HR Business Partner

Glanbia Performance Nutrition is a global company with a brand portfolio that consists of Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure, Think!, Amazing Grass each with its own brand essence. From athletes to remote workers, people around the world want to eat well and live healthier, more active lives and we have the products to match. We are hiring an HRBP to support the Aurora plant; this role is open due to a promotion!

As the HR Business Partner you will be responsible for partnering strategically with leaders within the Product Supply functions while ensuring excellence in execution.

Responsibilities:

Strategic HR Partnership: Collaborate with leaders, HR team members, and HR Centers of Excellence to develop and implement talent strategies that support business goals and drive organizational performance. Serve as a trusted advisor to the business. Effectively partner and deliver on key priorities.

• Talent Management: Lead talent management initiatives, including talent forecasting, creation of talent pipelines, talent & succession planning processes, and leadership development initiatives.
• Talent Development: Identify, develop and implement talent programs focused on enhancing the skills, knowledge and capabilities of employees. Build a culture of continuous learning and professional growth across the organization.
• Culture Champion: Promote and embed the organization's values, beliefs, and behaviors throughout the workforce. Collaborate with leadership and employees to create a positive, inclusive, high engagement and high-performing team environment.
• Employee Relations: Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues through conducting effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Change Management: Support and drive change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption to operations.
• Performance Management: Provide guidance and support to managers on performance management processes, including goal setting, performance reviews, development planning, and workforce effectiveness.
• Workforce Planning: Lead or partner with the cross-functional team to advance the labor strategy by analyzing data, understanding the evolving hiring needs, and effectively collaborating to ensure optimum staffing levels, supporting effective recruiting, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
• HR Project Management: Lead the effective execution of HR projects and initiatives, such as employee engagement action planning, wellbeing programs, diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and organizational design efforts.
• People Analytics: Collaborate with business leaders and COEs to identify business challenges and develop data-driven insights to inform talent decisions, improve processes, drive employee retention and promote positive employee experience.
• Legal Compliance: Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. Maintain knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Skills/Abilities:

• 5+ years of HR experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree (HR Generalist experience in manufacturing preferred).
• Strong bilingual communication skills in Spanish (preferred).
• Proven ability to influence and build relationships with business leaders on complex people matters.
• Demonstrated success in resolving complex employee relations issues.
• Deep knowledge of HR best practices and employment law.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Proficiency in HRIS systems (SuccessFactors a plus) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Copilot experience is a bonus.

This individual contributor position serves as a trusted partner with business leaders on people-related issues, acting as an employee champion and change agent, relentlessly improving the employee experience across multiple functions and locations, including our flagship manufacturing plant in Aurora, IL. The role assesses and anticipates people-related needs, communicating proactively and collaborating effectively to develop integrated solutions. The HR Business Partner will partner closely with the HR Director, leaders from the business, and HR COEs to deliver value-added impact for leaders and employees that reflect Glanbia’s values and help achieve business objectives.

Where and how you will work

The opportunity will be based in Aurora, IL with hybrid working arrangements available which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.  

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

Compensation for roles at Glanbia varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in IL. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The annual salary for IL based employees for this role is $90,000-130,000 with an annual bonus.

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.