What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President Human Resources position at Benson Executive Search?
Our client is a successful, growing consumer products company, recognized as one of the largest suppliers in its industry.
This leader will be a trusted confidante to the CEO, providing advice and guidance while coaching and influencing the executive team. As an inspirational, hands-on leader and steward of organizational culture, the VP of HR will work closely with the HR team, enhancing its capabilities at addressing the HR company’s needs.
Experience:
- Demonstrated background in mentoring and talent development.
- Demonstrated ability to create and implement impactful HR programs and initiatives on an enterprise-wide scale including performance management, leadership development, change management, succession planning, talent acquisition, and compensation and benefits, aligning all the HR levers to foster an engaged high performing workforce.
- Experience in organization design and development is required.
- Ideally the candidate has a blend of big company best practices combined with working in a small rapidly changing organization.
- Strong proven experience in leading diversity and inclusion programs.
- A strong mix of business skills and human resources expertise.
- Experience in manufacturing or working with a large distribution workforce is required.
Skills:
- Business leader with HR expertise.
- Proactive. Constructively brings forth ideas and views and can articulate them effectively to any audience from the plant floor to the Board room.
- An innovative thinker with a growth mindset, who also leads with empathy.
- Brings new ideas.
- Leads and rolls up their sleeves.
- Strong EQ.
- A servant leader with a passion for talent development.
- Low ego with confidence.
