Manager, Labor Relations

Mondelez International; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global snacking company is looking for an HR leader to drive strategic growth and employee engagement. The role involves collaboration with senior leaders to implement HR initiatives and manage talent effectively while maintaining compliance with labor policies. Ideal candidates will have experience in HR within FMCG sectors and a passion for empowering people.

Benefits

Open spaces and flexible hours

Remote work opportunities

Extended maternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience in HR leadership, especially in FMCG/CPG sectors.
• Strong partnership with functional leaders is crucial.
• English proficiency at an advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Support and partner with Senior People Lead for policies and change initiatives.
• Manage talent acquisition and workforce planning.
• Provide strategic HR guidance and manage labor relations.

Skills

HR leadership

Data analytics

Strategic guidance

Talent management

Change management

Ability to influence

Education

Relevant HR degree

Job description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

Our employees are key ingredients to our success, and you will balance their interests with those of the business. You will be a trusted partner to managers to drive strategic growth and will coach and challenge them to drive workforce performance, providing support in areas of talent, employee engagement, and change management. You will sit within a business unit and partner with senior HR leaders to interpret business requirements.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Support and partner with the Senior People Lead on defining and executing global and local policies and change initiatives, understanding their impacts.
• Collaborate with function leads and middle managers to create and deliver functional priorities and plans, providing strategic guidance.
• Leverage data analytics to drive business solutions and decisions, supporting operational processes, and translating insights into actionable plans that impact the bottom line and enable business strategy. Keep People Services informed of local, legal, and regulatory changes.
• Lead and advise on talent management practices within the assigned business unit, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, leadership development, employee development, career and succession planning, and talent mobility. Approve job requisitions.
• Build capabilities that accelerate consumer-centric growth and operational excellence.
• Manage works council relations and guide HR to ensure successful implementation of labor policies and legal compliance.
• Consult on overhead management.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• HR leadership with curiosity, insight orientation, and an external perspective on people and business performance.
• Broad HR skills across various populations, ideally within FMCG/CPG sectors, with increasing responsibility.
• Ability to develop strong partnerships with functional leaders.
• Ability to create change strategies and lead complex transformations.
• Ability to engage, inspire, and influence people.
• Future-focused thinking, anticipating new opportunities, and understanding market trends.
• Ensure implementation of Labor Reforms by evaluating impacts and developing mitigation plans.
• Maintain respectful relationships with union leaders, with regular meetings and documented minutes.
• Develop and monitor Labor Relations management indicators per site.
• Establish monthly follow-ups with each site, including HR and union representatives.
• Ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreements and labor policies.
• Support labor terminations to prevent contingencies.
• Follow up on HR investigations and ensure disciplinary actions are objective.
• Develop labor audit processes to ensure compliance with working conditions.
• Implement training to promote labor and union compliance culture.
• English proficiency at an advanced level.

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez México has been in the country since 1927, employing 6,000 people. Our diverse portfolio includes iconic brands like Trident, Oreo, Philadelphia, and local favorites like Clorets and Bubbaloo. We are leaders in cream cheese, powdered beverages, and confections, producing seven out of ten chewing gums consumed in Mexico. Our growth is supported by advanced manufacturing facilities, including our Puebla Plant and Nuevo León HUB, the largest gums, candies, and biscuits factories by volume worldwide. Our products are available in 900,000 locations across Mexico. We also host one of Mondelez's 11 global technology centers, focusing on innovation in gum and candy, aligning with our purpose to lead the future of snacking. We pioneer work-life balance practices such as extended maternity leave, open spaces, remote work, and flexible hours.

Mondelez International is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

Job Type

Regular, HR Strategy, Human Resources

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. We deliver a broad range of high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging. Our portfolio includes brands like Oreo, belVita, LU biscuits, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, Toblerone, Sour Patch Kids, and Trident. With 80,000 employees across more than 80 countries, we operate in over 150 countries, committed to growth and living our values. We are a diverse community capable of making things happen quickly.