Director, Human Resources US/Canada

Job title: Director, Human Resources US/Canada

Company: Ingredion

Job description: POSITION: Director, Human Resources

LOCATION: Westchester

Company Background:

Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that helps nourish, comfort, sustain, and delight people around the world. Ingredion’s wide range of ingredient solutions is strategically designed to address changing consumer trends and preferences. Our specialty portfolio includes starch-based texturizers, clean and simple ingredients, plant-based proteins, sugar reduction and specialty sweeteners, and food systems. Our innovative ingredient solutions are used by consumers in everyday products, from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. And we do it all in a planet-friendly sustainable manner.

We bring the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better.

That’s our purpose. We are all IN to make life better!

Every day, Ingredion employees bring their skills, creativity, and passion together to deliver ingredient solutions that enhance people’s lives. We are innovators who combine the power of technology with the best of nature to delight our customers and consumers. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in ethics, safety, quality and sustainability. Unlocking the potential of people, nature and technology to make life better is what drives us in every aspect of our business.

If you are interested in making life better, we are all IN to learn more about you! A bit about what you can expect from the employee experience at Ingredion:

The chance to make a difference

No matter where you work in the company, you’ll have an opportunity to make life better… for our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world.

Passionate people, motivated to excel

Our highly talented people have a passion for learning and achievement and are driven by our inspiring purpose to make life better and our core values: Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly, and Owner’s Mindset.

A warm, welcoming environment

At Ingredion, everyone belongs! We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive work environment where individuals feel supported and enabled to contribute their very best every day.

A place where you can grow personally and professionally

We believe everyone has great potential, and we strive to nurture that potential into great personal and professional achievements.

An environment that enables innovation and collaboration

We are creating the conditions that inspire and enable innovation – in our products and services, as well as in how we do our work day-to-day.

Ingredion is hiring a Director of Human Resources to support the U.S. and Canada Commercial, Strategy and Finance organizations. This HR Director will be the strategic business partner to 3 General Managers/Vice Presidents, who serve on the North American Executive Committee. In this role, you report to the Vice President of Human Resources for North America and are a key member of the Business Leader Team (BLT) of the Ingredient Solutions business and will also partner with the U.S./Canada Finance and Strategy team to deliver effective human resources leadership and solutions that are consistent with business strategy and promote improved organizational effectiveness.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of organizational plans and structural improvements in connection with the company’s overall specialty growth strategy.
• Closely partner with senior leaders in leading HR strategy for their respective businesses/functions. Provide executive level coaching and HR leadership for their full organizations. Help to build effective, high performance teams with each leader.
• Partner with leaders to ensure effective business process and organization design. Lead smooth implementation of organization design with effective change management and communication; ensure right employees in right roles with transparent, fair and rigorous employee selection.
• Actively consult and provide solutions related to workforce, talent and organizational matters to business leaders in the United States and Canada.
• As part of the NA HR leadership team, you will have the opportunity to work on special projects beyond the client teams to continue to advance the HR strategy in North America and across the entire HR function.
• Develop forward-thinking solutions based on understanding of relevant business operations and strategies.
• Develop and drive workforce and talent strategic plans to enable the business growth agenda.
• Advise on the design and implementation of HR programs, ensuring programs remain relevant to the business supported.
• Champion the organizational purpose, values and culture.
• Identify business needs and lead organizational change initiatives.
• Partner internally with global HR Communities of Expertise and HR Shared Services to implement HR solutions that meet the distinctive challenges of the business.
• Focus on the future of work, with a strong connection to what is happening externally.
• Shape and drive HR strategy with a business perspective. Deliver business and HR strategy through development of talent, workforce & workplace solutions
• Provide feedback on HR policies, processes and programs to CoEs and HR Shared Services.

Qualified candidates will have:

• At least 10 years of experience in human resources partnering with senior level leaders.
• Undergraduate degree required, masters preferred
• Demonstrates strong business and financial acumen and ability to translate into people strategy
• Ability to build & foster relationships with business leaders
• Abiltiy to influence decisions to produce positive business outcomes
• Strong influencing skills and ability to work across multiple levels of the enterprise, with strong consulting agility
• Strong knowledge of compensation, talent management, talent acquisition, employee & labor relations, org design, workforce planning, and change management
• Demonstrates ability to be a change leader and have the ability to adapt to emerging trends
• Demonstrate digital awareness and analytics understanding
• Demonstrates innovative, visionary leadership and strategic thinking
• Ability to push strategy forward

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant’s accommodation needs.

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Relocation Available: No

Expected salary:

Location: Canada

Job date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:58:08 GMT