Global Human Resources Director, KitchenAid Small Appliances

Company: Whirlpool, Inc.
Location: Benton Harbor
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Global Human Resources Director, KitchenAid Small Appliances Company: Whirlpool Corporation Requisition ID: 41370-- Whirlpool Corporation is consistently recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies. Our values are the driving force behind everything we do. Respect, integrity, diversity and inclusion, teamwork and the spirit of winning propel our teams to excellence. Get to know us and see what it's like to be part of the world's leading major home appliance company. Role Objective
The Global Human Resources Director for the KitchenAid Small Appliances (KASA) business will provide strategic leadership for all aspects of HR management for this global, $1 billion business. As Whirlpool continues to evolve as an organization, and as we continue to experience trends where people are spending more time in their homes, we continue to invest and grow in this business where the mission is making the everyday extraordinary.--

• Leads and deploys the People Excellence agenda for the business, including strategic programs, actions and initiatives that enable the delivery of the KASA business strategy.--
• Serves as a strategic business partner, consulting executives & senior leaders on organization design & development (planning, assessment/diagnosis, evaluation, following-up).
• Coaches executives and senior leaders to facilitate achievement of established business objectives through effective people management.
• Recruits, develops and retains a high-performing and talented workforce.--
• Acts as strategic change management facilitator.
• Leads a team of regional HR business partners and effectively works within a global HR operating model (Centers of Excellence, HR Operations and Business HR). KASA People Excellence (PE) Strategy & Planning
  • Develops and drives the overall execution of talent and organization practices and processes across the global organization.
  • Ensures a deep understanding of the "State of the Organization & Talent", utilizing data and insights (i.e. attrition, future talent pipeline, engagement, current talent makeup, org makeup, etc.), and utilizes to inform the PE agenda & initiatives.--
  • Partners with Global HR CoEs to ensure business needs are incorporated into CoE strategies, processes, etc.--
  • Utilizes deep talent and organizational effectiveness knowledge and experience to act as a coach to the organization, and build capability to enable an Agile Organization, Great People, and Winning Culture.
  • Facilitates annual organization planning, salary & fringe (S&F) profit planning and talent processes for the organization, in alignment with corporate processes, timelines and tools. Talent Management--
    • Leads annual talent management processes across the business, including Performance Management, Compensation Planning, Talent Assessment, Succession Planning, & Employee Engagement.--
    • Partners with Global Talent Acquisition on sourcing strategies and execution needed to address key talent gaps (e.g.: critical leadership roles, proactive sourcing/market mapping to address succession gaps, critical skill sets, leadership pipeline programs, etc.).
    • Partners with Global Learning & Development on development and global execution of programs associated with leadership development, people leader effectiveness, onboarding, mentoring, etc.--
    • Ensures deep understanding of individual, key talent within the organization (e.g.: leadership talent, next generation talent, talent in critical roles).--
    • Enables strategic talent management practices such as early identification, understanding of individual employee motivators and associated development & retention, career acceleration assignments, reward & recognition, etc.-- Organizational Effectiveness
      • Leads organizational effectiveness initiatives across the organization to ensure org design aligned to the business strategy / priorities.--
      • Leads strategic workforce planning for both organizational design shifts and talent for leadership and key roles across KASA.
      • Inclusion & Diversity
      • Partners with Global Inclusion & Diversity on the I&D strategy and execution needed to drive an inclusive culture and increased diverse representation of the employee base.
      • Partners with the Global KASA Leadership Team to advance the culture of inclusion, ensure an I&D lens is embedded directly into talent and organization processes, role modeling inclusive behaviors and creating an environment where people feel they belong. Minimum Qualifications
        • 10 years of HR experience-- Preferred Qualifications
          • Prior HR Business Partner, talent management, multinational / multicultural experience Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the world's leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, with approximately $20 billion in annual sales, 77,000 employees and 59 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2019. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Additional information about the company can be found at whirlpoolcorp.com.

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