HR Manager

Panasonic • De Soto, KS

31d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Panasonic Energy as we expand to De Soto, Kansas, building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while contributing to the future of electric vehicles. As part of our team, you’ll help push the limits of battery technology, enhancing performance and efficiency in sustainable transportation. Our state-of-the-art facility, just outside the Kansas City Metro, will be a hub for innovation in green energy solutions. If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to the electric vehicle revolution, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

The Human Resources Manager is an enterprise-level HR leader who partners with General Managers, Directors, and Executives to shape and execute large-scale people strategies that support organizational goals. This role drives organizational development initiatives, strengthens HR capability across the organization, leads enterprise HR programs, and influences culture, workforce planning, and business strategy across multiple business groups. The Human Resources Manager guides enterprise-wide HR strategy, policy evolution, and organizational design while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership. Through data-driven insights, predictive analytics, workforce modeling, and talent strategies, this role helps shape the organization's future workforce and supports long-term business success.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• Related fields may include Psychology, Sociology, Communications, Finance, Economics, Operations, Industrial Relations, Organizational Development, or other business or behavioral science disciplines
• Relevant work experience may be substituted for required education
• 5+ years of progressive HR leadership experience
• Proven ability to influence senior executives and drive enterprise-wide HR strategies
• Expertise in workforce analytics, organizational design, and change management
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English
• Alignment to Panasonic's seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)
• Pre-employment drug testing is required.
• All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced professional HR certification (SPHR, SHRM-SCP)
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience leading teams within a manufacturing or production environment

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with business goals
• Lead cross-functional HR programs that impact site-wide operations
• Facilitate monthly business reviews with Directors and General Managers using predictive analytics and workforce modeling to guide long-term planning and organizational strategy
• Influence executive decisions using data-driven forecasting and modeling
• Translate enterprise-level HR insights into recommendations regarding production ramp, staffing models, capability building, and culture
• Develop frameworks for leader capability, career pathing, and succession planning
• Mentor HR Business Partners and Senior HR Business Partners to elevate advisory capability
• Guide leaders through large-scale change management initiatives
• Partner with executives to address systemic organizational challenges
• Define and implement cultural strategies and engagement frameworks across the organization
• Ensure HR practices, programs, and policies are implemented in compliance with applicable employment laws, company policies, and organizational standards
• Identify and mitigate organizational and workforce-related risks through proactive planning, workforce analysis, and strategic HR consultation
• Directly supervises HR team members (e.g., HRBPs and Senior HR Business Partners)
• Provides day-to-day leadership, coaching, and workload prioritization to ensure effective HR service delivery
• Lead cross-functional teams or HR project groups

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, prescription plans
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance
• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting
• Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service
• Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources
• High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus
• Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager