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Oakland, Ca, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

San José, Ca, Us

Served as a strategic partner to the Senior Leadership Team. Led the Generalist team of 3 Regional HR Managers, 3 Employee Relations Managers for 100 Orchard Stores totaling 5,000 associates across 3 states which includes; employee relations, salary and pay administration, workforce planning, talent assessment/ talent development, succession planning and associate engagement. Managed the Centralized Recruiting function which consisted of 1 HR Manager and 6 hourly recruiters for stores focusing on recruitment of hourly store associates and Leads. Worked with assigned Learning and Development designer to create of the leadership development programs for the company. This includes the creation, development and successful roll out of a 9Box assessment, succession planning process, competency model development and assessment as well as high potential programs. Served as the Project Manager for the stores restructure program that enabled store leadership to better serve customers while saving over $10M in payroll and increasing customer engagement by 4 basis points and conversion by 5 basis points year over year. Managed and launched and subsequent follow up to the first Associate Engagement survey and action planning process which saw an increase of 8 basis points in the first two years. Created product knowledge micro learning, new associate orientation, new store orientation and training in conjunction with L&D which led to the highest service scores in the organization. Successfully led the opening processes of 30 stores from a Staffing and Training standpoint which included salaried and hourly positions. Oversaw a Compliance Specialist that ensured policies and practices were up to date in all the different states and municipalities.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Serve as strategist and advisor for the Regional Vice President, 18 Field Managers, 4500+ employees in 175 CVS retail locations in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Design comprehensive HR solutions that sustain key business requirements and align with the organization’s short/long-term business objectives. Manage a Staff that includes a Regional Training Manager, six Field Colleague Trainers and nine Training Store Managers. Lead the ongoing talent review process. Assess and identify high potential/high performing leaders, ensure succession and development plans are in place. Coach and assist with the development of Field Managers. Provide clear and effective counsel to management on all HR issues, including performance feedback, progressive discipline, and employment law. Provide prompt and successful resolution to associate issues/concerns. Engage and help lead employee communications and change management initiatives. Partner with Field Managers to ensure performance management and compensation plans are administered in a manner consistent with business and organizational goals. Serve as a certified Senn Delaney Culture Unfreezing Facilitator and Master Coach for the enterprise culture shaping effort. Recently selected to participate in the CVS District Manager Emerging Leader program.

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Partnered with Group Vice President, 8 Field Managers and 150 Store Managers and Pharmacists in Northern California, Washington and Oregon as a Human Resources Generalist. Provided coaching and counseling to Store Managers and Pharmacy Managers on all aspects of the employment spectrum. Served as a team member for special projects to support corporate initiatives, which included store openings, acquisitions, store closures, workforce adjustments and compensation programs. Facilitated the following corporate training programs to both Corporate and Store Management; Promoting a Respectful Workplace, Positive Employee Relations, Working with employees and ADA/FMLA, and Avoiding Litigation.

Worked closely with the CTO and staff of three Sr. Vice Presidents as a partner for all people strategies for a group of 400 employees in the Advanced Technology group. Managed all employee relations issues to ensure “due process” was followed. Delivered training to the Management team, which included New Leader Assimilation, DISC, Social Styles, Management Foundations, and Avoiding Employment Litigation. Ensured all Compensation and Benefits programs were communicated, managed and completed to the highest quality. Led Headcount resource planning meetings and developed a Re-recruitment tool kit for managers to help identify and retain key employees.

Marlborough, Ma, Us

Started as an HR Helpdesk representative where I answered general employee benefits questions, and was promoted to HRIS data entry Supervisor after four months where I supervised a team of six data entry employees who were responsible to entering all New Hires, Terminations, Job Changes and Personal changes for 13,500 employees. I was then promoted to an HR Generalist supporting the America’s Sales team for a team of 250 Field Sales reps.