HR Manager & Lead HR Business Partner

HR Manager and Lead HR Business Partner for the Florence VM (Vehicle Motion) location. Partner directly with the leaders in developing, shaping, and driving our People Strategy.Develop, own, and advance the VM Florence people strategy which are tied to regional and global business objectives.Drive all HR Processes including talent development, compensation, performance management, workforce planning, talent acquisition, change management and succession planning.Provide diagnostic analysis of organizational strengths and weaknesses as it relates to people processes. Leverage internal and external subject matter experts to enhance analysis and solutions.Provide ongoing recommendations to utilize resources and tools to drive towards business goals.Provide leadership consultation and coaching and drive leadership development initiatives.Solicit input and coordinate in shared services/matrixed organization environment in solving/ administering HR specific initiatives. When necessary, and by exception only, conduct hands-on investigations related to specific issues such as ethics and legal compliance.Develop strategies with actionable plans for leadership and associate development.Work with functional managers to assess required employee competencies. Develop and ensure the training initiatives and Key Performance Indicators are managed to increase or advance those competencies.Apply appropriate metrics to measure successful achievement of goals and workforce targets. Leverage external benchmark data as comparison for world class performance. Provide management with appropriate reports.