Chief People Officer

Join to apply for the Chief People Officer role at Clemens Food Group As a key member of the executive leadership team, the Chief People Officer is the architect of Clemens Food Group's people and culture strategy. This is a role with heart as much as vision: setting the course for how talent, leadership, and culture fuel business growth and long‑term sustainability. By shaping organizational design, championing the Clemens Way, and positioning the company as an employer of choice, the CPO ensures our people are the true differentiator of our success. With strategic oversight of every dimension of the people function—including total rewards, talent management, culture, HR technology, and workforce planning— the CPO integrates and future‑proofs them in alignment with business priorities. As a trusted advisor to the CEO, Senior Leadership, and the Board, this leader brings fresh insight, innovation, and digital enablement to advance our talent agenda and strengthen Clemens Food Group’s leadership position in the industry. The Impact You’ll Make Be the catalyst for a forward‑looking people strategy fully aligned to our growth ambitions. Shape organizational design and workforce architecture for scalability, agility, and resilience. Lead and future‑proof leadership pipelines and succession readiness across the enterprise. Integrate compensation, development, retention, and safety into one cohesive framework that advances performance and well‑being. Modernize HR operations and digital enablement for consistency, efficiency, and compliance. What You’ll Do Advise, influence, and partner with the CEO, Senior Leadership, and the Board on people, culture, and succession strategies; lead the Compensation Committee with transparency and rigor. Champion and embed the Clemens Way as the foundation of culture, ensuring it guides behaviors and informs decisions. Set the vision for enterprise leadership, learning, and career pathing that drives internal mobility. Align and empower the HR team to execute with excellence against strategic priorities. Serve as a constructive cross‑functional challenger to navigate inflection points, transformations, and crises with clarity and confidence. What Makes This Role Exciting Play a pivotal role in accelerating a $3 billion to $5 billion business by elevating our people and culture strategy to the next level. Lead with a strategic lens, focusing less on the tactical, and drive transformation across total rewards, talent, culture, HR tech, and workforce planning. Join a values‑driven culture anchored in accountability, where ethical leadership and long‑term impact guide decisions. What We’re Looking For 10+ years progressive HR leadership; proven success leading HR strategy for multi‑site, multi‑business‑unit organizations. Strength in developing and executing HR strategies in a fast‑paced, high‑performance culture aligned to business goals. Breadth across core HR domains (talent acquisition & development, org development, HR operations, team member safety). Nice to Have Manufacturing background; leadership experience outside HR with P&L ownership; Master’s/advanced degree; SHRM‑SCP/SPHR. Skills & Mindset Strategic, systems thinker who connects people strategy to business outcomes. Enterprise change leader who modernizes operations and drives digital enablement. Culture steward who models accountability and ethical leadership. Your Future Here You’ll help position the company as an employer of choice, strengthen leadership bench across the enterprise, and ensure our people strategy remains a true differentiator for years to come. Application Note Clemens Food Group is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim. #J-18808-Ljbffr