John Claus
Labor Relations | CHRO | VP HR | Talent Development | Employee Engagement | M&A
- Role
- Director Labor Relations at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
- Location
- Lancaster, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Claus
Strategic Human Resources leader with over 25 years of experience in a variety of roles and industries leading all aspects of the human resources function. Solid reputation for transforming HR into a business-focused enterprise with a keen eye on growing the business, preparing organizations for both the mid and long-term, developing an organization\'s most valued asset - its talent, and driving an engaging, empowering workplace. Led HR and Safety team to 95th percentile of engagement metric within Gallup\'s database universe. Specific experience spans both domestic and global assignments covering a full P&L, operations, distribution, engineering, sales and product development in both publicly traded and PE-backed businesses. Experience includes leading the design & implementation of HR, talent management & total rewards strategies to achieve competitive advantages. Skilled in labor relations including multiple first chair contract negotiations, establishing Labor Strategy and union avoidance / positive employee relations.Specialties: Global HR strategy / design to support business objectives, employee development & engagement, performance management, strategic workforce planning, union negotiations & labor strategy, change management, leadership development and coaching, union avoidance, strategic communications, inclusion & diversity initiatives, lean principles applied to HR; use of analytics to inform business and people decisions, M&A work on both buy and sell side.
Experience
Director Labor Relations
Jan 2025 — Present · Lancaster, PA, US
Education
Cornell University
Masters, Industrial & Labor Relations / HR
1993 — 1995
SUNY Geneseo
Bachelors, Psychology
1989 — 1993
Skills
- Union Avoidance
- Hris
- HR Policies
- Campaigns
- Labor Relations
- Employee Engagement
- Personnel Management
- Management
- Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
- Onboarding
- Succession Planning
- Recruiting
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Workforce Planning
- Human Resources
- Leadership
- Employee Relations
- Talent Management
- Organizational Development
- Training
- Deferred Compensation
- Performance Management
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