HR Manager, SC Programs & Transformation

The Marzetti Company•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and markets specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships. The Manager, Supply Chain HR Programs & Transformation is responsible for leading and governing Supply Chain HR transformation programs, change management practices, project management standards, and talent review operations in support of business priorities. This role serves as the central owner for Supply Chain HR program governance and execution discipline—ensuring initiatives are prioritized, implemented consistently, measured effectively, and aligned to business outcomes. This role partners closely with Supply Chain leadership, HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and cross-functional business teams to activate enterprise HR programs and strategies within the Supply Chain organization. While HR COEs own the design of enterprise programs and processes, this role serves as a critical implementation partner—translating strategy into actionable deployment plans, driving adoption, managing change impacts, and ensuring programs are effectively integrated into Supply Chain operations. The role enables HRBPs to focus on strategic business partnership by providing centralized program management, change management structure, and operational discipline across Supply Chain People initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field or experience
5+ years of human resource experience
Strong program design and governance capability, with the ability to translate strategy into scalable processes and execution plans
Demonstrated ability to influence and drive accountability across multiple levels of the organization
Experience leading change management efforts and driving adoption across distributed teams
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and drive data-informed decisions
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Understanding of Supply Chain or operations environments and the talent implications required to support business strategy
Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, including HR COEs and business leaders

Responsibilities

Own the operational governance, activation, and execution discipline for Supply Chain HR initiatives.
Establish standardized tools, governance routines, prioritization processes, and adoption mechanisms that enable successful execution of Supply Chain People priorities.
Own the implementation and utilization of change management tools, methodologies, and governance practices across Supply Chain.
Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to establish robust change management plans, strengthen organizational change capability, and drive consistent adoption approaches across sites.
Develop and monitor change adoption metrics tied to business outcomes, readiness, and implementation effectiveness.
Serve as the central project management lead for Supply Chain HR initiatives.
Own project intake, prioritization, governance routines, tracking mechanisms, and status reporting processes to ensure alignment to business priorities and visibility to Supply Chain HRLT and HRLT.
Establish operational rigor and execution discipline across the HR function through standardized project management tools, templates, and operating rhythms.
Own the governance framework for Supply Chain HR initiatives, including prioritization reviews, implementation tracking, risk escalation, milestone management, and accountability routines.
Monitor on track/off-track status, execution risks, deliverables, and business outcomes while reinforcing consistent execution expectations across teams.
Lead Supply Chain HR project planning and execution activities related to mergers, acquisitions, and integration workstreams.
Partner with HR COEs and business stakeholders to ensure alignment of the Supply Chain People Plan throughout integration activities.
Own the operational governance and execution of the Supply Chain Talent Review process, including timelines, calendars, process coordination, tool deployment, action tracking, and reporting of talent health metrics.
Partner with Talent Development and HRBPs to support consistent execution and follow-through across the network while enabling HRBPs to focus on strategic business partnership and consulting.
Partner with HRBPs, Supply Chain leaders, Talent Development, and HR COEs to activate enterprise programs and processes within Supply Chain.
Translate enterprise strategies into operational implementation plans that support organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, workforce priorities, and sustainable adoption across the network.
Utilize people analytics and project metrics to assess program effectiveness, identify gaps, and inform recommendations.
Build visibility into adoption, execution, and talent outcomes to support data-driven decisions.
Leverage established transformational tools, frameworks, and processes across Supply Chain initiatives where appropriate.
Continuously improve approaches based on feedback, lessons learned, and evolving business needs.