HR Manager

HR Manager – Global Business Unit, Companion Animal Location: Highland, IL Hours/Shift: Full Time / Permanent Vacancy Type: Replacement Job Description Get ready to own strategic HR leadership as the HR Manager for our Companion Animal Business Unit at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company. As part of a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed, you will directly contribute to our shared purpose of Feeding the Future – a mission that has guided Nutreco for more than 100 years and continues to shape how we deliver sustainable nutrition worldwide. As the HR Business Partner to the BU Managing Director, Global Companion Animal Leadership Team, and local OpCo leaders, you will translate business strategy into people strategy, build leadership capability, strengthen organizational effectiveness and shape a culture where employees thrive. You will lead talent strategy, succession planning, organization design, leadership development, and change management across a global, matrixed environment. We ask you to partner closely with local HR teams, HR Shared Services, and global Centers of Expertise to ensure we have the structure, capability, and culture needed to deliver on our Companion Animal growth ambitions. You will be a trusted advisor to leaders, guiding decisions that strengthen performance, engagement, and long‑term organizational health. What You’ll Do Strategic Business Partnering Serve as the HR Manager to BU leadership, contributing to business strategy and ensuring the people agenda enables BU priorities. Develop and execute the BU people plan, balancing near‑term needs with long‑term capability, culture and leadership requirements. Provide data‑driven insights that support decisions with significant organizational impact. Act as the connecting point between BU leadership, local HR teams, global HR CoEs, and HR Shared Services. Represent BU needs in global HR forums and ensure timely preparation and follow‑up for governance activities (Business Reviews, Calibration, Talent Reviews). Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and challenge leaders constructively on organization, talent, culture and engagement topics. Talent, Succession & Leadership Development Lead BU people reviews, succession planning and talent calibration with BU leaders, local HR and global Talent CoE. Identify critical roles, capability gaps, talent risks and succession needs; translate insights into development, movement, retention and recruitment actions. Coach leaders on performance, potential, development planning and career conversations. Support leadership development and culture‑building initiatives that strengthen accountability, collaboration, inclusion and readiness for future growth. Change Management Lead people‑related change for transformation, including organization design, operating model shifts, leadership transitions and capability evolution. Partner with leaders to create clear change narratives, communication plans and adoption strategies. Monitor change effectiveness through feedback, engagement insights, HR metrics and business outcomes. HR Operations & Compliance Ensure consistent implementation of global HR processes (performance management, compensation cycles, engagement surveys, workforce planning). Coordinate with local HR and HR Shared Services to ensure accurate HR administration, data quality, reporting and Workday transactions. Provide guidance on employee relations, policy interpretation, compliance and risk management. Manage BU HR priorities, budgets and reporting responsibly. Who We’re Looking For Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or related field; master’s degree or HR certification preferred. 7–10 years of progressive HR experience, including senior HR business partnering with global or regional leadership teams. Ability to operate as a small HR function – strategic enough to shape the people agenda and hands‑on enough to execute independently. Strong business acumen and ability to connect people priorities to commercial, operational and financial outcomes. Experience with organization design, workforce planning, talent & succession, leadership development, performance management, engagement and change management. Confident influencing skills with the ability to challenge, coach and advise senior leaders in a complex matrix environment. Strong analytical capability, including use of HR data, insights and metrics. Comfort working across countries, cultures, time zones and stakeholder groups. High integrity, sound judgment, resilience, discretion and ability to manage ambiguity. What You’ll Own A clear BU people agenda aligned with business strategy and owned by leadership. Improved visibility of critical roles, succession risks, capability gaps and development actions. Strong adoption of global HR processes and HR operating model within the BU. Leaders who feel supported, challenged and equipped to lead effectively through growth and change. Credible, timely HR reporting and insights that support informed business decisions. What You’ll Receive Access to a wide network of expertise and global career paths as part of Nutreco, a company with a large private‑owned business base, stability and long‑term focus. Competitive health benefits – Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA/FSA Disability and Life insurance 401K matching Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement Paid time off Annual bonus The target salary may vary based on skill set, education and level of experience. Additional Information Accessibility: Nutreco is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive recruitment experience. Accommodations are available upon request at any stage of the hiring process. AI Screening Disclosure: Nutreco does not use artificial intelligence or automated decision‑making tools to screen, assess or select candidates at any stage of the recruitment process. Background Check: Final candidates offered a position will be required to undergo a criminal background check and physical/drug testing. Eligibility: Candidates must already be authorized to work independently in the country where the position is based. Employer sponsorship is not available for this role. Employment Equity: We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from qualified individuals, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Pay Transparency Statement: Compensation for roles at Nutreco varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, education and level of experience. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. #J-18808-Ljbffr