Human Resources

Regional Human Resources Manager 01/2023 to Current
Oversee 1400+ employees at ten locations with two labor unions, responsible for delivering all HR Programs and Policies and managing HR professionals at all locations. Consult with the senior leadership team on workforce planning, performance management, succession planning, organizational development, and compensation. North America representative on the global team to deliver technological improvements in HR.

• 100% completion of employee profiles and job grading project partnering with the Korn Ferry HAY group. This included creating or revising job profiles, communicating grading to employees, and training managers on evaluating and grading their current staff.
• Led the successful outsourcing of employment and income verifications, Work Opportunity Tax Credit, and unemployment claim management to Equifax, significantly reducing administrative processing and providing a substantial tax credit for the company.
• Achieved a $44,000 YOY saving with a successful RFP, selection, setup, and implementation of background and drug screen vendor.
• Recognized by the VP of Finance for improving annual workforce planning with the finance team to align future growth and improve processes for adding headcount.

As the Talent Acquisition Manager, I developed and successfully executed the full life cycle recruitment process for all talent acquisition programs, including creating a robust early career intern/entry-level hiring program: mentored and coached recruiters, human resources generalists, and coordinators to reach their full potential. Develop and track talent analytics in collaboration with Global Talent Leadership Team; develop and deliver accurate weekly/monthly/quarterly enterprise reports on talent activity (i.e., Talent Dashboard, diversity metrics, Talent Acquisition effectiveness, etc.). Responsible for conducting audits on data to ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations.

Talent Acquisition Accomplishments:
• Time to fill 46-50 average for the past five years, recruited and hired 50+ salaried professionals annually for ten plant locations.
• Increased internal placements by 23% over three years, established relationships with internal stakeholders and developed and implemented an internal interview policy that all internally qualified candidates would have a meeting or interview with the hiring manager. Created internal communication channels to advertise opportunities.

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• 33% YOY increase in intern to full time conversions achieved by developing and executing a successful recruitment strategy by increasing presence from 10 to 20 colleges and universities, new booth set up, videos, and improved company literature.
• 80+ employees working on a visa, handled all of the immigration inquiries from both employees and management, partnered with a third-party law firm on all visa matters.
• Achieved a 28% increase in new hire satisfaction with employee onboarding. It also indirectly impacted voluntary turnover by reducing turnover from 9.7% to 7.2%. Achieved by successfully implementing a robust onboarding program for all employees and improved systems, processes, and training.
• Achieved $36,000 YOY savings by developing and implementing in partnership with purchasing a regional vendor staffing model.
• Recognized by senior leadership with a financial award for successfully implementing the SAP Success Factors recruitment module for all Knorr-Bremse North America entities, including system design and testing, process and SOP development, facilitation of end-user training, and creation/distribution of company-wide communications.

During this timeframe, I was in a dual role managing all Talent Acquisition recruitment processes for multiple business units and a Human Resources Business Partner for over 100 salaried employees. The Talent Acquisition function moved into a shared services model, and my role changed to Regional HR Manager.