People Business Partner, Sanford Plant

Colgate-Palmolive; Sanford (ME); On-site; USD 109,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a People Business Partner for the Tom’s of Maine Sanford Plant in Sanford, Maine. You will partner with site leaders on strategy, org design, learning, employee engagement and change initiatives to shape the workforce of the future.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, HR program development, and building capability across labor relations and policy development while ensuring compliance with laws and company policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience with business partnership focus.
• Experience in a complex, matrixed organization with global perspective.
• Ability to influence leaders using data, insights, and sound judgment.
• Proficiency in compensation execution, talent management, HR tech.
• Experience leading organizational design and change initiatives.
• Strong business acumen; able to negotiate with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to drive strategic HR priorities and org design.
• Leverage data analytics to deliver insights and workforce planning.
• Lead talent and succession planning to strengthen leadership pipelines.
• Serve as trusted advisor on talent strategies and organizational effectiveness.
• Create and deploy people solutions for impactful team performance.
• Advance leadership development and change readiness for market shifts.
• Drive organizational effectiveness and large-scale change programs.
• Support frontline capability development and HR standards compliance.
• Coach managers in corrective actions and documentation.
• Foster a positive labor environment with strategic staffing plans.

Skills

Business partnership

Data analytics

Influence decisions

HR technology platforms

Change management

Leadership coaching

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

ChatGPT

Gemini

Google Sheets

Job description

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country

Job Number #176226 - Sanford, Maine, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Human Resources professionals are consistently drawn to Colgate-Palmolive by the exceptional opportunities for career advancement and a strong alignment with our globally recognized, purpose-driven brand and company Values: We are Caring, We are Inclusive, We are Courageous. While we offer competitive Total Rewards, new team members frequently highlight our welcoming company culture and the high caliber of the people they work alongside as primary reasons for joining our team. Within our Global People function, we foster a culture of high trust and autonomy, ensuring you feel empowered to make impactful decisions and directly influence our broader strategic priorities while you build a fulfilling, long-term career.

As a People Business Partner for Tom’s of Maine Sanford Plant, you will provide leadership as a key member of the site leadership team on strategic business and human resource priorities including organization design and capabilities, learning and development, employee engagement, change management initiatives and organization effectiveness that will shape the future of our workforce. As a business partner to managers and employees, you will have responsibilities to perform a variety of complex, professional HR activities across labor relations/issue resolution, policy/process development and renewal to ensure compliance with company policies as well as federal and state employment legislation. The right candidate will be able to meet the day-to-day requirements of the Human Resources function while maintaining a strategic and operational view to produce positive impact, sustainable growth and foster an inclusive culture at Tom’s.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with People Business Partner Directors/Leaders, People Experience, Global People CoE to drive proactive development and engagement including continuously improving moments that matter and global people programs.

• Leverage data analytics and organizational diagnostics to deliver insights-driven solutions and to make informed decisions that drive employee experience, deliver business outcomes, and enable strategic workforce plans.

• Support talent and succession planning initiatives which is inclusive of managing, identifying capability and talent gaps, and building plans to proactively strengthen talent development ensuring a robust and diverse pipeline of future leaders for current and future long-term priorities.

• Serve as a trusted thought partner to business leaders focused on talent and workforce strategies, long-term organizational performance, and scalable transformative enablers.

• Create and deploy people solutions that enable highly impactful and effective team performance.

• Deploy leadership development and capability building initiatives focused on advancing our strong culture and increasing our agility and change readiness for evolving market shifts

• Drive organizational effectiveness, ensuring People strategies are aligned with evolving business priorities, managing complex organization design projects and large-scale change management implementations.

• Grow frontline capabilities and support effective management of the People Capabilities Standard in compliance with the Colgate Factory Performance & Reliability (FP&R) Program.

• Model effective coaching to guide and support managers in developing corrective actions and ensure proper documentation and follow up for low performing employees.

• Foster a positive labor environment with functional leaders and others to develop and implement strategic organization plans, site wide strategic labor relations plans, and near and long term resource / staffing plans.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive human resources experience, with a focus on business partnership.

• Proven experience working across a complex, matrixed organization with a clear global perspective

• Demonstrated ability to build credibility with leaders and influence decisions through data, insights, and sound judgement.

• Technical proficiency in compensation execution, talent management, and HR technology platforms.

• Demonstrated experience leading organizational design and change management initiatives from conception to execution.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to negotiate and influence senior stakeholders and "courage to challenge" leaders when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini to enhance strategic HR delivery, improve operational efficiency, and drive data-informed solutions.

• Advanced experience and knowledge of Google tools, particularly Google Sheets for complex organization projects and analytics

• Experience in the CPG or FMCG industry implementing scalable HR processes within a multi-national environment.

• Advanced consultative problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to identifying and solving business challenges.

• Comfort navigating ambiguity and leading through change in a fast-moving, matrixed environment.

• Experience in a Center of Excellence (CoE) or Specialist role, providing deep functional expertise to the business. (i.e. Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning, HR Solutions) strongly preferred.

• Advanced degree (MBA/Masters) or professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-SCP or SPHR)

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $109,000.00 - $121,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaxk_eF4utznQoVHlxmL9jVFJbOkM4Oe5CAdKOg-h9EPdLfg/viewform) should you require accommodation.

For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here (https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/content/dam/cp-sites/corporate/corporate/en_us/corp/locale-assets/pdf/colgate-terms-and-conditions-2023.pdf) .

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