Candee Ward Email & Phone Number

A diplomatic human resources and corporate facilities thought leader with over 15 years of experience developing and supervising teams while supporting business operations for upwards of 1,000 employees.A commitment to increasing efficiency and saving time through development and implementation of policies/procedures, while identifying strategies to reduce costly business expenses has served as a pillar of success throughout my career. Additionally, I’ve appreciated the opportunity to serve as a strategic business partner to executive leadership on business strategies that have reduced operational costs by ~$1.7M in 1 year for Carollo Engineers, Inc.Over my career, I’ve developed a skill for driving team member morale, improving retention, and designing best practices that have delivered corporate-wide consistency to team member expectations and effective leadership.Competencies: Team Leadership · Team Building · Vendor Management · Customer Service · Cross-Functional Communication · Collaboration · Training · Conflict Resolution · Issue Resolution · Interpersonal Relations · Employee Relations · Strategic Planning · Budget Management · Recruiting · Talent Acquisition · Benefits · 401k Management · Payroll · Purchase Order Management · Workers’ Compensation · Wellness Programs · Reorganization · Policy and Procedure Development · Space Planning · Project Management and Inspection · Construction Management · Maintenance Coordination · Continuous Process Improvement · Market Research · Lead Generation · Sales and Operations Coordination · Contract Negotiation · Proposal Writing · Reporting · Compliance · Microsoft Word · Excel · PowerPoint · Outlook · Access · Project · ADP · iVantage · Epicor · ConcurI can be reached at cward8010@gmail.com.

Listed skills include Employee Relations, Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Recruiting, and 19 others.

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  Corporate Facilities Assistant Manager

  Carollo Engineers

  2012 - Present - Phoenix, Az

  • Manages 2 corporate facilities project coordinators overseeing new and current office tenant improvement (TI) projects; ensures adherence to asset tag management, move processes, and business guidelines.• Directs design/management of ~10 workspace renovations and relocations annually and identifies opportunities to enhance TI processes and save costs, including implementation of preferred vendors and standardized materials.• Reviews vendor proposals and negotiates contracts to drive cost-savings; identified and selected a preferred furniture vendor and product line that increased user satisfaction and reduced costs by 30%.• Identified and implemented opportunity to purchase copiers on a 5-year renewal rather than continued annual leases; reduced copier-related business expenses by $1.3M annually.