Executive Job Description | HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, THE AMERICAS (IBMD)
Position is located in a western Boston Suburb.
Company facts:
Company employes more than 36,000 individuals in 150 manufacturing and sales facilities, which produce and sell products in more than 60 countries around the world. For fiscal year 2007, sales were 6.3 billion.
The Director, Human Resources provides consulting to the Vice President and General Manager of the Information and Brand Management Division of the Retail Information Services group of Avery Dennison. Works with the management team on organizational effectiveness and development. This includes issues related to organizational alignment, leadership effectiveness and accountability, and workforce planning.
Primary Responsibilities
Be a Member of the Leadership team for the IBMD Leadership Team:
-Participate in developing strategy for the IBMD Americas business
-Provide the HR perspective on Business strategy and decisions
-Ensure that Group and Corporate HR strategy is represented and incorporated into the Business strategic plan
Develop an HR strategy aligned with the Business strategy:
-Identify and prioritize HR implications of Business strategy and initiatives
-Create an HR strategy for the Business
-Ensure that the HR strategy is aligned with Group HR strategy
-Communicate the HR strategy for the Business to the HR community
-Establish success metrics for elements of the Business HR strategy
-Ensure execution of Business HR strategy
Act as a trusted advisor to the IBMD Americas leaders:
-Advise and coach Business leaders on specific and/or sensitive situations (e.g. RIF communications)
-Advise Business leaders on the HR implications of Business decisions
-Challenge Business decisions from an HR perspective, when appropriate
-Provide an objective perspective on Business decisions
Deliver organizational effectiveness services in support of the HR strategic plan:
-Diagnose and implement HR solutions in response to Business issues
-Respond to Business issues that require HR expertise or input
-Ensure that key corporate programs are implemented in the Business
-Develop and lead the implementation of organizational effectiveness programs (e.g. workforce planning, compensation, performance management) in the Business.
Develop management effectiveness in the Business:
-Identify development and training needs of the leadership team and region
-Contract with Leadership function to identify methods for development and provide services (i.e., specific skills training, etc.)
-Coach the leadership teams, providing feedback on personal and managerial effectiveness
-Provide training and team-building opportunities for the leadership teams, leveraging specialists when appropriate
-Promote accepted managerial and leadership practices and processes to the executive team
Partner with core HR groups to develop and implement solutions that meet HR objectives:
-Contract with appropriate resources to implement elements of the HR strategy (e.g. define scope and timeline, outcomes, project plan, roles)
-Identify best practices from across the organization, and leverage existing work when available
-Collaborate with HR partners to complete projects, acting as project manager and/or contributor
-Provide feedback and guidance to project team
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
-Heavy Sales Organization experience (establishing and implementing a sales organization to bring it into focus as strong business partner within company)
-Expert HR Generalist experience required (opening and closing facilities)
-Manufacturing experience required
-Some International experience required
-Strategic thinker and key business leader an absolute requirement
-Organizational Development experience preferred
-MBA preferred
Travel 30% of time
Skills and Knowledge:
-Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, team skills
-Ability to consult with multiple levels of management to determine and resolve HR implications inherent to business strategy
-Ability to interface and effectively influence at all levels of the organization
-Good judgment, organizational awareness and strong relationship building skills
-Strong organizational, communication and customer service skills
-Ability to operate in an environment of tight deadlines
-Attention to detail and follow-through
-Orientation toward learning and development
Base salary is in the $130,000 range. Position is bonus eligible.
Relocation assisatnce is available.
MUST have a very stable work history.
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