Associate Director, HR- Procurement & Quality

heinz; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) program

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Chicago is seeking an Associate Director, HR- Procurement & Quality to lead strategic HR initiatives for procurement and quality leadership teams. This hybrid role is based at the Aon Center with three onsite days weekly.

The candidate will drive talent development, staffing, training, mentoring, and organizational design while partnering with executives to push cultural transformation and continuous improvement across the NA function.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of dynamic Human Resource experience, including 5+ years in a HR business partnership-oriented role for executive leaders.
• Proven experience in leading HR teams and developing HR strategies that drive business results.
• Experience in a manufacturing or operations environment, preferably in the food industry.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and HR best practices.
• Strong strategic mindset and ability to both develop long term strategy and translate into short-term action plans
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Influencing/aligning strategy around talent capability and behaviors.
• Ability to analyze complex HR data and develop insights to inform business decisions.
• Strong business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Own the talent and performance management process.
• Assess organizational structures to ensure proper staffing levels. Partner with leaders to proactively handle and facilitate the movement and development of talent in alignment with staffing needs;
• Drive the Kraft Heinz Culture and Values; credible partner in driving big cultural initiatives Continuous Improvement and process mapping, as well as ensuring Meritocracy happens at all levels of the organization.
• Partner with leaders to enhance ways to build our talent and skill capability at all levels; work across the organization to improve training and development, Ownerversity , career experiences, mentoring and rotations. Conduct various training sessions; acting as mentor; acting as 360 coach to leaders.
• Work with leaders to actively lead and resolve performance issues proactively, minimizing any risk. Evaluate Employee Relations on macro and micro level to identify any trends and regularly train managers and team leaders on applicable processes and communication channels.
• Analyze HR metrics and data to inform business decisions and drive HR initiatives, including talent management and organizational design.
• Provides budgeting oversight and control for people related ZBB packages.
• Lead and manage a team of HR professionals, providing coaching, guidance, and development opportunities to ensure the team is equipped to deliver high quality support to the business.

Skills

HR leadership

Talent development

Change management

People analytics

Budgeting

Leadership

Influencing strategy

Data driven decisions

Process improvement

Tools

Lean/Six Sigma

Job description

Job Description

The Associate Director, HR- Procurement & Quality is a key leadership role responsible for providing strategic HR leadership to the NA Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer and VP, NA Quality and their leadership teams . This position's main focus will be shaping and leading strategies centered around people development, talent pipeline, organization development and effectiveness, change management, and driving cultural transformation. This role leads a team of Sr. HR managers and sits on the NA Supply Chain and Procurement HR leadership team.

This is a Hybrid Position local to Chicago, IL (3 Days a week Onsite at Aon Center)

Principle Accountabilities:

• Own the talent and performance management process.
• Assess organizational structures on a regular basis to ensure proper staffing levels. Partner with leaders to proactively handle and facilitate the movement and development of talent in alignment with staffing needs;
• Drive the Kraft Heinz Culture and Values; credible partner in driving big cultural initiatives Continuous Improvement and process mapping, as well as ensuring Meritocracy happens at all levels of the organization.
• Partner with leaders to enhance ways to build our talent and skill capability at all levels; work across the organization to improve training and development, Ownerversity , career experiences, mentoring and rotations. Conduct various training sessions; acting as mentor; acting as 360 coach to leaders.
• Work with leaders to actively lead and resolve performance issues proactively, minimizing any risk. Evaluate Employee Relations on macro and micro level to identify any trends and regularly train managers and team leaders on applicable processes and communication channels.
• Analyze HR metrics and data to inform business decisions and drive HR initiatives, including talent management and organizational design.
• Provides budgeting oversight and control for people related ZBB packages.
• Lead and manage a team of HR professionals, providing coaching, guidance, and development opportunities to ensure the team is equipped to deliver high quality support to the business.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of dynamic Human Resource experience , including 5+ years in a n HR business partnership-oriented role for executive leaders.
• Proven experience in leading HR teams and developing HR strategies that drive business results.
• Experience in a manufacturing or operations environment, preferably in the food industry.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and HR best practices.
• Strong strategic mindset and ability to both develop long term strategy and translate into short-term action plans
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Influencing/aligning strategy around talent capability and behaviors.
• Ability to analyze complex HR data and develop insights to inform business decisions.
• Strong business acumen.
• Strong knowledge of process improvement methodologies, such as Lean or Six Sigma.

New Hire Base Salary Range:

$164,200.00 - $205,200.00

Bonus:

This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors

Benefits:

Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family's needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing:

• Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
• Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training
• Emotional - Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
• Financial - 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

Location(s)

Chicago/Aon Center

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application