HR Lean Leader - Corporate Functions Job Listing at Nestle Waters North America in Stamford, Connecticut

We are currently seeking a Lean HR Lead for our corporate group to be located in our Stamford, CT headquarters. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Training, coaching, and assessing Nestle Waters corporate based employees on the execution of Nestle Continuous Excellence (NCE), with initial focus on Leadership Development (LD).
• The future focus of this role will be to lead/support the Education and Training (ET) Pillar. 
• Provides coaching and training around NCE LD and the ET pillar to corporate leadership and corporate Human Resources staff in preparation for TPM readiness and implementation.
• Helps educate corporate leadership and HR on the integration of LD ET with other NCE foundations and TPM pillars.
• Serves as a liaison to NCE and HR Directors and leads to report execution and readiness

Key qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Lean Manufacturing or a relevant field.
• Strong operational experience within corporate functions (i.e.: sales, marketing, IT, etc.), consumer products industry experience desired.
• Experience in TPM or continuous improvement methodology with knowledge of relevant tools desired. 
• Strong project/program management experience, including successfully leading and developing cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to train, deliver messages, and lead workshops.
• Extensive experience in complex change or transformation programs with highly developed coaching and influencing skills.
• Ability to grasp and internalize the Nestlé business model, organization and culture, Nestlé Leadership Framework, and Nestlé Corporate Business Principles, and NCE practices and principles.
• Solid insight and grasp of general business concepts with an excellent understanding of the value for customer/consumer. 
• Highly developed decision making, problem solving and communication skills with the ability to transform concepts into reality. 
• Ability to travel up to 20% to national meetings, etc.

This is a tremendous opportunity! We offer competitive pay based on education, experience, and other qualifications. This position is eligible for bonus and relocation assistance. Nestle Waters North America offers comprehensive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, flex, life, disability, EAP, 401(k) with match, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and more!

Nestle Waters North America is the nation’s leading bottled water company, offering consumers a variety of portable, calorie-free bottled waters, including Poland Spring and other natural spring water brands; Nestle Pure Life, a nationally distributed purified bottled water; and international brands,  S. Pellegrino, Perrier and Acqua Panna. Most recently, the company has added a refreshing line of ready-to-drink iced teas. Nestle Waters North America is committed to creating shared value for society. It does so through healthy hydration, jobs and benefits to communities where it operates, and environmental stewardship, most notably responsible water management, lightweight packaging and advancing recycling in America. 

Putting safety and quality first as we deliver the right product, to the right customer, on time, every time is what we do every day in our operations. Our competitive differentiator is our people who make it happen! Our Supply Chain organization is recognized as best in class in safety, quality, production, packaging, labor, warehouse productivity, payload, and order fill rate. We also lead the way in sustainability with the smallest environmental footprint in the beverage category. As we pursue TPM, we expect to further enable our people to drive excellence in all areas.

For company news and information, please visit www.nestlewatersnorthamerica.com. You can find us on Facebook under Nestle Waters North America Careers, on LinkedIn at Nestle Waters North America and Twitter @NestleWatersJob.

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