities to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, engagement and belonging for the global teams.

Conscious Inclusion Education & Training : Our facilitated education and training program to educate leaders at all levels on bias, belonging, allyship, and empathy.

Employee Resource Groups : Our employee formed, led, and managed communities that support belonging, engagement, development, and connection for our employees and are organized around a shared underrepresented demographic aligned with business objectives.

Sherwin-Williams has over 250 chapters of ERGs led by 2,500 employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract.

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