Company Overview:

At Advantive, we make purpose-built software for specialty manufacturing and distribution businesses that streamline complex processes, optimize operations visibility and throughput, and drive improved quality, profitability, and revenue growth. Deeply embedded in our customers’ businesses, Advantive’s software solutions add value along the full manufacturing and distribution lifecycle.

Our customers, who include corrugated and packaging manufacturers, equipment and supply wholesale distributors, and automotive and other specialty manufacturers, benefit from our solutions that have been honed over decades in the marketplace. We know our customers’ businesses intimately and deliver software to address their needs.

Position Overview: The Director of Human Resources will drive a high-performance culture, supporting the company’s aggressive growth and acquisition objectives. This strategic role requires a leader who excels in HR business partnerships, operational effectiveness, and employee benefits management while ensuring smooth acquisition integrations and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader with a proven track record in managing HR functions in a fast-paced, acquisition-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities:

HR Business Partnership and Culture:

• Lead HR business partnerships and performance programs to reinforce the company’s culture.
• Build trust and integrity with employees while focusing on maintaining a strong organizational culture.
• Conduct employee pulse and attrition assessments to identify risks and cultural issues.
• Coach and influence leaders at all levels, including executives, through organizational change.
• Ensure disciplined execution of the Performance Improvement process to elevate functional performance.
• Provide expertise in local, state, and federal labor regulations across all HR processes.

Operational Effectiveness:

• Continuously improve HR processes to enhance efficiency and compliance across all locations.
• Oversee timely and accurate payroll delivery across multiple countries.
• Design and implement effective employee onboarding/offboarding and oversee merit and bonus processes.
• Develop risk management plans for regulatory compliance, health, and safety.
• Stay updated on legal and regulatory changes, ensuring policies remain competitive and compliant.

Employee Benefits:

• Manage global benefits and retirement programs to offer competitive, cost-effective solutions.
• Partner with brokers to design medical and retirement plans specific to each operating country.
• Ensure seamless communication between HR, HRIS, and benefits providers to optimize the employee experience.
• Oversee audit requirements and ensure timely reconciliation of benefit and retirement plans.

Organizational Design:

• Develop post-integration org models that align functional leaders to department outcomes and company investment strategy
• Align with operations partners on modeling for scale, productivity and efficiency
• Identify key growth positions, departments, and structures to support the company's long-term expansion and evolving needs.
• Drive the development of organizational structures that support multiple chapters of the company's growth journey.

Acquisition Integration:

• Lead HR due diligence for acquisitions, identifying potential employment or benefits risks.
• Collaborate with legal counsel to develop transition agreements for acquired employees.
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of all Employment or Transition agreements.
• Influence employee sentiment during acquisition integration, ensuring seamless alignment with company culture.