DescriptionJob Summary:The Vice President of Human Resources is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team responsible for leading the organization's people strategy and aligning human resources initiatives with business goals. This role provides executive leadership across talent acquisition, team member relations, performance management, compensation, benefits, learning and development, communications, and safety. The position serves as a strategic business partner while fostering a culture of trust, engagement, and high performance.
Responsibilities:- Develop and execute the organization's HR strategy in alignment with business goals and objectives.
- Partner with executive leadership to ensure HR initiatives support overall corporate strategy.
- Lead talent acquisition, team member relations, compensation, benefits, learning and development, communications, and safety functions.
- Build and maintain a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, and alignment with company values.
- Implement and oversee compensation systems and performance management processes.
- Foster collaboration, accountability, innovation, and best-practice sharing across teams.
- Cultivate strong relationships with leaders, team members, and key stakeholders.
- Represent Bernick's at community and industry events to strengthen employer reputation.
- Serve as a strategic contributor on the Executive Leadership Team regarding business and operational decisions.
- Oversee HR policies, compliance, team member relations, and manager coaching.
- Lead total rewards initiatives including benefits strategy, compensation reviews, and market analysis.
- Create learning and development programs, onboarding structures, and manager training initiatives.
Requirements- Bachelor's Degree required.
- 10-15 years of Human Resources experience with at least 5 years of executive leadership experience.
- Proven experience developing and executing successful people strategies that improve culture and engagement.
- Experience using tools, analytics, and data-driven decision making to support people operations.
- Strong background in team member development, succession planning, and performance management.
- Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional initiatives and organizational change management efforts.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization,
- In-depth knowledge of federal and state employment laws and HR compliance requirements.
- Experience designing and evaluating compensation, salary administration, and employee benefit programs.
- Ability to inspire teams, lead through change, and drive organizational growth.
- Consumer goods industry experience preferred.
