HR Manager

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.

Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough

**Job Summary**

The Human Resources Manager partners with the Director, Human Resources, to develop and implement strategic and tactical plans for Avient's human resources services, policies, and programs. This position guides decision making processes and positively impacts the results of the organization by recruiting, retaining, developing and rewarding the industry’s best talent in a manner that is cost-efficient and compliant. This position completes multiple and/or large projects to lead the development, enhancement, and innovation of Avient’s Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Manager has project management and performance management responsibilities for their group.

**Essential Functions**
- Works with the Director, Human Resources and respective client groups to design organization structure, business process and systems that support their strategic goals.
- Works to create a high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.
- Guides managers in areas such as benefits, compensation, training, recruiting, workforce planning, conflict management, performance management, etc.
- Ensures that all policies and procedures are in compliance with all federal, state and local regulations and are consistently administered.
- Responsible for operational human resource issues including job description development, hiring, retention, succession planning, legal compliance, termination reviews, transfers and communications.
- Oversees human resources responsibility for all assigned business unit teams and shared service functions.
- Implements short and long terms plans to ensure performance and innovation within Avient’s human resources department.
- Proactively suggests and promotes processes that have positive return on investment and deliver value to internal and external customers.
- Monitors key metrics (i.e. turnover, attendance, etc.) to assist the location and/or functional area in effectively managing their workforce to maximize productivity and overall effectiveness.
- Demonstrates solid business acumen and ability to make HR decisions that ensure a positive impact on the bottom line.
- Creates a motivational environment of accountability.
- Fosters teamwork at all levels and cross-functionally.
- Acts as a catalyst for change with the ability to positively influence others to make difficult decisions.
- Performs other projects as required by the business, functional unit and/or HR organization.

**Competencies**
- Personal Skills - Stress Management, Attention to Detail, Project Management, Negotiation Skills, Self Motivated, Team Building, Training/Mentoring Others, Time/Priority Management, Ability to Multitask, Work Independently, Work on a Team, Organizational Skills
- Software Skills - SAP HR, Enterprise eTime, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Ariba, Microsoft PowerPoint
- Leader of Others - Drives Engagement, Courage, Values Differences, Ensures Accountability, Develops Talent, Organizational Savvy

**Education and Experience**
- Masters-Human Resources or Equivalent Experience
- Bachelors-Human Resources or Equivalent Experience
- Cross Functional - Leadership Experience
- Human Resources - HRIS, Interviewing, Performance Management, HR Generalist

We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.

By _playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself _you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.