As a leading global animal health company, Elanco delivers innovative products and services to improve the health of pets and farm animals around the world because we believe making animals' lives better, makes life better. Since 1954, we have provided solutions that support veterinarians, farmers and pet owners to advance our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Elanco's promise to employees: Together, we foster an inclusive culture where everyone can make a difference, encouraging ownership, growth and well-being. Purpose of the role: The Cuxhaven HR Head is accountable for ensuring that the Manufacturing and Quality business function they support has the organizational capabilities, leadership and talent that are needed and to ensure that people are engaged and appropriately rewarded to achieve both long- and short-term business objectives. This role does this predominantly by providing strategic and operational advice, consultation, and coaching and is expected to influence the site leadership on critical organization and people-related issues that are critical to achieving business priorities and objectives for which the business leaders are ultimately accountable. This role participates actively in the operational management of the functions or sub-functions of the business unit. The incumbent is expected to provide proactive leadership for overall human capital performance, organization diagnosis, design and change management, talent management, leadership development, and implementation of the total reward strategy for the site. This role works with subject matter experts in HR COE’s (Centers of Excellence) including compensation & benefits, recruiting and staffing, leadership development, talent management, organizational effectiveness, Employee Relations and HR Legal to ensure that the policies, programs, and plans best serve the needs of the business that they support. Additionally, they will work closely with the HR Operations team in Elanco Shared Services (ESC) solution center in Poland, Warsaw. The role is an active member of the site leadership team and the German HR leadership team. Functions, Duties, Tasks: In partnership and with the Site Head, this role will enable the following deliverables for the function or sub-functions of the business unit. Business and Human Capital Performance. The role is accountable for advising and influencing the leadership team to ensure that the organization, talent management & leadership development practices and rewards are appropriate and effectively enable the site. Organization Diagnosis, Intervention Design, and Change Management. The role advises and influences other site leaders to ensure that the site is appropriately designed to achieve its strategic and operational business objectives. This includes ensuring that business processes, structure, management processes & governance processes and practices, people/talent management processes and practices, leadership behavior, and culture are aligned to the business strategy and expected results. Talent Management and Leadership Development. The role advises business leaders in the planning, selection, staffing, development and management of the site workforce to achieve appropriate levels of performance, employee engagement, and retention of key talent. Total Reward Implementation. The HR Business Partner is accountable for advising and influencing site leaders to ensure that total rewards and recognition plans and programs (monetary and non-monetary) drive critical business performance. Workforce Stewardship: Responsible for proactive stewardship of Employee Relations for the plant site. Utilize metrics, trends and data to ensure positive impact to the workforce. Provide “voice of the employee” to site leadership team HR Operations: Influence the quality of service from the HR Ops team (shared service) and ensure management and employee on the site understand and adopt Elanco’s self-service model in strong partnership with the HR Operations team members. Further, strive the transformation from processes from the site to the HR Operations. Minimum Qualification (education, experience and/or training, required certifications): University degree in human resources, organizational development, or business A minimum of 9 years’ experience in human resources Profound experience in dealing with employee representatives Translate Strategy to Action: Demonstrated ability to think strategically and develop simple, straightforward, effective and transparent plans that can be fully executed on a timely basis. Strong evidence of both a strategic and “hands on” leadership orientation Business Acumen: Understands what is critical and unique to the performance of this site and the implications for the organization and people. Systems Thinking: Demonstrated ability to recognize the interdependencies between strategy, organization, talent, and performance and to effectively drive appropriate action. Ability to recognize that concerns/issues are related to a broader system of actions and reactions. Influence: Ability to influence and steer people at all levels, without authority, convince partners at varying levels to accept/appreciate/need HR insights. In particular, the demonstrated ability to influence senior executives. Learning Agility: Ability to adapt quickly to complex circumstances and situations, learn while doing, and navigate through an ambiguous situation or issue quickly. Excellent written and oral communication in German and English Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
