Vice President, Human Resources

Schwan's Company • Hopkins, MN

1d • $187,000 - $312,000

About The Position

The Vice President, HR - Supply Chain and Manufacturing will serve as the senior HR leader and strategic business partner to our Supply Chain and Manufacturing leadership teams. This leader will be responsible for building a more connected, consistent, and proactive HR model across our manufacturing plants, corporate supply chain functions, planning organization, and manufacturing excellence teams. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in manufacturing & supply chain environments with a proven ability to develop HR leaders and partner strategically with the business. Time spent working directly in the supply chain business is strongly preferred!

Requirements

• Significant HR leadership experience in multisite manufacturing, supply chain, operations within the food or CPG industry.
• Ability to influence senior leaders, build trust quickly, facilitate alignment, and coach leaders through complex people and organizational challenges.
• Experience using workforce analytics, engagement data, turnover trends, and business metrics to identify root causes and implement sustainable people strategies.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution, especially in fast-paced manufacturing environments where consistency, clarity, and speed matter.
• Strong change management, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Nice To Haves

• Time spent working directly in the supply chain business is strongly preferred!
• Advanced degree or HR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with manufacturing executive team and HR leadership team to strengthen leadership capability, develop strategic workforce plans, improve employee relations practices, and build a culture of accountability and engagement.
• Lead, coach, and develop a large HR team supporting more than 5,000 team members, ensuring HR leaders are aligned, connected, and equipped to support both business priorities and frontline team member needs.
• Assess talent, learning, leadership development, and organizational capability gaps across the supply chain and manufacturing environment, then build practical strategies to address them.
• Help bring greater alignment across all the senior leaders and platforms to reduce disconnects, improve execution, and support consistent people practices.
• Design and implement holistic retention and engagement strategies that are standardized across the manufacturing network while still responsive to plant-level needs and workforce dynamics.
• Use workforce data, turnover trends, engagement insights, talent metrics, and plant-level feedback to identify root causes and drive meaningful, long-term initiatives instead of short-term reactions.
• Support organizational change, new operating models, planning structure changes, and transformation initiatives with strong communication, change management, and stakeholder alignment.

Benefits

• Eligibility for a 40% annual incentive bonus based on organizational performance.
• Competitive Total Rewards package designed to support your overall well-being, including comprehensive health benefits, time off programs, and retirement and financial offerings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive