Senior Director, HR Business Partnering (Americas) - Miami/REMOTE
APL Logistics Americas

Job Info

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Overview:

This role will have two key disciplines - HR Business Partnering, and Compliance. A broad oversight of the appointed region's HR Business Partnering function;
employee and labor relations, employee communications, recruiting, compensation, benefits, workforce planning, talent management and development, safety processes and employment documentation including the execution of all programs and activities. Ensure clear and effective communication at all levels of management and formulate strong partnerships across the region to deliver value added service to management and employees that reflect the business objectives of the organization. Drive the corporate HR strategies in support of evolving business needs and expected to pay close attention to shifting market condition and how they affect the organization's talent base in relation to existing plans and pivot effectively to attract new talent. Inspire a performance driven culture and, importantly, continually seek
innovative ways to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the HR function and its application across all units and functions in the region

Oversee and formulate strategies to ensure HR operational excellence, including both internal and external compliance, that deliver value added service to the management and employees that reflect the business objectives of the organization effectively and efficiently. This includes standardizing and streamlining HR processes.

HR strategy; Leads development and oversees the execution of organizational change-related programs such as leadership programs, talent management and employee engagement initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities:

Strategies & Business Partnering


- Review different areas, changes to HR landscapes, economies and workforce labor markets; provide suggestions and work closely with the business on the HR impact to the business.
- Work with different stakeholders throughout the employee lifecycle, identify the business requirements and review HR's support to the business.
- Identify organizational capabilities, both current and future state, evaluate gaps and develop action plans for succession planning, managing hi-potentials etc.
- Formulate robust succession plans for business-critical roles.
- Determine the size of the workforce, productivity, growth and plans for the future.
- Establish both short-term and long-term plans that aligns with business strategies and growth.
- Ensure compliance to regulatory for separated employees.
- Review turnover rates for the region and have clear action plans to manage turnover.
- Design and lead HR teams to become the Employer of Choice.


Recruitment & Onboarding


- Oversee the recruitments and onboarding in the regions and ensure alignment to business plans.
- Support HR teams in recruitment to ensure business needs are met.



Regulatory & Compliance Management


- Oversee the HR compliance to regulatory (external) and company's SOPs (internal) and audits.
- Review existing processes, makes changes and set up new processes where required.
- Oversee the audit processes, support HR teams to ensure all open items are closed out timely and non-compliances are rectified.
- Craft, deploy and oversee the internal peer audit initiatives; ensure issues highlighted are resolved before these are picked up by auditors.
- Lead the HR Operations & Compliance team to ensure HR operational excellence in the areas of HR systems administration and governance, data
analytics, insights and reporting and continuous improvements.



Employee Engagement


- Orchestrate the employees engagement, experiences and initiatives in the region.
- Champion and drive initiatives such as participating in Employer of Choice in different markets, encouraging employees engagement surveys, managing the action plans etc.


Performance Management


- Support business in terms of performance management from goals setting to performance management tools. - Embed the use of performance management
tools within the business.
- Identify local, regional and global levels of learning and development initiatives to support the business.



Financial Management & Leadership


- Responsible for the region's budget and ensure all spends are within budget.
- Lead and coach the HR teams; ensure the teams are strong to support the business; inspire the teams to accomplish the department's objectives.



Total Rewards & Payroll Governance


- In liaison with Global Rewards, ensure a competitive market and salary scales for each market.
- Review and approve any ad-hoc requests from the business such as salary increases, staff retention.
- Work closely with Global Rewards to roll out annual compensation review, payment of allowances at country level etc.
- Work with various stakeholders for other ad-hoc projects such as mass retrenchment exercises, mass hiring at new office/site locations etc.
- Oversee the payroll function in the region; assess any operational gaps and conduct root cause analysis to identify source of issues or areas for improvements; provide recommendations to the HR teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications

Education

General Education

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent level in Business Administration, Management Studies, Human Resources or related fields

Experience

General Experience

• Experience level enables job holder to provide leadership to others regarding HR related systems, processes and challenges (More than 15 years).
• Good general knowledge about supply chain and logistics industry.
  

Managerial Experience

• Experience of interpreting HR strategy and policy in order to set and deliver objectives within medium to long time frames (Over 10 to 15 years).
  

Additional Information

• Number of teams/functions: Americas HRBP team and HR Operations & Compliance team and Global L&D Team;
• Number of subordinates (Direct): 4 to 8;
• Number of subordinates (Indirect): 45-55
  

Candidates must be within 250 miles of an APL Logistics facility or office.

The typical starting salary range for this position is: $161,000 - $230,000.

The actual salary offer will take into account multiple factors including skills, experience, education and location. Please note that the salary details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only, not total compensation, which includes bonus and benefits.

Candidates are eligible for the following benefits:

• PTO
• 6 days sick time
• 9 paid holidays
• 1 paid "Personal Holiday"
• Company Bonus Plan
• 401(K) SAVE Plan
• Annual Fixed Contribution
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life & Disability coverage
• Voluntary Benefits
• Accident/Critical Illness/Hospital Indemnity Benefits
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer funding and wellness incentives
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Referral Program

ABOUT US

MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE

APL Logistics provides innovative, global supply-chain solutions across Automotive, Consumer, Industrial and Retail markets. These solutions include Order Management, Distribution & Fulfillment, Customs Brokerage and Transportation products delivered across six regions. We also pioneered the use of visual data analysis and offer a robust Data Management and Analytics product suite to help you understand and solve complex problems that span systems and processes. Our brand was built alongside a culture of deep customer focus and attention, and we are known for providing flexible solutions to complex problems.

AT THE HEART OF OUR OFFERING IS A GLOBAL, CROSS-FUNCTIONAL ABILITY TO MANAGE CUSTOMER ORDERS FROM ORIGIN ALL THE WAY TO FINAL DESTINATION VIA A NETWORK OF GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS.

EEO Statement for US-

The company is committed to and supports equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to all employees and applicants for employment. Equal employment opportunity means equal treatment of employees and applicants without regard to the following legally-protected characteristics: race, color, religion, creed, sex (gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), medical condition, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), veteran status, physical or mental disability status or any other legally-protected status.

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