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Spectrum Brands (NYSE: SPB), a multi-billion dollar
global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) powerhouse with a portfolio of powerful, globally recognized brands as a
Human Resource Manager (HRBP)!
This role will serves as a strategic advisor to the North America (NA) Home and Personal Care (HPC) Sales leadership, partnering closely with senior sales executives, regional/ global leaders, and commercial enablement teams. This role is accountable for supporting HR strategies that accelerate sales performance, leadership effectiveness, workforce scalability, and commercial transformation across a large, complex sales organization.
The HRBP will translate business strategy into people solutions across talent, organization design, performance management, engagement, and change management-ensuring the sales organization is positioned to deliver sustained growth and competitive advantage.
Primary Duties & ResponsibilitiesStrategic Business Partnership - Act as a trusted advisor to HPC NA Sales leaders and NA based global leaders providing counsel on workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, organization health, and commercial talent strategy.
- Align HR initiatives with sales priorities, including revenue growth, channel strategy, go-to-market models, and customer segmentation.
- Interpret business performance trends and proactively recommend people strategies to address capability gaps, productivity, and engagement.
Talent & Workforce Strategy - Partner with Talent Acquisition to design and execute sales-specific recruiting strategies (field sales, account management, sales leadership, commercial support).
- Lead workforce planning efforts aligned to commercial growth, territory design, and coverage models.
- Support succession planning for key sales leadership roles and critical commercial positions.
Organization Design & Effectiveness - Partner with Commercial HR leadership and Sales leaders to assess operating models and design scalable, effective sales structures.
- Support territory optimization, reporting line changes, and role clarity to drive sales effectiveness and accountability.
- Provide HR guidance during reorganizations, integrations, and commercial transformations.
Sales Performance & Capability - Coach leaders on performance management practices, including goal setting, incentive alignment, performance improvement, and differentiation of talent.
- Partner with Learning & Development to support sales capability frameworks, leadership development, and coaching effectiveness.
- Support identification and development of high-potential sales talent and future sales leaders.
Employee Relations & Compliance - Advise sales leaders on employee relations matters, investigations, corrective actions, and performance issues, ensuring consistency and compliance with employment laws.
- Navigate complex ER situations involving field-based employees with sound judgment and commercial pragmatism.
- Ensure policies and practices are applied consistently while balancing business needs and risk mitigation.
Change Management & Communications - Lead change management efforts for commercial initiatives including compensation changes, new incentive plans, structural changes, and sales enablement transformations.
- Partner with leadership to assess change impact, readiness, and stakeholder engagement.
- Support development and delivery of clear, compelling communications to field and sales leadership audiences.
Process Improvement & HR Enablement - Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes impacting sales teams (onboarding, transfers, role changes, performance cycles).
- Partner with HR COEs to deploy scalable, sales-relevant people solutions.
- Leverage HRIS and analytics (e.g., Workday, Dayforce) to inform decisions and monitor commercial people metrics.
Education and Experience Profile - Bachelor's degree required (Human Resources, Business, or related field preferred).
- 7+ years of progressive HR experience, with significant experience supporting commercial or sales organizations.
- Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders in large, matrixed environments.
- Experience supporting field-based or geographically dispersed sales teams strongly preferred.
- Experience in manufacturing or plant environments is valued; however, this role requires demonstrated experience partnering beyond plant operations into corporate or functional leadership teams.
- Role not eligible for sponsorship.
Required Skills - Strong commercial acumen and understanding of sales organizations, incentives, and performance drivers.
- Deep knowledge of employment laws and ER best practices.
- Proven ability to influence, coach, and challenge senior leaders.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience leading change and transformation in fast-paced environments.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS platforms.
- High integrity, sound judgment, and ability to manage sensitive information with discretion.
Work Environment - This is a hybrid role based in Middleton, Wi, requiring on-site work Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays.
- Combination of office, field, and virtual work environments.
- Periodic travel required to support sales leadership and regional teams. Travel is less than 10%.
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.
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