Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

Tangle Teezer Ltd; Norwalk (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BIC World invites a Senior Manager, HR Business Partner to join its NAM Commercial team in Norwalk, CT. This hybrid role partners with senior management to drive talent management, engagement, and HR operations for roughly 150 staff with emphasis on policy adherence and cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years HR experience, including leadership coaching, organizational design, and development within manufacturing, distribution, or retail sectors and FMCG familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8–10 years of HR experience across multiple facets (talent, culture, engagement, recruitment, learning).
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or retail; FMCG industry familiarity preferred.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior management to shape talent strategy, objectives, and engagement for ~150 team members.
• Lead employee relations, coaching, performance management, and policy guidance across North America.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, and transitions; ensure compliance with ESA, HR legislation.

Skills

Employee relations

Talent management

Leadership coaching

Performance management

Learning & development

Organizational design

Communication skills

Strategic partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

HRIS

Job description

Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

Norwalk, US

BIC

Hybrid

Description:

JoinBIC World, acommunity of brandsdedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed togrowing our iconic and innovative brandsby reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.

Our culture encourages a"roll up your sleeves and get the job done"mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.

The HR Business Partner for NAM Commercial will play an important role in ensuring our team members perform to their full potential by shaping the employee experience and delivering best in class HR support to the organization.This role will be a trusted partner providing strategic guidance, direction and management of people-related topics that include talent management, culture, engagement, recruitment, retention, learning and development, and enabling a collaborative cross-functional culture.

What You’ll Do:

Partner with senior management, leading the process of building talent capability through recruitment, management of objectives, career development, and engagement

Lead and influence senior management and people managers on employee relations, team dynamics, coaching, goal setting and performance management

Point of contact for HR related issues that includes but not limited to policies and procedures, compensation, benefits, and performance management for approximately 150 team members

Monitor employment changes and ensure compliance with company policiesManage complex HR issues including employee counseling exit interviews, employee terminations and employee investigations

Support recruitment activitiesand manage the onboarding and offboarding processManage and guide goal setting, engagement, performance management and talent management processes for North America

What We’re Looking for:

Bachelor's Degree

A minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in human resources Experience and to a variety of HR facets including organizational design, leadership coaching, talent management and development, performance management, and learning and development.

PriorHR experience in a manufacturing, distribution, or retail setting

Experience in the FMCG industry

Capable of appropriately handling highly confidential documents and information

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)

Strong analytical problem-solving skills including time managementAbility to take initiative, ability to work effectively within a team environment

Strong team player with high bias to action and accountabilityIs a self-starter, takes initiative, and detail oriented

Excellent interpersonal skills

Capable of appropriately handling highly confidential documents and information

Strong analytical problem-solving skills including time management

Ability to lead without direct authority

Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision

Strong Computer Skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, HRIS, etc.Working knowledge of ESA, Human Rights, AODA and other related legislation

BIC’s NAM headquarters will be located in Norwalk, Connecticut. Scheduled to open in 2027, the new headquarters is designed to foster a collaborative, flexible, and modern work environment while supporting a hybrid work model.

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BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.