Vice President, Human Resources

Schwan's Company • Hopkins, MN • 3h ago

The Vice President, HR - Supply Chain and Manufacturing will serve as the senior HR leader and strategic business partner to our Supply Chain and Manufacturing leadership teams. This leader will be responsible for building a more connected, consistent, and proactive HR model across our manufacturing plants, corporate supply chain functions, planning organization, and manufacturing excellence teams.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in manufacturing & supply chain environments with a proven ability to develop HR leaders and partner strategically with the business . Time spent working directly in the supply chain business is strongly preferred!

What You Will Do:

Partner closely with manufacturing executive team and HR leadership team to strengthen leadership capability, develop strategic workforce plans , improve employee relations practices, and build a culture of accountability and engagement.

Lead, coach, and develop a large HR team supporting more than 5,000 team members, ensuring HR leaders are aligned, connected, and equipped to support both business priorities and frontline team member needs.

Assess talent, learning, leadership development, and organizational capability gaps across the supply chain and manufacturing environment, then build practical strategies to address them.

Help bring greater alignment across all the senior leaders and platforms to reduce disconnects, improve execution, and support consistent people practices.

Design and implement holistic retention and engagement strategies that are standardized across the manufacturing network while still responsive to plant-level needs and workforce dynamics.

Use workforce data, turnover trends, engagement insights, talent metrics, and plant-level feedback to identify root causes and drive meaningful, long-term initiatives instead of short-term reactions.

Support organizational change, new operating models, planning structure changes, and transformation initiatives with strong communication, change management, and stakeholder alignment.

What We Look For:

Significant HR leadership experience in multisite manufacturing, supply chain, operations within the food or CPG industry.

Ability to influence senior leaders, build trust quickly, facilitate alignment, and coach leaders through complex people and organizational challenges.

Experience using workforce analytics, engagement data, turnover trends, and business metrics to identify root causes and implement sustainable people strategies.

Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution, especially in fast-paced manufacturing environments where consistency, clarity, and speed matter.

Strong change management, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree or HR certification preferred.

What We Offer:

The base salary range for this position is $187,000 to $312,000 annually, with eligibility for a 40% annual incentive bonus based on organizational performance. The range reflects factors such as experience, skills, education, certifications, and location, and starting salary may fall anywhere within the stated range.

Beyond base salary, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package designed to support your overall well-being, including comprehensive health benefits, time off programs, and retirement and financial offerings

CJ Schwan's and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, national origin, or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. For accommodation requests or assistance with the application, please email career.search@schwans.com.

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