Hybrid VP of Human Resources bei Blommer Chocolate Company

Blommer has been providing delicious, high-quality chocolate and cocoa products to customers since 1939. Built as a family business, we are continuing to grow and are looking for motivated and reliable associates to help in our mission of Bringing Chocolate to Life!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the SVP Administration and executive team on workforce planning, organization design, and human capital ROI.
• Lead organizational transformation efforts, including restructuring, operational optimization, and cultural alignment.
• Translate business strategy into impactful people initiatives that drive performance and engagement.
• Lead the evolution of HR into a data-driven, digitally enabled function that accelerates business performance.
• Advise site leadership on labor trends, risks, and mitigation strategies in partnership with legal and compliance teams.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. and Canadian labor laws, including oversight of ERISA plans, ACA, FMLA, OSHA, and provincial employment standards.
• Oversee enterprise-wide workforce planning strategies to ensure internal pipeline strength and capability while partnering with leadership to ensure successful external candidate engagement.
• Drive leadership development, succession planning, and executive coaching to build strong internal leadership.
• Implement high-performance systems that reinforce accountability, recognition, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate M&A integration efforts from a human capital perspective as needed.
• Oversee development of competitive and sustainable compensation and benefits strategies that drive employee retention and performance.
• Ensure HR operations are data-driven, scalable, and compliant across all jurisdictions.
• Leverage analytics and workforce insights to guide strategic decision-making and enhance business outcomes.
• Partner with Finance to align payroll practices with financial reporting, budgeting, and audit requirements.
• Ensure proper documentation and system controls are in place to support compliance with FLSA, IRS regulations, and state/local tax laws.
• Champion the digitalization of HR processes (e.g., HRIS, workforce analytics, learning tech) to improve speed, scalability, and user experience.
• Support cultural and organizational change initiatives to embed digital fluency and agility across the workforce.

Note: The employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position

Physical Requirements:

• General office environment with majority of time using computer
• Regular exposure to plant floor, including noise, dust and variation in temperature (hot/cold)
• Expected to travel up to 25% of time to visit Blommer plants as required.

Safety, Quality and Hygiene Requirements:

• Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures and code of conduct.
• Comply with workplace uniform requirements and safety gear, when on the plant floor v. office.

Performance Expectations:

• Align HR function to enable the Blommer value stream and profitability
• Influence leadership to adopt practices that enhance employee satisfaction, retention, and work quality
• Exemplify outstanding leadership and technical skills
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to service and accountability
• Lead effective and impactful change at the operational and strategic levels

Skills and Work Experience Requirements:

• 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, with 7+ years at the executive level in a manufacturing or industrial organization.
• Demonstrated success leading HR in a multi-site, and operationally complex environment.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. and Canadian employment law, ERISA, and executive compensation structures.
• Exceptional business acumen with the ability to interpret financials, contribute to P&L discussions, and influence business strategy.
• Proven track record of using HR as a lever to drive business outcomes in high-performance environments.
• Strong executive presence, communication skills, and ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or related field required; or equivalent experience.

A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range at the time of posting is below. The base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits. The actual base salary within the specified range is based on several factors, including but not limited to applicant's skills, prior relevant experience, education, certifications, job responsibilities, market considerations and, if applicable, the location of the position. 

This role is eligible for either a discretionary annual bonus (based on company, business unit and individual performance) and/or commission-based incentives. 

Salary Range $245K-270K 

Benefits: Blommer understands that our employees are our biggest assets. With this in mind we offer a generous benefits package.  

• Health, Dental & Vision- eligibility begins day 1 of hire!
• 401(K)
• Pet insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 10 pounds of free chocolate for your birthday

Blommer Chocolate Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.