Sr. Director, Kansas Site Human Resources

About the role

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA) is seeking a skilled Sr. Director of Human Resources in De Soto, KS. The Sr. Director of HR is a key member of the executive leadership team. This role will drive change transformation and HR strategy execution to achieve specific business results. This position is responsible for strengthening overall employee culture and driving change management at all levels throughout our diverse and multi-cultural organization.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the overall HR strategy to drive a culture of high employee engagement in alignment with our business strategy.
• Demonstrates leadership, supports executive team collaboration, and provides on organizational change management strategy and priority of change management initiatives within the organization.
• Provide leadership and expertise for the full scope of HR functions on all issues related to human capital management.
• Direct all the people functions of the Company in accordance with the policies and practices of the Company, the ethical and social consciences of business and society and the laws.
• Develop staffing strategies and implementation plans and programs to identify talent within and outside the Company for positions of varying responsibility.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the Management team in the development of company plans and programs to advise on the potential impact on people, resources, and logistics.
• Develop human resource planning models to identify competency, knowledge and talent gaps and develop specific programs for the filling of the gaps.
• Build, manage, and motivate impactful HR team to meet and exceed organization and departmental goals and objectives.
• Extract and share relevant insights to coach and empower managers to positively influence and impact workplace culture in alignment with our Company values.
• Define and monitor relevant metrics, ROI, and KPIs to proactively diagnose and address employment and operational related trends.
• Provide business leaders with data, findings, and recommendations of client organizations' 'health' by assessing trends in performance, employee engagement, manager feedback, attrition, and turnover, etc.
• Define and implement HR organization wide policies included but are not limited to areas of compensation; benefits, recruiting, employee relations, affirmative action, career development employee communications and employee safety.
• Sponsor DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging) efforts and provide influence on designing programs that allow PENA to continue to build a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment.
• Manage and support the assessment of organizational needs and the design, implementation and evaluation of programs that facilitate the professional development and continuous learning of team members, particularly executives and emerging leaders.
• Leader for the Crisis Management model to prevent and resolve issues at the earliest sign of issues.
• Coordinate the activities, programs, and strategic HR plans of other HR departments throughout the Company.

  Qualifications

  • Basic Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, or related field.
  • PREFERRED: Masters Degree in Business (MBA), Industrial Labor Relations, or HR Management from a reputable institution.
  • Minimum of ten (10) years related human resources experience with at least five (5) years of experience in leading HR strategy development in a relevant industry.
  • Rotational Leadership Program experience in a large multi-national company.
  • Seven (7) years of management experience, preferably within a global, multinational company.
  • Manufacturing or related HR experience.
  • Proven abilities to lead a variety of initiatives across the HR spectrum – HR strategy, business partnership, HR Operations & Systems, communications, policy, employee/labor relations, and HR improvement initiatives.
  • Adept at seeking and integrating data analysis into influence for robust outcomes.
  • High Performance Leadership - Genuineness of character. Servant Leader. Humility and high self-confidence to listen without ego, and advocacy for the important things. Positive energy.
  • Demonstrated comfort in multi-national environments.
  • Superb written and spoken communication, including executive-level presentations – but genuine above all.
  • This role is a critical leadership role, with communications affecting a large organization.
  • Demonstrated excellence in investigatory elements of employee relations including having addressed concerns related to discrimination, compliance, safety, etc.
  • Clear prioritization to advance efforts on multiple fronts.
  • Flexibility – critical for a high-performance environment.
  • Excellent leadership and management skills to enable the creation of a highly capable and sustainable HR Function.
  • Desire and ability to lead and influence others with opposing agendas.
  • Demonstrates a high level of ethical behavior in exercising judgement and discretion in matters of significance.
  • Ability to adapt behavior to fit the cultural elements of each situation and to various project requirements.
  • Ability to interact effectively with others with diverse personalities, with tact, maturity, and flexibility and work effectively with a strong team orientation.
  • Articulate communicator with polished written, verbal and presentation skills.
  • Ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate related data, including analytical and advanced technical data.
  • Ability to read, understand and communicate financial statements and profit and loss statements.
  • Ability to attract high caliber people; develops team; appraise strengths and weakness of team.
  • Ability to foster professional excellence and promote collaboration and teamwork with others.
  • HIGHLY ORGANIZED AND SELF-MOTIVATED WITH FOCUS ON RESULTS.
  • Communications - Excellent written, negotiation and oral communication capabilities, including major presentations to high-level internal and external contacts, is required.
  • Exceptional interpersonal relationship building skills are essential.
  • Excellent negotiations skills.
  • Management - Must be affective in human resource management. Manages staff including supervision, counseling, mentoring, performance standards and review, discipline, training, and employee development.
  • Maintains and improves employee morale.
  • Responsible for maintaining expenditures and budgets to the extent authorized and may have the responsibility of inventory, capital investments, or head count controls.

    Benefits & Perks

    Panasonic Energy prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

    • Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
    • Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
    • Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
    • Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
    • Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
    • Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources.
    Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
  • Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition.
  • Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
  • On-site Food Options: Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events.
  • Free Shuttle: Rides to and from work!