Chief People Officer

Industry leading, international manufacturing company located in Waukesha, Wisconsin with multiple site locations in the Midwest seeks a Chief People Officer. The CPO is responsible for providing hand-on leadership in developing and executing Human Resources strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of succession planning, talent management, change management, recruitment, organizational and performance management, training and development and compensation.

The CPO must provide strategic leadership by articulating Human Resources needs and plans to the executive management team. It is critical that this person be viewed as a highly trusted executive within the organization and possesses the ability to build strong working relationships. The CPO will play a key role in ensuring the company and its employees will be positioned to help the company handle significant growth. This will be accomplished in summary by being a:

• Key strategist in developing and shaping the future strategy
• Forward thinker focused on identifying, growing, and nurturing talent to support the growth of the business

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Function as a strategic business partner to the executive business team and to their respective business disciplines regarding key organizational and management needs/issues.
• Develop human resources operations financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
• Develop human resources into a value-added company partner.
• Create a unified culture across multiple sites. Ensure all sites are represented, appreciated, and recognized through proper communication, events, and visits
• Create KPIs / metrics to drive better decision making and investment in human capital
• Develop comprehensive strategic recruiting/on boarding and retention plans to meet the human capital needs of the organization.
• Manage new employee orientation/onboarding program to provide new hires with the tools, resources, and support to become quickly acclimated to their positions, the organization, and its culture. Assist hiring managers in preparing functional and company-wide indoctrination for new employees.
• Maintain new performance management and review program. Ensure required procedures and documentation are followed, and reviews are complete and on time. Offer on-going coaching and assistance to management.
• Prepare and manage annual budget of human resources operations, including insurance programs, 401(k) retirement, employee events, employee incentives, employee training, etc.
• Develop a comprehensive talent planning and training and development plan to support the ongoing growth of the organization.
• Develop and/or updates HR policies and communicates/implements them throughout the organization, including ensuring company compliance with state and federal employment labor laws, and health/safety regulations/laws.
• Travel to other plants as needed to provide support to ensure best practices and key initiatives are being implemented and company policies are adhered to (future).
• Work with Senior Management to help change the culture to a performance-oriented culture.
• Develop an HR strategic plan after assessing effectiveness of current key HR initiatives and prioritize timing of implementation.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of broad-based Human Resources experience with progressive leadership experience in various Human Resources positions.
• Expertise in a broad range of topics including employment law, organizational development, organization design, leadership development, succession planning, change management, culture assessment, employee/labor relations, compensation and benefits, and budget management.
• Prior professional HR experience in manufacturing is required.
• Applied organizational development and change management experience required
• Multi Location experience.
• International experience is highly preferred.