HR Business Partner Workforce Planning
Elizabethtown, KY

II. Mission:

• Serve as a strategic partner to the operations team at the appointed site.
• Ensure business evolution and growth by:
  • Translating business challenges, goals, and stakeholder needs into a concerted Human Resources (HR) plan.
  • Maximizing delivery of value-added services.
  • Driving measurable positive changes in the business environment.
  • Attaining customer satisfaction.

III. Essential Functions and Key Accountabilities:

• Priority Function/Accountability:
  • Collaborate with the site as a strategic HR partner to understand business needs and optimize workforce utilization to drive results.
  • Utilize data and understand plant priorities for effective headcount resource allocation to support operational needs.
  • Oversee talent acquisition, staffing, and personnel services for new business launches; build and execute plans to ensure timely provision of talent.
  • Propose alternative solutions to address organizational talent capability gaps (strategy, process, structure, support systems).
  • Analyze business strategies and emerging trends to identify future talent needs and develop a strategy for optimal talent mix.
  • Implement and update an end-to-end workforce planning process, including design, planning, and deployment of workforce strategy.
  • Leverage data, trends, and analytics to assess talent gaps, forecast resource needs, and identify talent risks and opportunities.
  • Validate findings and design solutions with stakeholders (operations, finance, talent acquisition, talent development, and L&D) to enhance workforce planning.
  • Manage analysis of operational performance through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Collaborate with business partners to plan and forecast annual people needs and control costs.
  • Analyze drivers of significant forecast misses to improve forecasting processes.
  • Promote performance and employee engagement; foster a strong culture of development and recognition.
  • Build partnerships across HR functions to enhance value-added service delivery reflecting business values and objectives.
  • Perform the Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) role according to the HR Service Delivery Model.
  • Improve HR site performance by mentoring less experienced HR professionals and collaborating with the site HR team.
  • Exemplify corporate values.

JOB PROFILE

IV. Academic and Experience:

• Education:

  • Required:
    • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Preferred:
    • Master’s Degree

• Experience:

  • Required:
    • 1-2 years in HR (manufacturing required, automotive preferred)
    • Experience in a Senior or Lead HR role (large plant or global role)
    • Experience as an HR Generalist
    • Experience as an HR Strategic Advisor
    • Experience in workforce planning and staffing processes
    • Experience leading large-scale projects with high visibility to senior leaders
    • Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and project management skills
    • Strong analytical and data visualization skills (advanced Excel)
    • Proficient in PowerPoint
  • Preferred:
    • N/A

• Soft & Technical Skills:

  • Business sense, active listening, leadership, strategic thinking, consulting skills.
  • Fluent in English.