Job Summary
People & Culture: Fostering a purpose-driven, inclusive culture where talent thrives, leadership grows and every employee is empowered to make joy.
The Associate Human Resources Business Partner role is based in New Century, Kansas plant facility and the expectation is that this would be a hybrid role, requiring minimum of 3 days/week on-site.
Come be part of a collaborative, strategic, adaptable, and growth-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact! Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You'll Make a Difference
- Partner with site, functional, and regional leaders to translate business objectives into workforce, organizational, leadership, and talent strategies that support long-term business success.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and consultant to leaders, providing guidance on organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, workforce planning, and business performance.
- Develop and implement workforce plans that align talent capabilities with current and future business needs.
- Lead and support employee relations matters, including investigations, corrective actions, performance management discussions, and employment terminations.
- Drive organizational effectiveness, change management, organizational design, communication planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support talent reviews, succession planning discussions, leadership development efforts, and retention strategies to strengthen organizational capability.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition and business leaders to support hiring strategies, critical talent needs, internal mobility, and succession planning efforts.
- Collaborate with Legal, Payroll, Total Rewards, Human Resources Operations, and Human Resources Shared Services to deliver integrated Human Resources solutions and ensure compliance with applicable employment requirements.
- Utilize workforce analytics and talent metrics to identify trends, support business decision-making, and maintain Human Resources data integrity and reporting accuracy.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial Psychology, Industrial Social Work, or a related field.
- Minimum of four years of experience as a, Human Resources Generalist, Human Resources Manager, or in a related Human Resources role.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with leaders to develop and execute workforce, organizational, and talent strategies.
- Experience supporting employee relations investigations, corrective action processes, and performance management programs.
- Proven ability to lead organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, change management, and business transformation initiatives.
- Experience supporting talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, and employee retention strategies.
- Experience supporting multiple sites, geographically dispersed teams, or complex business organizations.
- Analytical skills with experience leveraging workforce data and talent metrics to support data-driven decision-making.
- Excellent communication, coaching, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience supporting manufacturing, food ingredients, biotechnology, specialty chemical, or other industrial operations environments.
- Professional certification in Human Resources.
- Experience leading organizational change, culture transformation, or enterprise talent initiatives across multiple locations.
Why Choose Us?
- Competitive Benefits (US): Competitive compensation, annual incentive opportunities, and comprehensive health and wellness programs. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity/paternity), and an annual bonus plan. IFF was also recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Perks & Benefits.
- Diversity & Inclusion (US): IFF has been recognized previously in the US on the Disability Equality Index® – Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
- Innovation: Gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies and trailblazing advancements in food ingredients solutions and protection. Meaningful work helping advance solutions for the food ingredients industry.
- Global Collaboration: Be part of a global organization that values innovation, creativity, and collaborating amongst our diverse, cross-functional teams. Clear opportunities for career advancement into Human Resources people leader roles.
- Sustainability: Contribute to solutions that support a safer, healthier, and more sustainable world. IFF was recognized on the Forbes Net Zero Leaders 2026 list within the chemicals/materials sector.
The salary range for this position is $90,000-$95,000 base salary, depending on candidate experience and relevancy to the position and other factors determined by the hiring team in their decision.
For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is currently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain part of IFF until close and, at such time, will transition to CVC Capital Partners. By applying for this position, candidates acknowledge awareness that the role is part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience across multiple Human Resources disciplines, including employee relations and talent management
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
- Experience influencing business leaders and driving organizational change in a matrixed environment
- Ability to build trusted relationships and provide sound judgment on complex people-related matters
- Experience supporting multiple locations and diverse employee populations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working within a shared services model
- Workday experience
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail
- Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, or industrial environments
- Professional HR certification (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR)
- Demonstrated experience leading organizational development, workforce planning, or culture transformation initiatives
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
