P&O Business Partner

Mars•Waco, TX

About The Position

This role involves partnering with the Site Leader to establish goals, provide leadership, and ensure strategic alignment of the people agenda with business strategy. The P&O Business Partner will also focus on developing talent, driving associate engagement, and strengthening organizational health through effective design and role placement. A key aspect of the role is to drive efficiency within the P&O operating model by facilitating program adoption, offering strategic guidance, providing P&O support, interfacing with corporate teams, and communicating business needs.

Requirements

Minimum 10-12 years’ experience as HR generalist.
Solid working experience as HR Business partner of supporting business unit with full P&L.
Experience with MNC or global corporation with ability to translate global programs into locally suitable solutions.
Strong consulting skills and ability to leverage expertise to design and deploy impactful people solutions.
Strong business acumen and experience
Ability to work independently and efficiently, with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
Good organization skills and the ability to multi-task and capable of establishing priorities
Strong analytical, consultation skill, coaching and problem-solving
Must be able to demonstrate strong verbal written communication

Responsibilities

Partner with the Site Leader to establish short and long term goals to drive business success, provide leadership to the business while maintaining strategic alignment of the people agenda with the business strategy, and ensuring associate advocacy.
Gain alignment on the people agenda and developing talent while driving associate engagement; understand the ‘pulse’ of the business in order to strengthen the health of the organization and ensure “fit for purpose” organization design with the right people in the right roles.
Drive efficiency across the P&O operating model by: facilitating the adoption of Mars signature programs, offering strategic guidance to unit specific projects, providing P&O support to units directly and / or through Business Partners, interfacing with segment and corporate teams, and communicating emerging business needs to CoEs.
Guide, support, and position Mars Associate Services and Line Managers to most effectively and efficiently serve Mars associates.