HR Assistant

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At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands – Coach, Kate Spade New York, Stuart Weitzman – was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We’re always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity. 

Primary Purpose: The HR Assistant will serve as an administrator of day-to-day human resource functions to support our operation’s hourly and salaried employees to achieve success in daily business operations. The HR Coordinator will play a key role in the launch of a new fulfillment center, onboarding and supporting our onsite teams with administrative tasks as it pertains concerns with recruitment, engagement, payroll and benefits questions, building and running reports, file management, etc. 

Schedule: Weekday dayshift to start; must cover weekends when new shift is built out 

Shift: 5 – 8hr shifts or 4- 10hr shifts 

This role will report directly to the Sr. Manager of Human Resources. 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Human Resources to... 

Recruitment/Onboarding 

• Support hiring efforts in partnership with recruiting 

• Lead and conduct onboarding tasks, orientation presentations and paperwork 

Engagement 

• Engage with leaders and employees on the floor 

• Prepare and manage ongoing engagement activities 

Client Support 

•  Actively pursue knowledge of clients business practices, policies, organization structure, roles and responsibilities to better understand the business 

•  Build relationships with employees of all levels 

HR General  

•  Maintain accurate reporting measures for corrective actions, terminations, recruitment 

• Implement and sustain a filing system for employee records 

• Ongoing training and development initiatives  

• Be available and responsive to provide answers to common questions regarding benefits and payroll 

• Coaching people managers through policies and procedures 

Employee Relations 

• Maintain positive employee relations environment through Tapestry’s Open Door Policy 

Special Projects 

•  Participate in and/or manage special projects as required 

•  Participate in cross-functional HR projects 

The accomplished individual will possess... 

• Bachelor’s degree with 1-3 years’ experience in Human Resources field (preferred experience supporting a distribution and/or manufacturing organization) 

• HR experience required (recruitment, employee relations, coaching/counseling) 

• Excellent attention to detail, superior communication, customer service and follow-up skills 

• Knowledge of and experience with HR systems, competencies, and best practices 

• Flexible and adaptable to changing business requirements, demonstrating a high degree of urgency 

• Excellent computer proficiency: Word, Excel, and Internet proficiency 

• Flexibility to work weekends and evening shifts during holiday season or as business needs, required. 

• Exposure to manufacturing or fulfillment/distribution operations, a plus. 

• Bi-lingual Spanish, a plus. 

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Tapestry, Inc. at http://www.tapestry.com/