Senior Human Resources Manager

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Senior HR Manager - Harrisonburg, VA

Join our growing team! Lakeside Book Company has created a brand new role to bring strategic HR partnership to our Harrisonburg, VA facilities. You will have responsibility for 2 facilities in Harrisonburg, ~ 1,00 employees, plus a small team of HR professionals.

To help elevate the business, our HR teams partner with our business managers to build a high-performing culture and build organizational capability and capacity. We have a lot of positive changes and investments happening and we need great HR team members to help us implement them smoothly.

As a Sr. Human Resources Manager, you would report to the site operations leader, with a dotted line to the VP HR, and act as an advisor and strategic partner on all things HR. You will partner with our VP HR, business leaders, and HR team as we use our collective experiences and knowledge to modernize Lakeside Book Company's people processes.

Your key responsibilities and immediate contributions:

• Work closely with the management team to align HR activities with the strategic and yearly operating plans

• Create strategies around organizational development, succession planning, performance management, compensation, employee relations, employee engagement, and talent recruitment

• Lead and coach a team of 5-6 HR professionals

• Modernize and improve our HR processes and roll out changes smoothly with proper change management processes

• Lead improvement efforts in the talent assessment, hiring, orientation, development, and retention of employees

• Lead workforce planning, organizational design, and high-impact talent development efforts.

• Lead talent reviews and succession planning activities

• Provide thoughtful leadership and coaching support to management teams and people leaders

• Foster strong communications focused on continually improving organizational culture

• Provide guidance on employee relations matters and all areas affecting employee morale, retention, and culture

• Elevate the quality and accountability of goal setting, employee development, and performance discussions

• Coach and advise on employee relations to ensure timely resolution and compliance with policies and labor laws

Ideal candidates will have:

• Bachelor's degree

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience

• 7+ years in manufacturing

• 2+ years of managing multiple locations or sites with over 500 employees

• Previous leadership responsibility for high-level transformation or organizational change initiatives

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies desired

• SHRM or HRCI certification preferred

What we offer you:

• Paid time off

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits

• 401k with company match

• Career growth opportunities

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee appreciation & recognition programs

• Diverse & inclusive work group

About Us:

Lakeside Book Company loves books! To us, every book matters. Every word. Every page. Every hand that helped build it. Our history has shown that we are leaders and innovators. We have a team-winning culture, where all of our people have a voice. While we are old in years, we are new at heart. Come join our mission to keep the world reading.

Lakeside Book Company is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Lakeside Book Company is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or perform essential job functions please contact talent@lakesidebook.com.

• This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company's discretion.

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• Job Function Human Resources

• Pay Type Salary

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• Harrisonburg, VA, USA