Vice President of Human Resources – Construction Equipment
About The Position
The Vice President of Human Resources – Construction Equipment (CE) is a key member of the CE Leadership Team, responsible for shaping and executing the people and culture strategy for a decentralized multi-location construction dealership operation. This role partners closely with the President, Regional and Functional VPs and other leaders to drive profitability, workforce and leadership performance, and a strong culture across the business. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor on labor relations, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development, ensuring that the business is positioned to scale, operate safely and perform at a high level in a branch-based, profit‑center‑driven environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- 8+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including multi‑region or decentralized business environments.
- Demonstrated experience in a decentralized, field-services operating model.
- Demonstrated expertise in labor relations, employee relations, investigations, and executive HR support.
- Proven ability to influence and advise senior executives and business leaders.
- Strong business acumen with experience operating in profit‑center‑driven organizations.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or professional HR certification (SPHR, SHRM‑SCP).
- Experience in construction equipment, heavy equipment, or industrial distribution environment.
- Experience supporting unionized and non‑union workforces.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an active member of the CE Leadership Team.
- Provide strategic HR counsel to the President and senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, organizational design, workforce strategy.
- Align people & culture initiatives with business performance, growth, and operational priorities.
- Partner with Regional leaders to support a decentralized, branch-based operating model.
- Identify and address workforce, leadership, engagement, and risks across regions.
- Ensure consistent application of company policies, while adapting to local market realities.
- Lead labor relations strategy, including union interactions, collective bargaining support, and grievance escalation.
- Provide guidance and leadership to mitigate and resolve labor and employee relations issues. Mitigate risk through sound judgement, and consistent practice.
- Oversee and conduct complex workplace investigations.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, Safety, and other leadership to ensure appropriate resolution and risk mitigation. mitigate risk and ensure appropriate corrective actions.
- Ensure investigations are fair, timely, thorough, and compliant with employment laws and company standards.
- Partner leadership to reinforce and advance a strong safety culture across all regions.
- Support leadership accountability for safe behaviors, and incident prevention.
- Participate in serious incident reviews, and corrective action planning.
- Drive succession planning and leadership pipeline development across the business.
- Partner with business leaders to align workforce to growth and operational needs.
- Lead change management efforts related to growth, restructuring, and business transformation initiatives.
- Lead and develop HR Business Partners supporting the Construction Equipment Group.
- Elevate HR capability in coaching, influence and field partnership.
- Ensure HR is a strategic, value-added function in the CE business.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
