Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Job Description

At Amcor, we owe our success to our people and processes. We have an immediate need for a VP, Human Resources to support the Amcor Flexibles Converter and Distribution, an organization of approximately 4,000 employees across 33 locations. The candidate is responsible for leading the full range of HR services to the Business Group. The candidate will lead and support business projects impacting organizational change and employee engagement by consulting with managers across all levels of the organization, using effective change management and intervention techniques to improve business performance. Key to the success of the individual in this role is their proven ability to build and sustain synergistic relationships with all client groups and across Human Resources to improve organizational performance. The role provides functional oversight to nearly 45 Human Resources employees located in the United States and Canada.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead business teams in the development and execution of HR initiatives in support of business goals and objectives.
• Partners with management to anticipate and lead through organizational change, identify capability gaps and align HR resources to business objectives.
• Identifies key HR issues and coordinates resources to ensure efficient delivery of HR products and services.
• Ensures that the business hiring objectives and requirements are being met in a timely manner.
• Assists in the recruiting, assessment and selection of talent by actively participating in the staffing process.
• Develops high potential talent within supported business units by identifying talent and coordinating growth moves and training opportunities.
• Manages compensation actions to analyze treatment of key talent, ensure alignment of rewards with performance, and manage decisions within budget.
• Operates as a consultant to business managers, as well as an advocate to the employee population.
• Counsels managers on approaches to address performance management issues.
• Experience in M&A and leading successful cultural integrations
• Guides the development of proactive union avoidance strategies for non-union facilities and directs labor relations strategies for represented facilities.
• Consults to provide advice and feedback to improve individual and team effectiveness.
• Help clients define and follow through with actions to support excellent performance and personal development.
• Works with business managers to optimize organizational structure by identifying obstacles to client's effectiveness and develop strategies and action plans to address.
• Develops a culture whereby all employees can achieve maximum potential.
• Identifies and provides actional strategies to address employee engagement.
• Leads succession planning activities for the Division.
• Understanding of US and Canada labor law, including operating in union and non-union manufacturing settings.
• Partners with Corporate Human Resources to ensure delivery of services which meet Division business needs.

Qualifications:

Business/Technical Experience:

• 15+ years progressive HR experience, including broad-based HR Generalist experience supporting Sr. leaders in a multitude of settings; preference given to candidates with a background in manufacturing.
• Excellent foundation across all HR technical areas.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or Business; Master’s Degree in HR or related field preferred.

Leadership Competencies:

• Business Focus - interest in and knowledge of the business strategy and key business drivers; links HR initiatives and programs to business needs.
• Results Oriented - able to define goals and metrics, develop actionable plans and manage work to achieve desired outcomes across regionally dispersed team; has a sense of urgency and fosters the same in others.
• Satisfies Customers - accurately identifies customer requirements and delivers consistent results; ensures that escalated partner/customer issues are resolved with urgency.
• Leadership - takes initiative; willing to make unpopular decisions if it's in the best interest of the employee and organization.
• Teamwork/Collaboration/Influence - successful record of working in highly matrix, complex organizations in a collaborative manner, able to build and sustain effective working partnerships to meet ongoing demands of the business.
• Change Management – ability to utilize principles to assist client organizations in managing and responding to change.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees

• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)