Human Resources Business Partner (Labor Relations)

Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; hybrid role

Company

hirify.global develops flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and bioscience solutions, with this role supporting its Food Ingredients business unit.

What you will do

• Partner with site, functional, and regional leaders on workforce, organizational, leadership, and talent strategies.
• Develop and execute labor relations strategies, including collective bargaining negotiations, grievance administration, contract interpretation, and arbitration preparation.
• Advise leaders on employee relations matters, investigations, corrective actions, workplace concerns, performance management, and terminations.
• Build productive relationships with union representatives and support constructive labor-management partnerships.
• Lead organizational effectiveness, change management, organizational design, workforce planning, and business transformation initiatives.
• Support talent reviews, succession planning, retention, development, hiring strategies, internal mobility, and workforce analytics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• At least seven years of experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist, Labor Relations Manager, or in a related HR role.
• Experience supporting unionized manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of labor relations practices, collective bargaining agreements, grievance administration, arbitration, the National Labor Relations Act, and applicable employment laws.
• Experience with employee relations investigations, corrective actions, performance management, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, change management, and talent development.
• Strong analytical, communication, coaching, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in food, ingredients, specialty chemical, manufacturing, or other regulated industrial environments.
• Professional certification such as Certified Labor Relations Professional, PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational change, culture transformation, or labor negotiations in a complex multi-site environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, growth-oriented, experienced, and people-focused work environment.
• Opportunity to influence business decisions, leadership development, labor relations strategy, and organizational effectiveness.
• Career growth opportunities within a global organization focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Competitive compensation, annual incentive opportunities, health and wellness programs, retirement benefits, and paid time off.
• Employee development programs supporting long-term career growth.