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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.
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Why work for Dawn Foods?
PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.
Why should you apply? We invest in you!
- Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
- Competitive Pay
- 401(K) + company match
- 10 Paid Company Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Professional training
- Family-owned business over 100 years in service
- An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce
Job Purpose and Overview
The People Team Optimization Manager is a strategic role designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the People function globally, directly reporting to the Director of People, Global Functions & Organization Effectiveness. This role involves analyzing current People Team practices, processes, and technologies, and recommending improvements to drive performance and support the organization's strategic goals.
This is a hybrid role in Jackson, MI. To be considered for this role, candidates must be located in Jackson, MI or surrounding areas.
What will you do as an Optimization Manager at Dawn Foods?
- Build and lead workstream to develop and implement People Services Center for Dawn Foods People Team.
- Conduct comprehensive audits of People processes and systems to identify areas for improvement and optimization within the People Services Center.
- Advise on organizational design and structure to ensure they are optimized for performance and growth.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and regional teams to align HR strategies and processes with organizational objectives.
- Manage projects to re-engineer People processes, ensuring they are scalable, efficient, and aligned with best practices.
- Facilitate change management initiatives to ensure smooth transitions and adoption of new processes and technologies.
- Stay abreast of trends and best practices in People technology, process optimization, and organizational development.
- Continuously monitor system performance and user feedback to ensure ongoing optimization and effectiveness.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related duties as assigned or requested.
- Demonstrate the "Dawn Values" of Team Dawn and support the Dawn Circle of Excellence.
What Does It Take to be an Optimization Manager at Dawn Foods?
Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in HR, with at least 2 years in an HR optimization or process improvement role.
- Experience implementing or optimizing HR systems, preferably SuccessFactors.
- Strong understanding of HR operations, systems (SuccessFactors preferred), and best practices.
- Experience with HR technology optimization required.
- Proven track record in leading successful HR process improvement projects.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to lead change and drive innovation in HR practices.
- Certification in process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) is a plus.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Required to use motor coordination with arm, hand, finger, and leg dexterity.
- Required to exert physical effort in handling objects 25 pounds.
- The normal setting for this job is an office setting or a work-from-home office.
Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.”
About Our Benefits
Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.
Compensation Range
$102,640-$169,350 with an annual bonus potential
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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.
Requisition ID: 35497
