HR Manager

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Job Scope:
The HR manager for Philippines supports both Canlubang manufacturing plant (headcount 160) and also oversee Philippines commercial organization (around 15 headcount). 
The HR manager is playing a critical role to design & deploy a flexible workforce model to ensure supply continuity and deliver cost-effective productions. Develops & execute HR plans and strategies to support the achievement of business objectives and building of desired organizational culture and best place to work.

Job Descriptions:

• Drive strategic HR programs and initiatives that will support Best to Place to Work goals and country business needs by providing Management expertise and support on:

  • Development of programs that will improve or sustain employee engagement, development, and retention

  • Facilitation of talent review and planning (TRP) and ensuring business have sufficient talent pipeline

  • Identification of learning and development needs and implementation of L&D plans

  • Enabling manager effectiveness thru coaching and promotion of A.C.E check-in

  • Establishment of communication channels that will promote Speak Up and effective cascade of relevant business and employee updates (i.e coffee chat, townhall, country kick-off)

  • Promotion of rewards and recognition initiatives

• Provide support on talent acquisition strategies, including workforce planning and hiring activities

• Partner and coach people managers on Annual Compensation Review (ACR) and incentive design and program implementation

• Partner with CoEs on the review of total rewards components and provide necessary recommendations

• Guide leaders on employee relations matter and ensure the Company is compliant with labor laws/regulations and Ethics and Compliance policies

• Provide leadership coaching and mentoring to frontline leaders and Management Team on people-related matters

• Review and approve payroll process and ensure compliance to statutory and company-initiated pay and benefits policies.

• Review HR policies and programs and update to align to business, people, and labor regulation needs

• Provide HR representation and management consulting in all Country Leadership meetings and business discussions/review.

• Lead change management initiatives for people-related matters such as on new leader assimilation program, business integration, and organizational structure changes

• Partner and coordinate with internal stakeholders and regional/global CoEs for the implementation of HR systems, policies, and program.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent.

• Should have at least 6 years of HR experience that includes at least 2 years of generalist experience as HR business partner in healthcare manufacturing, R&D or High-tech background preferred

• Strong influence skills and the ability to drive change.

• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships with management team and to coach and influence decision making of plant leaders.

• Strong results orientation; History of delivering results.

• Demonstrated ability to help define, translate and execute on an organization’s strategy.

• Excellent communication and listening skills.

• Solid knowledge of HR strategies, practices and policies.

• Demonstrated ability to manage and resolve conflict.

Reasonable Accommodations

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