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DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

Company: Freshpet
Location: Bedminster
Posted on: October 27, 2024

Job Description:

Who We Are
All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.
At Freshpet, our goal is to change the way people nourish their pets forever. We strive to strengthen the bond between people and our pets so that we both live longer, healthier, and happier lives while being kind to the planet. We believe that if we can create fresh, real foods that pets love and help them live healthier lives, their pet parents will also enjoy the many benefits of a rich life shared with a pet.We started off with a mission to change the way pet parents feed dogs and cats, but we also wanted to be a company that had a thoughtful approach to how we operate. We wanted to do things differently, make great products but be gentle to the planet, good to the people who touch our business, and leave a positive impact with everything we do. We work hard every day to ensure that the original vision is met, starting with making the highest quality foods in our kitchens to running our business with integrity, transparency, and social and environmental responsibility. IT'S AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START COMPLETELY FRESH!What You Will DoFreshpet is looking for an experienced Senior Human Resources leader to oversee our Human Resources programs within the Corporate Office. This outstanding leader will be responsible for driving key HR initiatives across all of our Commercial Teams and Support Departments. This role will report directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer and be based out of our Bedminster NJ location.How You Will Make An Impact!

  • Partner closely with the HR Business Partner community to ensure alignment and standardization of our HR programs across the business. The Director will play a key role in shaping the HR strategy with the other HR leaders and provide direction and counsel to the Commercial and Sales teams on all HR related matters.
  • This role is accountable to the Corporate Office Leadership on all matters relating to staffing, retention, compensation reviews, workforce planning and employee development, including the active support of the HR programs.
  • The role is strategic in nature, and the Director will be responsible for providing a business perspective and articulation of the core business needs to the HR Functional Heads (Total Rewards, Talent & Performance Management; Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development).
  • This role brings breadth and depth of HR experiences and plays a key role in helping the business maximize organization performance and workforce experience.
  • The Director will participate in the ideation and organization of employee initiatives that impact culture, such as Org Design, Engagement surveys; ESG Initiatives and Incentive programs.
  • They will instill a client service mindset in all HR activities with a business-focused approach - actively supporting managers and business leaders in determining capability gaps and developing effective talent plans to address these risks.Key Valued-based Competencies:
    • Growth Mindset - proven ability to introduce foundational HR processes across an expanding organization. Must be a strong change agent and be comfortable introducing new HR initiatives and programs to the organization.
    • Innovative and Entrepreneurial - Must demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness in deploying programs, providing critical insights to the HR COE's and ensuring that the Freshpet culture is reflected in every program.
    • Operates from Truth - Able to lead broad organizational changes with a deep appreciation of the impact to the organizational culture.
    • Passion and Tenacity - Possesses a high bias for action and large capacity to get high volumes of work done quickly.
    • Makes Sure Everyone Wins - Able to bring teams together and drive a culture of collaboration and high performance.
    • Does the Right things - Demonstrates good judgement and leads people related processes with a strong moral compass.What You Will Bring!
      • At least 5-8 years of Senior HR Leadership experience.
      • 10+ years of relevant HR experience in CPG with a firm grasp of the fundamentals of Human Resources Management.
      • A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
      • Experience operating in a High Growth Environment.
      • Experience providing HR support in a matrixed structure.
      • Demonstrated employee relations experience as well as positive associate relations in a non-union environment.
      • Demonstrated ability to develop, analyze and interpret data, driving thoughtful recommendations and action.
      • Demonstrated organizational development experience - aligning structure, people, process and reward systems with business strategy and managing transformational change.
      • Demonstrated ability to hire, inspire, lead and develop talent.What We OfferAt Freshpet, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with company match, paid parental leave, pet insurance, tuition assistance, a generous PTO plan and so much more!Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce:At Freshpet, we embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. Freshpet aims to foster, cultivate and preserve a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our employees are our most valuable assets. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company's achievement as well. Freshpet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.DisclaimersWe are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.Freshpet is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.
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