Key Job Accountabilities

Job: Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

Department: Human Resources

Job Summary: The Kiehl's HR Business Partner is responsible for managing select HR initiatives and working with functional groups to help attract, recruit, develop, train, motivate and engage people while aligning with the overall business strategy

Job Guideline• Recruitment - Approve candidates for interview, participate in interview process and make recommendations with line management for final decisions. Responsible for integrity of all applicant flow data.• Integration - Manage the integration of all new employees through FIT, and divisional integration programs.• Employee development - Manage careers by building relationships, providing counsel and identifying training opportunities for junior client group and offer opportunities for personal and professional growth.• Succession planning - Support the Talent Review meeting process with HR management.• Organizational effectiveness - Understand business objectives and implement organizational improvements.• Workforce planning - Perform analysis of current structure and make recommendations for improvements.• Retention strategies - Analyze internal and external data to make recommendations on retention strategies and execute program policies.

Competencies Required

Technical / Professional• Employee relations - Champion work environment vision through relationships with employees, provide advice and coaching to employees and facilitate employee events.• Total rewards compensation management - Work with Total Rewards to evaluate employee pay levels; support base pay recommendations consistent with policy guidelines.• HR policies and programs - Interpret, apply and monitor HR policy and program opportunities to support line operations, and assure compliance.• AAP - Communicate AAP goals and follow-up with management to assure progress against objectives.• Work with management to establish PIPs and other disciplinary programs.(Accountabilities are general and may vary according to the scope of the business)• Strategic thinking - In-depth knowledge of HR best practices and trends (i.e. recruitment strategies, people assessment, etc.).• Business acumen - In-depth knowledge of business objectives, the people aspect of brand, category, retail dynamics, competitors, market trends and consumers.• Compensation - In-depth knowledge of policies and process.• Legal - Solid understanding of laws and statutes pertaining to equal opportunity employment and labor groups.• Data management - Solid knowledge of employee data system and integration points.• Data analysis - Evaluates data to assess business implications, and make sound recommendations.• Sound organizational skills with attention to detail.

Human Resources• Operational Master - Delivers a service of excellence

• People Champion - Builds a diverse team of champions

• Change Agent - Anticipates and facilitates change

• Strategic Business Driver - Transforms business challenges into HR Strategy

L’Oréal

• Innovator - Invent Life changing beauty experiences

• Strategist - Shape the future and make the way

• Entrepreneur - Run it as your own business

• Integrator - Foster co-operation for agility

• People Developer - Grow people to grow business

Key Experiences

• Minimum 5+ years of HR experience

• Bachelors degree required, preference for HR or related specialty

• HR generalist experience working in a multi-unit, multi-state environment

• California employment law knowledge a plus

• Recruiting experience, including a campus, or search firm, etc.

• Actively participated in an organizational initiative (i.e. integration of a new business, change initiative, compensation plan project, etc.)

• Active task force participant

• Demonstrated agent of change

• Coaching or Mentoring assignment