**Job Description:** **RESPONSIBILITIES:** + Reporting to the Sr. Director of HR you will provide Employee Relations/Human Resources support to assigned client groups/business partners, including recruitment and retention, staffing and orientation, employee relations, project management, training and development, and assisting in the coordination of human resource planning projects + Responsible for maintaining an open-door policy through effective positive employee relations and MBWA (Managing by Walking Around) + Provide HR partnership and consultation for assigned functional team + Provide coaching and advice to management on ways to administer HR programs and manage employee issues + Help implement approved employee relations policies and practices, providing technical assistance to functional leadership + Lead Human Resource programs within the assigned department/client groups, including EEO, unemployment, litigation, retention, termination, turnover, and severance issues + Partner with HR peers, HR centers of excellence, and other departments including Staffing, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, and Legal on different needs + Facilitate, in partnership with staffing organizations and business partners, recruitment pipeline for current openings, candidate selection, and future recruiting needs + Design and execute ad hoc reporting, conduct analysis and draw conclusions that aid in making sound decisions + Perform other related tasks as assigned **Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related degree + Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Human Resources in warehouse/supply chain logistics or manufacturing environment + Experience with ERISA, EEOC, and DOL regulations, employee relations, communications, human relations, and management skills + Experience with recruiting, benefits and compensation administration, labor law, and organizational development + Experience managing projects + Experience with Workday or other HRIS + Experience influencing business leaders through coaching and partnership + Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred + SHRM certification preferred. **Time Type:** Full time **Job Type:** Regular **Job Family Group:** Human Resources **Location Region/State:** Missouri **EEO Statement:** Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination. EEO is the Law Poster (https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/scholastic/corp-home/eeo-is-the-law-poster-english.pdf) EEO Scholastic Policy Statement Pay Transparency Provision (https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/scholastic/corp-home/pay-transparency.pdf) Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online. True to its mission of 97 years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at: www.scholastic.com We're always looking for talented people to join Scholastic in instilling a love of reading and lifelong learning in children. At Scholastic, our benefit plans have been designed to be in line with market conditions and employee needs. Our plans provide flexibility and allow individuals a broad range of choices that can be tailored to meet each employee's needs. Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.