HR Manager

Kohler; Kohler (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohler is seeking a strategic HR Manager to partner with US Engineering teams, accelerating business growth through high-impact talent and culture strategies. This onsite role drives end-to-end talent outcomes—from hiring and development to engagement and performance—while shaping a high-performing, agile organization.

The position also contributes across North America and Global Product Innovation. The candidate will lead recruitment, talent management, change management, and inclusion

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and progressive HR experience required.
• Requires a minimum of 5 years of progressive HR experience.
• HR change agent who thrives in ambiguity and is adaptable to fast-paced environments.
• Balanced between strategic and tactical orientations with hands-on execution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across all levels.
• Proven ability to partner across a global matrixed organization to optimize outcomes.
• Passion for building trust and relationships across multiple levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to develop, execute, and drive HR strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Establish trust-based relationships to foster transparent two-way communication.
• Advance talent and culture initiatives through consultation and collaboration.
• Plan and coach organizational change management and communications.
• Develop robust talent management plans to identify gaps and design programs.
• Oversee recruitment to attract top talent into seasoned roles and early careers.
• Support and retain talent through engagement, learning, and development initiatives.
• Use local market insights to tailor site-based HR strategies.
• Create an experience-based talent culture supporting performance.
• Drive inclusion strategies to foster belonging.
• Collaborate with leaders to ensure engagement plans impact results.
• Leverage data to monitor turnover and span of control.
• Champion talent and culture initiatives across Global Product Innovation.

Skills

HR experience

Change management

Communication

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

HR certification

Job description

HR Manager

Work Mode:Onsite

Location:Onsite, four days per week - Kohler, WI

Opportunity

Strategic HR business partner will support US Engineering teams to accelerate business growth through high-impact talent and culture strategies. This role drives end-to-end talent outcomes-from hiring and development to engagement and performance-while shaping a high-performing, agile organization. Additionally, the role will elevate impact through contributions across North America and Global Product Innovation organization.

Specific Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to develop, execute, and drive human resources strategies to ensure strategic workforce plans align with organizational capabilities.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships of trust to foster transparency, open and honest two-way communication, and collaboration.
• Advances talent and culture initiatives through consultation and relationship building, while ensuring alignment to enterprise strategies. Leverages Talent Center of Expertise resources and partnership to embed key initiatives.
• Plans, creates and coaches to support organizational change management and communications.
• Develop robust talent management plans to identify competency, knowledge and talent gaps and develop specific programs to fill the identified gaps.
• Oversees recruitment pipeline positioning Kohler as an employer of choice to attract top talent into seasoned positions and early careers programs.
• Supports, develops, engages, and retains talent by creating, implementing, and maintaining talent management solutions (engagement, succession planning, learning and development, assessment, planning, etc.).
• Keeps informed of local market and competitive trends and leverages these insights to develop appropriate site-based HR strategies and solutions.
• Creates an experience-based talent culture across the organization in aspects of talent attraction, development, improving organizational health and driving high performance culture.
• Drives inclusion strategies to foster a sense of belonging and aids the organization in being better every day.
• Collaborates with leaders to ensure functional communication and associate engagement plans are making a meaningful difference.
• Leverage data to understand and proactively handle issues such as turnover, organizational spans of control and layers, and similar key indicators.
• Champions key talent & culture initiatives across Global Product Innovation.

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and progressive related HR experiencerequired. HR certification(s) desirable.
• Requires a minimum of 5 years of progressive HR experience.
• HR change agent who thrives in ambiguity, is flexible,and adaptable to change in a fast-paced environment.
• Balanced between strategic and tactical orientations;able to roll up their sleeves to get things done while still consideringlong-term strategy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across alllevels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to partner and collaborate across a global matrixed organization to optimize outcomes.
• Passion for building trust and relationships acrossmultiple levels of an organization.

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