HR Manager, Luxury Brands & Wellness
Salary up to £60K (subject to skills and experience) + fantastic benefits including car cash allowance, company bonuses, private healthcare and generous pension scheme.
Location:
This position isonsiteand can be based at either of the following locations:
Opportunity
Underthe direction of the Director - Human Resources, the Human Resources Managerhas the primary responsibility to provide HR support to the management staff andemployee population of Guncast, Barr + Wray & Kast with occasional supportof other Luxury Brands including Klafs. This position will support the linkingof HR activity to the success and strength of the organization. Thisposition interfaces in all aspects of the business unit, its customers andespecially its employees to bring HR activity into alignment to organizationgoals and help the organization succeed through progressive and responsive HRpractices.
Specific Responsibilities
HR Strategy
- Participate and contribute to business unit staff and planning meetings to gain insight into the business and strategic plans. Provide support to the development of Human Resource plans and actions to best align talent to achieve the business goals.
- Identify opportunities for HR integration of recent acquisitions in the UK and make recommendations to help synergize processes with Kohler.
Employee Development /Relations
- Assist in the talent review process, andformulation of associate development plans; identify critical positions and developsuccession strategies for those positions. Recommend and implementdevelopmental assignments for selected associates to ensure appropriatedevelopment of internal successors, and nurturing of high potentialemployees.
- Counsel management on individual HR issues, performance problems, terminations, promotions, position creation, job content, job description, development and ACTs.
- Serve as a key partner to driving theemployee engagement process, including deployment of engagement surveys,review of results and partnering with management on the planning andexecution of key initiatives to drive overall business unit engagement.
- Act as a liaison between employees andmanagement when appropriate.
Performance Management
- Partner with functional leaders, people managers, training and talent development resources to assess and drive continuous improvement in associate productivity and performance.
- Provide counsel and direction around development planning, effective utilization of the performance management system, consistency in application of performance ratings.
- Guide the performance review process inpartnership with the HR Director (Klafs).
Recruiting & Integration
- Provide strategic support to recruiterfor key corporate office positions, working with hiring managers todevelop specific criteria for each search and coordinate the totalrecruiting project ensuring timely action, cost effective strategies, anda professional and positive contact for all candidates.
- Participate in the interview process such as coordinating interview panels and providing basic benefits & Human Resources knowledge to ensure the best possible candidates are selected, and serving as a member of the interviewing team as designated.
- Assist with the pre-employment testingprocess as needed for certain key roles.
- Drive the new hire integration andonboarding experience
Training
- Adapt, customize and execute allregulatory training programs that relate to the human resources function.
- Identify the training needs of peoplemanagers on policy, procedure and talent management. Partner with internal resources andKohler Learning to select and deploy appropriate training to ensure thedevelopment of people managers as strong leaders and talent developers.
- Assist in the development of specificskill set training.
Policy and Procedure
- Support the process of updating human resourcepolicies and procedures, which may include ownership of specific policyareas and/or updating projects.
- Monitor compliance with governmentmandated regulations.
- Monitor management compliance with humanresources policies and procedures
- Act as a liaison with the Kohler legaldepartment as necessary in partnership with the HR Director.
Administration
- Serve as the primary owner of all relevantPersonnel ACTs, working with functional managers to align on strategy anddevelop business case & justification.
- Develop and maintain positiondescriptions for all current and newly created positions in the group.
- Maintain compliance with allgovernmental organizations related to the Human Resources function.
- Maintain accurate paper and electronicrecords regarding all employees in the assigned business group.
- Manage the wage increase program for allannual reviews.
- Assist with special projects as neededincluding but not limited to support due diligence and acquisition work, and/orother projects that impact all Luxury Brands & Wellness.
Benefits Administration
- Serve as business unit contact andliaison for workers' compensation, leave of absence and disability claims.
- Act as a liaison with the Kohlerbenefits department as necessary.
Skills/Requirements
We can offer you a lot in return!
We empower each associate to with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation.With a genuine commitment tocreating better tomorrows,we'redriving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.
About Us
At our EMEA Corporate Services we support Kohler businesses in our region, we have an excellent team of dedicated associates focused on delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring every interaction is a genuine,positiveand rewarding experience for both our internal and external customers.Werepresentthe Corporate Functions found in Kohler, Wisconsin here in the EMEA region - Finance, Tax, IT, Internal Audit, Procurement, Regional Operations for Global Shared Services, Environment Health & Safety, Legal, &HR.We all pride ourselves on adding value to the Kohler businesses we support in the region and work closely with our Kohler Corporate colleagues in Wisconsin on global initiatives and projects.
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