Ben Tunnell, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Dalton, Ga, Us

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Dalton, Ga, Us

Coach, Lead Change, and Demonstrate Strategic Influence in the Commercial, Specialty, & Hard Surface Divisions with over 2,000 employees across 5 locations.• Collaborate and coach site HR and Operations Leadership on associate engagement, retention, and workforce management.

Dalton, Ga, Us

Helped guide and execute strategy and tactics for Shaw’s People Analytics function, working with all areas of the team and business partners for over 9,000 employees across 50 locations. • Administered company’s initial Qualtrics survey for commercial sales and marketing teams.• Problem Solved with business through data analysis and visualization.

Dalton, Ga, Us

Corporate level role with integral role in the design and implementation of innovative new pay for performance salary compensation system designed to reward success in impactful and cutting-edge ways for 4,000 salaried employees across 120 locations. • Responsible for ensuring compensation programs support the ability to attract, retain, and motivate associates while ensuring market competitiveness, legal compliance, and corporate consistency, including 4,000 salaried and 15,000 hourly employees across 120 locations and 3 countries.• Swiftly and proactively developed and activated a process during COVID-19 to implement hourly incentive programs.• Trusted advisor to executives in strategy and tactical execution of organizational restructurings. • Worked with Senior Executives to determine, execute, and evaluate compensation strategy and tactics including various plans and incentives, identifying and utilizing data to make decisions.• Co-developed and led corporate level Covid Call Center to ensure associates were engaged and business sustained.

Dalton, Ga, Us

Strategic business partner, responsible for the entire HR function including leadership development, policy creation and implementation, change management, risk management, workforce planning and performance management. Excelled at development of direct reports.• Set the strategy and vision for 6 facilities, 1,500 employees, and an HR/Training Team of 20.• Advised senior leaders on best practices, their own development, and the development of their teams with specific successful strategies for motivation and talent. • Partnered with executives and leaders to drive desired behaviors and business outcomes. • Evangelized best practices to understand and invest in radical change philosophy (from labor focus to automation/innovation focus). • Led development and rollout of new associate supervisor program that later became the model for the corporate certified relief supervisor program.

Dalton, Ga, Us

Served as an advocate and resource for associates by listening, ensuring their perspectives were objectively heard and considered, and providing consistent, timely responses.• Responsible for maintaining the highest level of safety, compliance, and engagement for multiple plants with up to 600+ employees. • Served as a trusted advisor, sounding board, and liaison between the business and HR to ensure that HR services were aligned with internal needs.• Addressed and resolved complex associate-related issues.

Dalton, Ga, Us

As part of the leading brand name in commercial flooring every day was an opportunity to exceed customer & community expectations. With a region that included the capital of the State of Florida and the largest military base in the United States, my job heavily focused on the government sector. However, I also had significant healthcare, corporate, education, and hospitality customers as well. I found that if I remained focused on delighting and educating my customers, retention and growth resulted. Duties & accomplishments included:• Awarded company's Circle of Distinction recognition for being top performing sales rep in the region.• Conduct training and marketing presentations to all segments of the market.• Present Continuing Education courses to IIDA, AIA and individual A&D firms.• Developed & presented Cradle-to-Cradle review for multiple events.• Developed & presented Greenwashing presentation for Leon Co. Sustainability Summit.• Managed and supported the Florida State Term Flooring Contract for Shaw Industries.

Dalton, Ga, Us

Oversaw Shaw’s largest tufting operation which included approximately 310 hourly employees, 11 salaried employees, and 41 tufting machines. Served as a Six Sigma Greenbelt on a Tufting Efficiency Project and a Tufting Off Quality Project which realized savings of almost $600,000 and $100,000 respectively. Conducted individual and group training and counseling. Responsible for interviewing all potential new hires, reviewing all disciplinary actions, and mediating employee issues in conjunction with the plant’s Human Resource Manager.Achieved the following results for YTD 2003 compared to YTD 2002:• Decreased number of Medicals per month by 46%.• Reduced off quality as a percent of production by 37%.• Increased Efficiency by 6%.• Increased Production by 16%.

Dalton, Ga, Us

Assisted in overseeing the tufting operation, which included approximately 250 hourly employees, 9 salaried employees, and 30 machines.

Increased membership while decreasing costs and making the chapter solvent. Increased profile of organization through improved, more relevant, and more consistent learning and networking opportunities.

Directed & maintained all aspects and functions of this local landmark. From marketing to employee incentive programs to delighting customers, life was always exciting in this 10,000 square foot establishment - which is a central part of the history, present, and future of the Carpet Capital of the World.

Coordinated legislative strategies, analyzed House & Senate bills, attended hearings, and conducted research.

Masters Of Science, Marketing

Ba, Economics And Political Science

German

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