NWH Overview:

NWH, founded in 1967, has become the leading manufacturer and supplier of hardwood
lumber to North America, Europe, and Asia. With an unwavering focus on simplifying the
customer experience, NWH serves the furniture, flooring, cabinet, molding, and millwork
industries with 14+ hardwoods species from the major U.S. growing regions as well as imported
plywood and exotic lumber.
The company operates over 40 manufacturing and warehousing facilities across the country
including sawmills, concentration yards and distribution facilities using innovative technologies
to streamline the procurement process for customers. NWH supplies only sustainable, high-
quality hardwoods to protect our resources today and for future generations.

For more information, please visit nwh.com.

Position Summary:

This regional HRBP role will support the Glacial region and Specialty business in Michigan, Wisconsin, Alabama, Indiana, supporting 200+ employees at 2 mills, 1 assembly facility, and 3 concentration yards. This role is ideally suited for a candidate with proven success in HR Generalist roles progressing to the HR Business Partner role or has 1-2+ years of multi-site HRBP experience seeking to develop into an HR Manager. This role will work out of our Grand Rapids, MI, or Elkhart, IN office.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• A highly approachable, customer service-oriented individual that fully represents NWH values to internal employees, customers, and business
• Competently provides responsive and flexible human resources consultation and tactical support to define and execute HR strategies that accomplish business
• Converts HR strategies into result-driven
• Provides day-to-day coaching to leadership on a variety of actions to include employee relations issues; policy interpretation and application; talent management and development; and organizational design
• Partners with business leaders to grow the capacity of the organization’s key talent to include high potential identification (via Talent Management) and associated development programming, etc.
• Conducts ongoing supply and demand analysis on current and future state staffing and skillset needs. Generates innovative solutions and talent acquisition strategies toward maintaining fully staffed.
• Leads full staffing cycle: recruitment efforts, job fairs; college relations programs; general networking; interviews; selection; separations, etc. to ensure robust candidate
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with business leaders to develop solutions, programs and
• Actively participates in annual budget planning/labor forecasting process with • Champions change management
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions). Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and
• Collaborates as a strategic and tactical team member of the NWH Human Resources organization, often leading projects, and annual HR cycle deliverable to include performance management; merit and bonus awards; benefits enrollment.
• Training:
• Identifies and implements training needs for the region and for individual coaching.
• Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Based out of Grand Rapids, MI or Elkhart, IN
• 3-5 years of work experience with Human Resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, training, onboarding, performance management) with bachelor’s degree in Human Resources (HR), Business or related field
• Strong coaching, consulting, and facilitation skills
• Excellent cross-group collaboration, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, and achieve results in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
• Fluent in using data to drive insights across the spectrum of HR responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience manipulating and analyzing data to make recommendations and drive organizational change.
• Make people decisions based on metrics
• Ability to multitask and be organized. Able to observe the details and comprehensive business outlook.
• Possess excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills to the various stakeholders of the company, including C-Suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Human Resources Professional Certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, SHRM)
• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field, preferred
• Wide degree of creativity, latitude, and self-initiative is expected and willingness to gain exposure to some of the complex tasks within
• Strong business and people acumen with the ability to influence business leaders around complex HR decisions
• Demonstrated experience managing projects that have organizational
• Ability to take initiative on continuous improvement processes and find creative resolutions when the unexpected

Travel: Travel 60% to be successful in supporting the 6 locations in the Glacial and Specialty business

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical Plans/Dental Coverage/Vision Coverage
• Prescription Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Benefit
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability Benefit
• 401k Retirement Saving with Company Match
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Engagement Center Support
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Engagement Events and Activities
• Employee Referral Bonus (No cap)

Additional Information: Northwest Hardwoods, Inc is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Licenses & Certifications

• Sr. Professional HR
• Professional HR