Director, Human Resources

Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

Summary:

The HR Director, Commercial serves as the primary strategic Human Resources Business Partner for the Commercial organization, supporting Sales, Commercial Excellence, Category Management, and Pricing functions across all four company Business Units. Reporting to the Senior Director, Human Resources, this role partners with business leaders to drive talent strategies, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, performance management, succession planning, and the successful implementation of company initiatives.

 

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with business leaders to align people strategies with commercial objectives, driving organizational effectiveness and business performance.
• Provide strategic and tactical HR guidance on employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant resolution of workplace issues.
• Partner with Commercial leaders and Talent Acquisition to develop and execute recruiting strategies that meet current and future talent needs.
• Partner with Compensation to ensure employee pay is equitable, market competitive, and aligned with retention objectives.
• Lead and support performance management processes, including goal setting, performance reviews, coaching, talent assessments, and development planning.
• Facilitate succession planning and talent review activities to identify, develop, and retain high-potential employees and future leaders.
• Drive the implementation and adoption of company-wide HR initiatives, programs, and policies across the Commercial organization.
• Ensure consistency in the application of HR practices, policies, and processes across all four Business Units while balancing business-specific needs.
• Partner with leaders to support organizational design, workforce planning, change management, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Utilize people data and organizational insights to identify trends, recommend solutions, and support business decision-making.
• Participate in cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives as the HR representative and Commercial stakeholder to ensure alignment between business objectives and people strategies.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders at all levels, providing coaching, challenge, and guidance to drive accountability and business results.
• Promote and reinforce company culture, values, and leadership expectations throughout the Commercial organization.
• Provide hands-on HR support, including processing employee transactions and supporting daily HR operations as needed.

 

Candidate Requirements:                      

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including HR Business Partner responsibilities supporting senior leaders.
• Prior experience supporting a commercial organization is preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in employee relations, performance management, talent management, succession planning, organizational effectiveness, and change management.
• Proven ability to build strong, credible relationships and influence leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to appropriately challenge, influence, and provide constructive pushback to leaders while maintaining collaborative partnerships.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand organizational priorities and translate them into effective HR strategies.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict-resolution capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office applications. Experience with Workday is preferred.
• Ability to occasionally travel to support business needs, as required.

 

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $160,000-$200,000 + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

 

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.

 

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Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

 

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact [email protected].

 

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