Senior Manager, Human Resources

About this Position At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of 50,000 pioneers around the globe. The teams in our corporate functions enable the best in our dynamic businesses and in our people to maximize our company’s potential. With our leading brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

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What You´ll Do

• Serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the leadership team of the Bowling Green, KY Plant Leadership Team, ensuring regional HR practices and initiatives are aligned locally
• Drive Corporate and regional strategy by cascading relevant information locally
• Foster positive employee engagement acting as a catalyst for the development of people managers and employees to achieve organization success within respective regional BU/Function
• This is a plant based HRBP role and is expected to be on-site, 5 days per week
• Employee Relations: Directs and participates in employee relations functions acting as the primary point of contact for managers and employees focused on dispute resolution, discipline, communications, reward practices, etc., ensuring positive employee relations. Conduct thorough investigations and makes recommendations based on findings. Collaborate with HR leadership and inside counsel to address complex issues
• Talent management: Lead the performance and talent management processes for your assigned client group. Support leadership in preparing for talent review sessions. Participate in the BU talent reviews to identify top talent and succession strategies
• Talent Acquisition: Partner with talent acquisition team to attract and retain top talent. Implement strategies to ensure a deliberate approach to talent acquisition from both internal and external sources. Actively participates in the recruiting process of internal and external candidates focused at hiring the best qualified candidate and ensuring the effectiveness of recruiting and selection techniques, and compliance with federal and local laws
• Compensation and Total Rewards: Lead the annual compensation and short-term incentive programs; assists with job descriptions as necessary; conducts annual compensation review/analysis; monitors performance evaluation program. Assures compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Work with local management to promote and achieve high employee participation in internal/external Health and Wellness activities
• Workforce Planning & Organization Development: Develop and revise role profiles to align with business needs. Collaborate with finance partners to ensure alignment with financial budgets. Lead organization changes to meet current and future requirements ensuring appropriate change management plans are created, socialized, approved and executed
• Compliance: Ensures compliance with legislative requirements
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Management or a related field
• Minimum of 7-10 years progressive experience in Human Resources and 5 years working in a manufacturing environment
• Proven HR skills including employee relations, employment law, employee engagement, compensation, performance and talent management, recruitment and learning and development
• Strong business acumen and ability to deliver HR programs addressing business issues
• Superior communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Computer – demonstrated ability with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel & Outlook and HRIS/Payroll systems
• Must be willing to travel on occasion
  
  

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Annual performance bonus
• Comprehensive healthcare including mental health support and 401(k) plan matched by employer
• Family benefits including fertility support, fully paid parental leave, caregiver services
• Time off, sickness leave, holidays, volunteer time off, summer Fridays & more
  
  

The salary for this role is $120,000.00 - $140,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics. We welcome all applications.