Senior Human Resources Manager

CATERPILLAR REMANUFACTURING  
Do you have a passion for helping customers and supporting a sustainable solution? Since 1973, Cat Reman has helped bring the value at the core of every Cat product back to life. Customers look to us to provide a high-quality solution that is good for their business - and promotes sustainability. It's important to us to deliver. Our team is full of industry leaders. Together, following common values, we share a passion for delivering sustainability benefits that help the company contribute to a circular economy. It’s rewarding work, with an inspiring team, where every contribution matters. 

The Remanufacturing Division has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Human Resources Manager.  In this role, you will be responsible for directing the development and implementation of HR strategies aligned with business objectives, providing guidance on HR policies and practices, and fostering a culture of employee engagement and development.  This role supports over 3,500 employees in the areas of operations, product/engineering, and supply chain across seven (7) global locations (Corinth, MS; Franklin, IN; Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; West Fargo, ND; Piracicaba, Brazil; Shanghai, China, and Indonesia) and provides leadership to over 35 global Human Resources professionals.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with senior management as a strategic advisor helping identify and prioritize HR initiatives that align with the organization's strategic goals and objectives. 

• Aligning HR policies and programs for their division which promote employee engagement, retention, and performance. 

• Acting as a trusted coach providing guidance to leaders and managers on HR-related matters, including performance management, compensation, and benefits, etc. 

• Analyzing HR metrics and data to identify trends and opportunities and develop a story to provide data-driven recommendations to senior management. 

• Leading team of HR leaders to collaborate effectively with other Centers of Excellence and serve as thought leaders to the business and HR. 

• Developing and implementing change management methods and materials to facilitate deployment of HR programs and processes within a specific organization. 

Degree Requirement:

Degree or equivalent experience desired 

Skills Required:

Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations. 

 Level Extensive Experience:  

• Explains business issues and trends of own business unit as compared to other business units. 

• Demonstrates a big picture understanding of the business, its interrelationships, and priorities. 

• Explains advantages and risks of using business simulations for critical business decisions. 

Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations. 

 Level Extensive Experience:   

• Advises on the application of global policies to regional and local operations. 

• Compares and contrasts opportunities and challenges for countries within a region. 

• Oversees current projects using experience with conducting business in several countries. 

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment. 

  Level Extensive Experience:   

• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact. 

• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives. 

• Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus. 

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization. 

 Level Extensive Experience:  

• Leads and presents collaborative assessments that persuasively influence decision makers. 

• Determines and leverages the decision-making style of the individual or group being influenced. 

• Delivers well-received presentations of cost, benefits, risks, and other considerations. 

Alignment: Knowledge of the importance of collaboration among team members and the ability to enroll stakeholders in communicating and coordinating activities to support the organization's vision and strategies. 

Level Extensive Experience:  

• Establishes clear expectations and accountabilities linked to the vision. 

• Develops methods for effectively and consistently communicating strategy and operational goals. 

• Refines operational priorities over time to preserve alignment with vision. 

Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there. 

  Level Extensive Experience:   

• Translates vision into specific functional or departmental initiatives. 

• Uses emotional contagion to affect the mood of group members, tone of group and group processes. 

• Initiates structure: role clarification, setting standards, holding subordinates accountable, etc. 

Talent Management : Knowledge of how an organization attracts, recruits, retains, identifies and develops talent; ability to develop the talent required for an organization to achieve its short-term and long-term goals. 

 Level Extensive Experience:  

• Educates recruiters and HR staff on desirable qualities in prospective employees. 

• Designs individual development plans for specific high-potential employees. 

• Evaluates all talent initiatives and ensures smooth processes for talent management programs.

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance.  We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays.

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