Global People

**Changing the World, One Kibble at a Time**

Champion Petfoods is expanding We are excited to announce we are looking for a Global People & Organization (Human Resources) Business Partner to join our rapidly growing company.

Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food crafter with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. From our humble beginnings, founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion - with its ORIJEN® and ACANA® brands - is a key player in the global premium pet food industry. Our purpose, **_To Earn Pet Lover Trust Every Day so Pets Thrive for a Lifetime_**,** provides the foundation for our highest aspirations as a company. Being a partner to the communities that surround us - and the environment that sustains us - are top priorities.

We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company.

**Here’s the scoop - Summary**

**What will make you successful?**

You are a driven and collaborative professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You are highly organized and have a knack for identifying opportunities to maximize efficiency and productivity. In your previous roles, you developed strong communication skills and built trusting relationships with your client groups. You are solution-focused and lean on your critical thinking skills when challenges arise. You are passionate about people and the critical role they play in the success of an organization.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Strategically partner with Corporate leadership teams to include **Finance, P&O, Legal, and Corporate Affairs** to establish and deploy short
- and long-term strategies based on data & analytics insights in critical areas such as culture, talent, change management and organizational development to drive business success; ensure the people agenda is deployed and effectively actioned.
- Strategically partner with **LATAM and APAC** leadership teams to establish and deploy short
- and long-term strategies based on data & analytics insights in critical areas such as culture, talent, change management and organizational development to drive business success; ensure the people agenda is deployed and effectively actioned.
- Proactively leverage Organizational Development (OD) principles and data analytics to develop and deploy rigorous people plans and strategies for functions and regional teams that supports business growth and associate development/engagement; develop and engage in appropriate OD interventions that strengthen the health of the organization and enable a high-performance culture.
- Proactively lead interventions with change management skills and capabilities to ensure smooth transitions and implementation of new initiatives within the client groups.
- Work effectively with Champion CoE, other Champion business partners, MyP&O and Centers of Expertise (ex. Rewards, Talent, etc.) to collaboratively design and deploy interventions specific to Pet Nutrition needs, or to deploy global standard processes.
- Flex into other areas such as operating model deployment, onboarding effectiveness, and other business transversal initiatives as needed for change management and/or team effectiveness support.
- Drive efficiency across the P&O operating model by facilitating the adoption of Mars signature programs, leading and managing unit specific projects, and providing P&O support to functional leadership teams.
- Lead all key talent, culture and P&O signature process elements within corporate and regional teams as needed.
- Act as a trusted coach and credible partner to the senior leaders within client groups as needed. Partner with HRBPs to deliver Team Effectiveness training for internal functions or new leaders.

**Qualifications & Requirements**
- Minimum Qualifications:

- 7 or more years of progressive P&O and/or leadership experience
- P&O Generalist experience working at senior levels, or demonstrated strength in people leadership in another function
- Preferred Qualifications:

- 10 or more years of progressive P&O and/or leadership experience
- Demonstrated capability in deploying strategies at the functional leadership level and enterprise level
- Demonstrated experience using the organizational development life cycle (hypothesis, data, analytics insights, diagnosis, creation of strategy or intervention, deployment, measure and sustain) or other functional equivalent
- Demonstrated capability in leading medium scale change management (ex. functional level change initiatives)
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills, using a comprehensive approach with strong attention to detail
- Proficiency in presentation and communications technology, such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Motivated, energetic, goal-oriented, with a strong work ethic and positive team attitude.
- A well-defined sense of diplomac