Do you have the ability to provide strategic direction to locations around multiple People disciplines? Do you have expertise in adapting people best practices and employment law compliance to specific business situations? Can you work successfully in a remote environment and travel on a regular basis? Are you an effective communicator with a strong ability to listen and draw keen insights out of a conversation?
If you thrive in a team environment, we want to hear from you!
For nearly a century, Wilbur-Ellis has experienced success and growth in marketing and distributing agricultural products and services. Join us and grow your career with a strong and profitable industry leader offering competitive compensation, tremendous growth and development opportunities, and a people-first work environment. Come grow with us!
General Purpose and Scope of Position
The People & Culture Business Partner plays a critical role in partnering with our business leaders to achieve the Agribusiness Division’s strategic objectives. This position acts as a consultant within the business; anticipating and analyzing problems to develop and implement actionable solutions that drive business performance and employee engagement. With an emphasis on relationship building, outstanding customer service, culture championing, the P&C Business Partner will be a key driver in identifying the right people with the right skills necessary for business growth. These areas of concentration and accompanying activities will also provide critical data that feeds directly into workforce demand planning and succession planning. The P&C Business Partner will be traveling in the field at locations to establish a strong support presence with leadership and employees. This role will serve as a liaison with Corporate Human Resources functions in representing regional needs.
Key Skills and Abilities Include:
•Ability to provide strategic direction to locations around multiple People disciplines
•Strong skills in serving as a consultant with the ability to translate business needs into actionable people strategies
•Expertise in adapting people best practices and employment law compliance to specific business situations
•Solid presentation skills and high comfort level communicating with multiple levels within the company
•Ability to work successfully in a remote environment and travel on a regular basis
Key Personal Attributes Include:
•Outstanding ability to actively listen and draw keen insights into people issues
•Solid, centered interpersonal qualities that integrate into a team environment well
•Effective communication skills and a knack for articulating the heart of the issue clearly both verbally and in writing with timely follow up when needed
•Solution and results oriented approach to all situations with strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and impeccable time management skills highly desired
Specific Responsibilities and Key Deliverables Include:
•Build relationships with leadership and develop a strong understanding of their business, their goals and challenges
•Consultative partnership with management to identify and create solutions for all people matters including recruiting strategy, investigations and performance coaching, employee development, career development and succession planning
•Provide expert insight into people and organizational challenges. Translate business strategies into appropriate people and organizational actions
•Assist managers with the development and documentation of employee goals and objectives to support the business and enhance employee development through calibration 9 -grid and interactive conversations
•Lead succession planning activities throughout the regions supported, ensuring strategies are built for both short- and long-term business needs and changes
•Identify and participate in career discussions with internal employees, help to link needs and support
•Supporting hiring managers to identify recruiting needs with staffing plans and support of the talent team when appropriate
•Actively participate in annual budgeting process, identifying and influencing decisions around organizational efficiency.
•Influence leaders and employees to drive our core values across their teams and ensure talent output aligns to company goals
•Be a key member of the People & Culture team helping to develop world-class people programs and capabilities
•Working cooperatively with recruiting coordinators and people & culture generalists with assisting on recruiting needs to ensure open positions are posted and filled in a timely manner with outstanding candidates
Compensation and Benefits
•Competitive annual salary (to be determined based on experience and other factors)
•Comprehensive employee health and retirement benefit offerings
If you are an internal Wilbur-Ellis employee, please notify your manager prior to applying for any position. Thank you!
COMPANY CULTURE
Wilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employer
Wilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed and specialty chemicals and food ingredients. A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.
Wilbur-Ellis is for and about people
Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed over ninety-three years of success and growth, all thanks to our people. Our employees are both leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and a dedication to quality work, our customers and each other.
Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry’s best workforce
Wilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a... For full info follow application link.
Wilbur-Ellis Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer
