Manager, Human Resources

Position Overview

Manager, Human Resources at Brunswick Corporation

We are a global marine leader committed to challenging conventions and innovating next‑generation technologies that transform experiences on the water and beyond. Brunswick believes “Next Never Rests™,” and we offer a variety of exciting careers and growth opportunities within united teams defining the future of marine recreation.

The Human Resources Manager will partner with business leaders to develop and execute HR strategies focused on talent management, organizational effectiveness, employee relations, workforce planning, conflict management, and employee engagement. This role will be based in our New York Mills Operations manufacturing facility and will support both the hourly and salaried employee population within a designated business unit.

The successful candidate will be a driven, self‑starter focused on providing solutions to business challenges and developing a high performing culture. You will help business leaders look around corners with data‑driven recommendations that improve performance, retention, and the overall employee experience. You will influence and guide leaders across functions, tying people strategies to business priorities.

• Partner with business leaders and front‑line supervisors to sustain a productive and engaged work environment and tying HR contributions to business objectives through effective metrics and reporting.
• Build constructive relationships and provide day‑to‑day human resources support to employees with the underlying objective to strengthen employee relations and engagement to enhance a positive work environment.
• Efficiently resolve unique and complex matters in employee relations issues, ethics complaints, and employee investigations.
• Offer performance management guidance and counselling on both process and performance‑related issues through coaching, counselling, performance improvement plans, and corrective action as needed.
• Reinforce consistent application of company policies and standard practices for assigned business functions or organizations. The position requires a broad understanding of HR policies and standard practices and is responsible for interpretation and recommendation when collaborating with internal clients.
• Drive staffing plans with business leaders in partnership with the Talent Acquisition Team to project hire needs and creatively source candidates, conduct interviews, determine compensation, and deliver an engaging onboarding experience.
• Collaborate and participate in planning company‑sponsored and philanthropic events and activities to enhance employee and community engagement.
• Drive human resources initiatives, including annual performance evaluation process, workforce planning, compensation planning, talent management & succession planning for assigned business functions.
• Implement change strategies and provide recommendations to address organizational change; measure the awareness and understanding of the change impact; promote buy‑in for change.
• Participate in and analyze competitive salary data and external going‑market rates to determine organization’s market relationship for the hourly population rate structure.
• Responsible for cost analysis and forecasting associated with hourly pay adjustments or hourly pay program initiatives.
• Interpret data relying on knowledge of business and leverage analytical problem‑solving to draw conclusions and communicate meaningful patterns that drive business insights.
• Partner with HR leaders on local HR communication and implementation of HR initiatives/services.
• Lead talent processes including Talent Calibrations, Skill Gap Analyses, Succession Planning, and Development Planning.
• Define the learning and development needs of your business unit in partnership with business leaders and assist in building and implementing development resources that all employees can leverage to grow and develop their careers at and be more effective in their roles.
• Raise the bar on our training and L&D experiences by measuring the impact and seeking internal customer feedback to determine areas for improvement.