Director, HR Business Partner – Global Animal Health Manufacturing

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

As the Director HR Business Partner you will provide strategic HR support and guidance to the Global Animal Health Manufacturing (GAHM) organization which is a part of our Company’s Manufacturing Division. Your primary business stakeholders for the role are senior leaders from Operations and Quality organizations. In this role, you will coach the leadership teams and provide expertise in the development of the organizational talent and diversity strategy, talent management, workforce planning, organizational design, restructuring, change management, leader effectiveness, performance management, compensation and rewards, and escalated employee relations issues.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide HR and executive coaching support to senior leaders on the GAHM Leadership Team
• Create and drive the talent and diversity strategy for the assigned organization.
• Support all talent management, succession planning, organizational design and organizational alignment activities within client groups. Direct client restructuring activities when necessary. Contribute to organizational change management activities when necessary.
• Coach leaders and members of leadership teams to successfully manage all cyclical people management processes (talent management, succession planning, performance management, compensation planning, etc.).
• Partner with the learning & development organization on learning strategies and solutions to support and enable talent strategy.
• Partner with talent acquisition organization on activities in support of the organization’s workforce plan and talent strategy.
• Provide leadership and project management to critical HR initiatives across GAHM, as needed.
• Collaborate across the HR network and act as a central point of contact for all of the GAHM plants (24 at the moment of posting) around the world, as well as other stakeholders across the organization to resolve escalated issues and generate solutions to enable client’s business strategy.

Your Profile

Education

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or related discipline; Master’s preferred

Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience as an HR Business Partner and in an HR COE or relevant applicable experience
• Previous HR Business Partner experience supporting a regional / global client base

Skills/Competencies

• Demonstrated HR functional proficiency in one or more HR disciplines
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, demonstrated ability to consult with and coach senior leaders and managers across multiple cultures
• Ability to strategically prioritize time and problem solve against most impactful activities and initiatives
• Strong workforce analytics skills, data-driven mindset and proven experience of navigating and leveraging HR systems / data analytics to support client consultation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to demonstrate and foster collaboration among peers and extended HR organization, solid networking skills
• Ability to operate with an agile mindset within a fast-paced environment across multiple countries
• Resilience and positive thinking, can-do approach
• Understanding manufacturing systems and processes (Hoshin Kanri, 5YP, Tier process and others) is a plus

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements

Flex Time, Hybrid

Shift

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License

Yes

Hazardous Material(s)

n/a

Requisition ID R272130