Sr HR Manager

Univar Solutions•Dublin, OH

12d

About The Position

The Senior Human Resources Manager, Ingredients & Specialties, serves as a strategic HR Business Partner to leadership teams and employees across Product Management, Global Fulfilment, Customer Solutions, Innovation, and Sales Transformation within the North American Ingredients & Specialties organization. Reporting to the Senior Director, Human Resources – I&S North America, the role aligns talent, organizational, and workforce strategies with business priorities to support growth and strengthen organizational capability. The position partners with leaders and leads or supports high-impact initiatives including organizational design, business transformation, workforce planning, mergers and acquisitions, integrations, leadership development, and scalable HR solutions. It calls for an HR professional who can navigate a fast-paced, evolving environment, solve complex organizational challenges, and build people capabilities that contribute to business performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field.
At least 8 years of progressive Human Resources experience with demonstrated growth in responsibility and scope.
HR Business Partner experience supporting senior leaders in commercial, sales, marketing, operations, corporate, or business-facing functions.
Experience leading strategic HR initiatives, organizational design efforts, workforce planning, or change management programs.
Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and drive outcomes in a complex, matrixed environment.
Strong business acumen and ability to connect people strategies to business performance.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or large-scale business transformation initiatives.
Experience in specialty chemicals, ingredients, industrial distribution, manufacturing, or related industries.
Experience partnering with commercial organizations and revenue-generating functions.
SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CHRL, or equivalent HR certification.
Exposure to US and Canadian employment practices.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to Director-level leaders across the Ingredients & Specialties organization.
Align talent strategies with business growth objectives, organizational priorities, and workforce needs.
Provide insights, data-driven recommendations, and strategic HR expertise to inform organizational and talent decisions.
Identify people-related risks and opportunities and develop proactive solutions.
Lead organizational design initiatives to improve effectiveness, scalability, and alignment with business strategy.
Support divisionalization and organizational transformation across the I&S business.
Facilitate workforce planning to ensure the organization has capabilities needed for future growth.
Evaluate organizational structures, spans of control, role clarity, and team effectiveness with leaders.
Drive change management activities supporting business and organizational changes.
Support HR due diligence for acquisition opportunities.
Execute employee integration plans with business and HR leaders, including organizational design, talent assessment, communication planning, onboarding, and culture integration.
Identify workforce-related risks and opportunities associated with acquisitions and organizational transitions.
Support a positive employee experience during transformation and change.
Lead talent reviews and succession planning for critical leadership and key talent populations.
Coach and consult leaders on performance management, career development, employee engagement, and leadership effectiveness.
Partner with Talent Management and Learning teams to build leadership pipelines and accelerate talent development.
Help leaders create high-performing teams that serve current business objectives and future growth.
Lead enterprise and business-specific HR projects supporting organizational growth and operational excellence.
Design scalable HR processes and programs that improve consistency, efficiency, and employee experience.
Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to implement talent acquisition, total rewards, performance management, talent management, and inclusion initiatives.
Drive continuous improvement to simplify processes and strengthen organizational effectiveness.
Provide guidance on employee relations matters, performance concerns, policy interpretation, investigations, and compliance.
Partner with legal and labor relations teams as needed on complex employee issues.
Ensure HR practices comply with applicable regulations and align with company values and policies.