Talent Management Partner

Talent Management Partner

People & Culture

North Andover, MA

Family-owned and operated, Bake’n Joy Foods, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of top-quality bakery products, founded in 1941. We manufacture a variety of products for professional bakers, including frozen scoop batters, pre-deposited muffins, cornbread, loaf cakes, and Boston Coffee Cakes, as well as mixes, and an expanding line of fully baked items such as coffee cakes, loaf cakes, and more. We remain committed to providing top-quality products, service, and value to our customers.

Job Summary/Objective

The People & Culture (P&C) Talent Management Partner will collaborate with P&C Generalists and business leaders across Bake’n Joy to ensure the company has the right people, skills, and talent plans to achieve its organizational priorities and objectives. The role combines, but is not limited to, performance management, succession management, high-potential identification, learning & development, and job architecture. This position plays an important role in supporting the execution of our People Strategy by developing, monitoring, and implementing programs within our annual people framework in collaboration with the Vice President of People & Culture.

Essential Functions

• Job Architecture: Drive the development and evolution of company-wide Job Architecture, including, but not limited to, job families, leveling, career pathing, and promotion process to support a growing workforce.
• Performance Management: Responsible for the end-to-end execution and continuous improvement of the performance management process, ensuring alignment to business goals and a high-performance culture; partner with leaders to drive consistency, calibration rigor, accountability, and meaningful development conversations.
• Succession Management: Facilitate succession planning processes for critical roles, ensuring a robust leadership pipeline, including successor readiness development; develop succession readiness metrics and regularly report pipeline strength and risk areas.
• Talent Review: Execute the annual Talent Review program; partner with business leaders to identify high-potential associates; create development journeys for high-potential talent, integrating stretch assignments, training, mentorship, and visibility opportunities.
• Learning & Development: Design and facilitate development programs that strengthen manager effectiveness across all levels (emerging leaders, mid-level, and senior executives).
• Associate Engagement and Surveys: Own the end-to-end process and execution of annual and pulse associate engagement surveys, including vendor management, communication planning, launch, and participation tracking; analyze survey results to identify key themes and root causes, and facilitate post-survey readouts and action planning sessions.
• P&C Systems & Reporting: Maintain talent dashboards and analytics to measure effectiveness of performance, succession, and engagement programs; provide data-driven insights to senior leadership and benchmark against industry standards to inform continuous improvement.

Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect talent initiatives to business outcomes.
• Facilitation & Training Instructional Design: Advanced knowledge of adult learning theories and highly skilled large-group, in-person, and virtual facilitator of talent programs.
• Data Storytelling: Ability to translate analytics into compelling narratives.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills, with the ability to address complex P&C issues effectively.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills.
• Organizational Skills: High attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive information with integrity and professionalism.

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including 5 years in a dedicated talent management, organizational development, or enterprise learning & development role.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing, designing, developing, and implementing company-wide job architecture frameworks, including job families, job leveling, job titles, job descriptions, job evaluation and classification, job grades, competency frameworks, and career pathways, ensuring alignment with organizational needs, internal equity, and talent development objectives.
• Strong understanding of adult learning theory, instructional design (e-learning and in-person), and proven large group facilitation skills.
• Proven success in designing and implementing company-wide talent programs (succession talent review, listening surveys) in a multi-site manufacturing environment with a multi-generational workforce.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now (WFN) is highly preferred.

Work Environment

The role is office-based within a food manufacturing facility and may occasionally require visits to production areas, requiring adherence to safety protocols and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to navigate different departments within the facility.

Reports To:

• Vice President of People & Culture

Position Type

• Full-Time

Work Hours

• Core hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
• This position requires an in-office presence in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Travel

• Regional vehicular travel may be required for training facilitation, meetings, and manufacturing plant visits.

Compensation

The typical starting salary range for this position is $105,000-$135,000 per year. Several factors, including skills, experience, education, certifications, and location, will determine the actual pay offered. The salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for associates in these positions.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Bake’n Joy offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes affordable, high-quality healthcare for our associates and their families, life insurance and disability benefits for security, and retirement benefits to help plan for the future.

Bake’n Joy is committed to fostering an environment where associates from all backgrounds can build long and meaningful careers. Through strong relationships, comprehensive benefits, and continuous learning opportunities, we seek to create an environment where associates can succeed, both professionally and personally.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bake’n Joy provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.