Human Resources Manager

Spectrum Brands, Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Brands, Inc. is seeking an HR Manager who will serve as a strategic business partner to leaders in the Home and Garden unit and Commercial Operations.

The role focuses on organizational development, change management, performance management, leadership development, employee relations, and talent management. This leadership position requires driving HR initiatives across functions, partnering with executives to implement programs, and ensuring compliant, effective people practices within

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and understanding of employment laws and regulations.
• Strong communication, presentation and organizational skills required.
• Ability to handle conflict and perform comfortably in changing, fast-paced and transformative environment.
• A solid understanding of how people go through a change and the change process.
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

• Change Management: evaluate change impacts; develop communications and stakeholder analyses.
• Organization Design and Development: partner with leaders to design structures and programs.
• Leadership Development: identify high potential talent and create IDPs.
• Project Management: develop plans, secure resources, drive timelines and deliverables.
• Employee Relations: provide leadership and direction, conduct investigations, document outcomes.
• Talent Acquisition: support recruitment/retention strategies for Enabling Functions.

Skills

Change management

Employee relations

HR policies

Communication

Office suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

Job description

Division Information

Spectrum Brands' global enabling functions, including Finance, Legal, IT, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and Commercial Operations, provide enterprise-wide strategy, structure, and common processes to deliver the knowledge and expertise that helps our businesses grow. Enabling functions may operate as a center-led global team, providing a central strategy, structure, and standards; or as business partner teams, with resources embedded within the businesses to deliver business unit-specific results.

Job Summary

The Human Resources Manager will serve as a strategic business partner to leaders within the Home and Garden business unit and Commercial Operations. This will include organizational development, change management, performance management, leadership development, employee relations, and talent management.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Change Management. Work with the Director of HR and leadership to evaluate the level of change and transformation impacts within the functions:
  • Apply a structured methodology and change management activities
  • Support the design, development, delivery and management of communications
  • Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness and identify key stakeholders
• Organization Design and Development. In conjunction with the HR Director, the HR Manager will partner with company leaders and managers in designated functional areas to review and understand business and strategic requirements and evolving operating models. This position will assist with the design and implementation of organization structures and the development of programs and solutions (from a HR perspective) to help support and respond to business needs.
• Leadership Development. HR Manager will work with leadership to assess and determine high potential talent within the organization and develop IDPs, Leadership Development Plans and additional development activities for identified succession candidates.
• Project Management. Develop project plans, secure resources, and drive project schedule; collaborate effectively across teams to define strategy, goals and commitment to timelines and deliverables.
• Employee Relations. The HR Manager will provide leadership, employee development support and direction to company employees and leaders. Facilitate investigations and make recommendations for resolutions and ensure appropriate documentation occurs.
• Talent Acquisition. Work with customer groups and Talent Acquisition team to develop and support a recruitment and retention strategy to identify, attract, engage and retain high-performing talent for the Enabling Function divisions.
• Corporate Policies and Procedures. Collaborate with leaders to develop & implement motivating, fair & balanced personnel policies, practices and engagement initiatives.
• Process Improvement. Identify process inefficiencies and transactional optimization opportunities and work with HR COEs and business teams to streamline and align processes. Use and deploy appropriate process improvement methods, through the facilitation of business process mapping, to drive business solutions forward. Develop, facilitate and monitor Standard Operating Procedures - including development and maintenance of procedural documentation.

Education and Experience Profile

• Bachelor's degree required (preferably in Human Resources)
• 8+ years of prior HR generalist and/or HRBP and/or HR manager work experience required
• Organizational change management, organizational design and development, and leadership development experience strongly desired

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge and understanding of employment laws and regulations
• Strong communication, presentation and organizational skills required
• Ability to handle conflict and perform comfortably in changing, fast-paced and transformative environment
• A solid understanding of how people go through a change and the change process
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks to meet deadlines
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HCM systems
• Must maintain high level of confidentiality and professionalism
• Consistent in performance and practices ethical, professional behavior at all times
• Demonstrated program ownership and consistent delivery on commitments - great organizational skills with exceptional follow through and attention to detail

Work Environment

Working conditions are normal for an office environment.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.