P&O (HR) Director - Mars Wrigley Canada

at  Mars

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The P&O Director will ensure the success of the One Mars Canada organization and the Canadian MW Segment through enabling the execution of all One Mars & segment strategies in concert with our overall mission and the global strategies for Personnel & Organization.
As a member of the Canadian Steering Team (Pet, Food & MW) this incumbent is the senior P&O leader overseeing the Canadian business in collaboration with the P&O leads of the respective segments.
Reporting to the MW General Manager, the Director P&O MW is the P&O co-pilot for the Canadian Steering Team and the MW Management Team. This role is responsible for the implementation of human resources initiatives and solutions aligned to overall One Mars Canada and MW Segment goals and objectives. This role is also responsible for leading the P&O function working closely with all the COE across P&O and partner closely with My P&O. As a member of the MW Leadership Team this incumbent is responsible for leadership across all P&O areas of the MW business including the factory in Newmarket.
This role also sits on the MWNA P&O LT and represents Canada in the NAPOLT. The role also has 4 direct reports responsible for associate experience, benefits, early talent coordination and project management from a P&O perspective.

• Partner with the GM/Sr. Business Leader to establish short- and long-term goals to drive business success, provide leadership to the business while maintaining strategic alignment of the people agenda with the business strategy, and ensuring associate advocacy.
• Gain alignment on the people agenda and developing talent while driving associate engagement; understand the ‘pulse’ of the business in order to strengthen the health of the organization and ensure “fit for purpose” organization design with the right people in the right roles.
• Drive efficiency across the P&O operating model by facilitating the adoption of Mars signature programs, offering strategic guidance to unit specific projects, providing P&O support to units directly and / or through Business Partners, interfacing with segment and corporate teams, and communicating emerging business needs to CoEs.
• Guide, support, and position Mars Associate Services and Line Managers to most effectively and efficiently serve Mars associates.