Business area : Nestlé Canada

Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8

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A little bit about us:

While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people.

We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward.

Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

What to Expect:

Reporting directly to the Head of HR for Nestlé Canada, you will play a pivotal role in driving the people agenda for our commercial & marketing business teams. Your main responsibility will be to provide strategic HR leadership, collaborating closely with business leaders to ensure HR initiatives are aligned with our overall strategic objectives. This influential position is important to our organization's success as the work you do will be instrumental in attracting, developing, and retaining talent and in building the culture of our organization.

A day in the life:

• People Partner: act as a partner to the business, mentoring and coaching the Executive team member and their team to drive execution of HR initiatives

• Change Management: Be a change leader, working with the business to drive organizational transformation and change projects using standard process methodologies.

• HR Strategy: collaborate with leadership to build and implement HR strategies that align with the overall business goals and cultivate a team-based culture with high performing talent. Co-ordinate and implement workforce planning for the specific client group.

• Organizational Design and Development: Proactively challenge the established organizational structure to drive outstanding performance. Help support the culture to align with Nestlé goals and initiatives through supporting and mentoring managers in their implementation of core people processes.

• Performance and Talent Management: Co-Develop the People Plan and Talent Management agenda for the business/function. Lead talent review and calibration, implement future oriented organizational planning and talent management plans.

Role Requirements

• 10+ years of HR experience across client groups including corporate functions, sales and marketing is required.

• Proven competence in all functional HR areas including, compensation and benefits, talent management, recruitment, employee relations, learning and development and DE&I.

• Experience working in a large multi-national company with leading HR processes and practices including Shared Services HR model and with Centres of HR expertise in talent management, learning and development, employee relations, and compensation & benefits.

• Experience in leading and managing change, organization design, and development.

• Sound knowledge of Canadian employment and labour law.

Preferred Skills

• Minimum of 5 years as a senior HRBP supporting business leaders in large complex organization with multiple collaborators (including matrix relationships).

• Operations/labour HR experience

• Strength in developing, adapting and implementing HR/people strategies along with Business Leader to achieve key strategic objectives in area of responsibility.

• Ability to handle complex issues with discretion and serve as a mediator and guide to successful conflict resolution across all levels of the organization.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment

• Company matched pension plan

• Four weeks of Vacation and five personal days (Personal Paid Holidays)

• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements

• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company

• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement

• Bonus eligibility

• Gender affirmation benefits to ensure access to vital care, resources, and coverage for gender-affirming procedures

• Fertility Services and Surrogacy Medical Coverage to support the pursuit of a path to parenthood regardless of medical conditions, gender or sexual orientation

• Adoption benefits to remove some of the financial barriers associated with adoption

• Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories

• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)

• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please advise Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

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We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.