Human Resources Manager (Hybrid)

Spectrum Brands’ Home & Garden business unit is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with distribution, manufacturing, and sales locations across the U.S. and globally. We are a leading supplier of consumer products for the home, lawn and garden, insect, and weed-control markets under brands such as Spectracide®, Hot Shot®, Cutter®, Repel®, Black Flag®, Garden Safe®, EcoLogic®, and Liquid Fence®.

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Change Management
  • Apply a structured methodology to assess change and transformation impacts.
  • Support the design, development, delivery, and management of communications.
  • Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders.
• Organization Design and Development
  • Partner with company leaders to review business and strategic requirements and evolving operating models.
  • Assist with the design and implementation of organization structures and HR programs.
• Leadership Development
  • Assess and determine high-potential talent within the organization.
  • Develop Individual Development Plans (IDPs), Leadership Development Plans, and additional development activities for succession candidates.
• Project Management
  • Develop project plans, secure resources, and drive project schedules.
  • Collaborate across teams to define strategy, goals, and commitment to timelines and deliverables.
• Employee Relations
  • Provide leadership, employee development support, and direction to employees and leaders.
  • Facilitate investigations, make recommendations for resolutions, and ensure appropriate documentation.
• Talent Acquisition
  • Develop and support a recruitment and retention strategy to identify, attract, engage, and retain high-performing talent.
• Corporate Policies and Procedures
  • Collaborate with leaders to develop and implement motivating, fair, and balanced personnel policies, practices, and engagement initiatives.
• Process Improvement
  • Identify process inefficiencies and transactional optimization opportunities.
  • Streamline and align processes using business process mapping and other improvement methods.
  • Develop, facilitate, and monitor Standard Operating Procedures, including procedural documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in Human Resources).
• 8+ years of prior HR generalist and/or manager work experience.
• Experience in manufacturing or plant environments is valuable, but demonstrated experience partnering beyond plant operations into corporate or functional leadership teams is required.
• Organizational change management, organizational design and development, and leadership development experience strongly desired.

Skills

• Strong knowledge and understanding of employment laws and regulations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle conflict and perform comfortably in changing, fast-paced, and transformative environments.
• 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.
• High level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Consistent performance and ethical, professional behavior.
• Demonstrated program ownership and consistent delivery on commitments; exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role based in Earth City, MO, requiring on-site work Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays.