Strategic Business Partner at Essity North America Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Description:

Strategic Business Partner, US Health & Medical Leadership

Who We Are

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene with our corporate headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and North American headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company that is committed to breaking barriers to well-being. Essity does this through innovative brands in the areas of Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical Solutions.

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. At Essity you will find a caring and compassionate culture where we remain grounded in our beliefs & behaviors.

At Essity: This Is What We Do

About the Role

Essity’s Health and Medical team is looking for an experienced Strategic Business Partner, US Health & Medical Leadership. This role is critically important in maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Regional VP, US. You will facilitate the Regional VP’s interactions with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring VP’s commitments to partners, customers, gov’t officials, LT and HM LT. This is not an administrative role; it is highly strategic and requires a combination of focus and flexibility, as well as a willingness to play an active, behind-the-scenes role. This role requires a resourceful and assertive leader with strong process excellence and unquestionable discretion on sensitive matters.

This will be a hybrid position ideally based in Charlotte, with travel commitments as required.

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk. 

What You Will Do

• Preparation for, and facilitation of, “critical path” meetings with various stakeholders (e.g., partners, customers, LT, HM Exec Team). Ensure meetings have clear and realistic goals, participants are well-prepared, and that the Regional VP can make the best use of their time during meetings. This responsibility is less about logistics and more about content and preparation. The role is to make sure the Regional VP’s time is leveraged most effectively in a meeting context. This may mean querying and pushing back on senior executives and assisting in their preparation for their interactions with the Regional VP.




• Project management and business governance involving the Regional VP and direct reports. Collaborates with the Regional VP and other LT members to define, monitor and execute the organization’s top priorities. This involves creating an LT project management plan and dashboard illustrating the main objective, stakeholders, critical actions, metrics and status of each project. This role also helps the Regional VP improve the frequency, duration, content, team engagement and impact of the various business governance meetings (e.g. LT meetings, TA Calls, Forecast meetings etc). 




• Proactive identification of issues that could impact the successful execution of the Regional VP’s commitments: The Strategic Business Partner informs the Regional VP of issues and suggests solutions to resolve the problem or mitigate risk. This is one of the most challenging aspects of the job and requires an ability to understand the underlying interests and intentions of the parties involved with the Regional VP and to come up with creative ways of managing urgent issues. 




• Independent leadership of special Regional VP-initiated projects. While most of the Regional VP’s projects will be assigned to LT members, some confidential or time-sensitive strategic initiatives will be managed by the office of the Regional VP and led by the Strategic Business Partner and Regional VP. 




• Serve as strategic sounding board for the Regional VP on various topics such as the strategic growth plan, organizational structure, key presentations and other confidential business matters. The Regional VP will rely on the Strategic Business Partner for input and feedback on these topics.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of industry experience in Sales, Marketing, Sales Operations or related functions are required.




• Excellent communication skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills.




• Results/action-oriented; drives operational efficiency and project management skills.




• Organizational and politically agile; negotiation skills




• High standards of ethics, integrity, diversity, trust and confidentiality.




• Able to cope with different levels of uncertainty in a fast-paced environment.




• Strong strategic/financial analysis skills

About Our DEI Culture

Guided by our Beliefs & Behavior, our culture is the foundation that connects our history with our future. At Essity, care, collaboration and inclusion are more than buzzwords, they are practiced on an everyday basis. And with a purpose of breaking barriers to wellbeing, promoting gender equality and enable customers and consumers to lead a fuller life at all stages of life, DEI is in our core.

As we work in diverse teams across geographies, cultures and professional areas, inclusive leadership is something we expect from ourselves and each other. In our leadership platform, we express this as leveraging the power of differences. From experience we know that diverse and inclusive teams are key to innovate and profitably grow our business while simultaneously address our ambitious climate targets.

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance




• Wellness program provided through Rally




• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)




• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution




• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance




• Employee Assistance Program




• PTO offering with Paid Holidays




• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance




• Employee discounts program




• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees. 

Collaborative and Caring Culture | Empowerment & Engaged People | Work with Impact and A Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning & Career Growth | Health & Safety Priority | Sustainable Value Together| Innovation| Sustainable Working Life | Total Reward

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact EssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com

Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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