Manager, Labor Relations

Mondelez España Galletas Production SLU; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Mondelez International as a Human Resources Business Partner where you will drive workforce performance and support strategic growth initiatives. This role involves partnering with senior HR leaders, managing talent acquisition, and ensuring compliance with labor policies. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in HR within FMCG sectors, focusing on building partnerships and guiding strategic change efforts while promoting an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in the HR field within FMCG/CPG sectors.
• Ability to develop strong partnerships with function leaders.
• Proficient in English at an advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Support talent management and development strategies.
• Utilize data analytics to drive talent solutions.
• Manage labor relations and compliance improvements.

Skills

Collaboration

Change Management

Data Analytics

Talent Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

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, support operational processes, and translate insights into actionable plans to impact the bottom line and enable business strategy. Keep People Services informed of local legal and regulatory changes.
• Lead and advise on talent management within your business unit, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, leadership development, employee development, career and succession planning, and talent mobility, approving job requisitions.
• Build capabilities that accelerate consumer-centric growth and operational excellence.
• Manage works council relations and guide HR to ensure successful labor policy implementation 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:

• Active curiosity, insight orientation, and external perspective about people and business performance.
• Broad HR skills across diverse populations, ideally within FMCG/CPG sectors, with increasing responsibility.
• Ability to develop strong partnerships with function leaders.
• Experience in creating change strategies and leading complex transformations.
• Ability to engage, inspire, and influence people.
• Future-focused thinking, anticipating opportunities, and understanding market trends.

• Ensure the implementation of labor reforms by evaluating impacts and developing mitigation plans.
• Maintain respectful relationships with union leaders, conducting regular sessions and ensuring compliance with collective bargaining agreements.
• Develop and monitor labor relations indicators for each site.
• Establish monthly follow-up meetings with sites, documenting outcomes.
• Support compliance with RIT and other labor policies, updating them periodically.
• Support joint commissions and ensure a healthy work environment between union representation and management.
• Implement labor relations strategies and support salary and contract negotiations.
• Assist in labor terminations to mitigate legal risks.
• Follow up on HR investigations and disciplinary actions.
• Develop labor audit processes to ensure compliance with working conditions.
• Promote a culture of labor and union compliance through training.
• English language proficiency at an advanced level.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

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

Mondelez International is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

Job Type

Regular

HR Strategy, Human Resources