Strategic HR Business Partner

About the Role: We are looking for a Senior Strategic Global HR Business Partner to be a key member of the Gore Fabrics HR team supporting our Gore Fabrics Ingredients Business. As a Strategic Global HR Business Partner, you will support our global Footwear, Gloves & Accessories Business as well as our Americas Regional Commercial Organization to align our people strategy with the strategic direction and priorities of the business. In your role, you will act as a strategic partner, advisor and coach to the members of Business and Functional Leadership Teams, establishing high trust relationships, proactively working with and influencing leaders, teams, and associates on a wide range of Business and HR topics to drive success and fulfill our brand promise of Together, improving life.

This position will be located at our facility in Elkton, Maryland, with the possibility of a hybrid remote work arrangement, depending upon the responsibilities of the role and business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary HR partner for senior global and regional business and functional leaders to support the business growth and offer thought leadership on organizational and people-related strategy, priorities and execution
• Understand the business strategy, identify and follow through on opportunities to increase alignment with the strategy by helping leaders identify, prioritize and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and processes
• Act as advocate for leading talent management and development processes focusing on enhancing the capabilities of leaders, building required skills and capabilities of Associates, and ensuring strong and diverse succession bench strength
• Diagnose gaps between current and desired organization performance and deploy and facilitate actions to resolve gaps, including organization redesign and transformation, process change, change leadership, coaching and training
• Analyze workforce trends to model and forecast future resource requirements to support leaders in workforce planning and succession management
• Review key business performance targets and their related talent implications with leaders
• Align performance and development strategies with Total Rewards approaches to foster an engaging and respectful environment of commitment, and drive accountability to outcomes and contribution across teams
• Be an active member and partner closely with our global Gore Fabrics HR Team as well as our Enterprise global HR Services and HR COEs to ensure HR delivery is aligned with business needs and well-executed
• Model our unique Enterprise culture as a source of competitive advantage

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree (focus on HR, Organizational Effectiveness or related field preferred)
• Minimum 10 years of progressive HR functional experience (both operational and strategic) of which a minimum 5 years experience is partnering with senior business and functional leaders within diverse organizational contexts
• Demonstrated experience and capability in leadership coaching and consulting, complex facilitation, contracting, conflict resolution, change leadership, organizational design and development
• Experience in driving and implementing effective Integrated Talent processes
• Strong working knowledge of human resources practices and core people processes
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills across a global matrix organization, as well as x-cultural relationship and communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative workforce data, recognize trends, tie back to business priorities and develop recommendations based on data analysis
• Ability to establish credibility, proactive approach, able to deal effectively with ambiguity and transformation; acts as a trusted thought-partner
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters Degree (HR focus or MBA)
• Experience supporting x-functional business teams
• Proficiency in SAP/Success Factors; MS Office Suite required

To minimize disruption to the business, while supporting growth and development, Associates are expected to fulfill a minimum of 2 years in commitment before applying to another internal commitment. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved.

Hybrid Working Arrangements are permitted for Associates in the continental United States (US) and Canada, with appropriate approval and compliance with Gore's hybrid working policies, from the country in which they are employed.

What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for "profit-sharing". Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits

We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.

Gore is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.

Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes your questions at gore.com/careers/contact

Additional Information

• Travel%: 20
• Shift: Day Job
• Schedule: Full-time
• Posting End Date: Oct 11, 2024