Caroline Odell, Phr Email & Phone Number

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Appleton, WI

Neenah, WI

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Led a team of two HR Generalists and one Payroll Specialist; had responsibility for nearly all HR functions throughout the company consisting of more than 500 employees throughout the midwestern U.S.
• Appointed as Project Manager to lead the transition of the HR system from Ultimate Software to ADP; trained all other departments on the new system.
• Developed and administrated company-wide training for supervisors and managers regarding professional conduct, interview training, and leadership development.
• Conducted HR audit of transactional processes to ensure legal compliance.
• Responsible for all recruiting efforts and met or exceeded company goals achieving $2,234 cost per employee (goal of <$5,000) and <35 days time to fill.
• Led the creation and distribution of an employee engagement survey with an 87% response rate. Partnered with executives to develop action plans and new communication routines addressing employee concerns.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Managed the hiring, coaching, and development processes for over 200 team members.
• Acted as Leader-On-Duty to direct daily routines, manage payroll, settle guest issues, and oversee replenishment delivering a sales increase of.71% YTD, totaling $53 million in annual revenue.
• Appointed as acting Store Team Leader (General Manager) during STL’s vacation and absences at all three Target locations.

• Effectively created and managed weekly team member schedules to be one out of two stores in the twelve-store district to achieve the payroll goal for the year; increased team member productivity by 5.8%.
• Achieved top Best Team Survey results: increased team member overall engagement to 86% on a goal of 70% and received a score of 82% ETL-HR effectiveness on a goal of 70%.
• Selected to be the HR District Resource; provided support to 11 HR peers, helped execute company initiatives, and led monthly conference calls and quarterly meetings.
• Acted as Leader-On-Duty contributing to a sales increase of 2% in 2014 and 2.5% in 2016 on a goal of 2%, totaling $17 million in annual revenue.
• Supervised the Assets Protection team who decreased total store shortage and increased internal apprehensions.
• Led the instruction of four Target Business College classes to onboard new executives.

Troy, MI

• Acted as Leader-On-Duty in the highest volume store in Michigan, contributing to a sales increase of 2.1% in 2012 and 6.1% in 2013 totaling $63 million in annual revenue.
• Executed a successful high complexity remodel.
• Assisted in recruiting, hiring, and training for a team of 250 employees; met hiring goals for all seasonal hiring.
• Selected as a peer trainer; trained three executive team leaders and mentored one intern.