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Fruitland, Idaho, Us

Top HR position, directly reporting to the CEO, with global HR responsibilities for large (5,000+ employees) manufacturer of wood products in the building products industry. Trusted advisor and confidante to the CEO, ownership, and senior executives on all aspects of human resources. Drive business results through improved culture of accountability, learning & development, continuous improvement. Lead senior leadership development programs. Implement standards and processes to align focus with business objectives. Provide vision, strategic leadership, and best practices for benefits, salary administration, and HRIS technology capabilities. Global strategic business partner with 20 years of HR expertise and a passion and drive for excellence in People processes.Strategy and Vision: Developed, articulated, and implemented Woodgrain’s People Strategy - To become the Employer of Choice by improving compensation, benefits, company culture, leadership training and advancement opportunities.Total Rewards: Provided leadership and oversight of Total Rewards/Benefits Manager and her department including administration of retirement plans, health insurance, leave programs, compensation, incentives, and other benefits and policies. HRIS/HCM Systems Administration: Champion of and led global change initiatives, providing leadership and oversight of HRIS Manager and her team. Strategic systems included SuccessFactors, SAP and WorkForce Software.Training and Development: Challenged, coached and developed executives and business leaders. Ensured that HR programs and plans helped drive business priorities and drove implementation of training and development programs.Oversaw People Processes of: mergers, acquisitions, shutdowns, layoffs, union negotiations and legal mediation when necessary.COVID-19: Successfully led the company through the tumultuous COVID-19 era.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Strategic partner responsible for oversight of all Human Resources operations including accountability for all aspects of recruiting, hiring processes, training/development, employee relations, employment law compliance, compensation/benefits, retention and safety. • Top HR position in growing division; member of senior management team, reported directly to company president; worked closely with senior executives.• HR management oversight of 12 operations in eight states/provinces (USA and Canada).• Focused on People Development.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

• Built a pipeline of leaders throughout the organization through implementation of succession planning and training programs focused on leadership, and professional development reinforcing a company culture of continuous learning and development.• Successfully managed department of 3 direct reports, 12-15 full-time employees, plus 4 “dotted-line” reports (clerical positions at remote locations). • Conducted market studies, benchmarking studies, internal analysis (equity), and perks and benefits comparisons as part of design and restructuring of the company’s compensation and grade structure.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

• Implemented an innovative incentive program that tied employees’ performance to pay in order to attract and retain a qualified workforce, engaged in continual improvement.• Successfully managed audit of I-9’s initiated by ICE officials that effectively increased trust between law enforcement and the operation.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

• Facilitated key strategic hires across multiple regions and disciplines including top finance officers, IT/IS managers and professionals, accounting and finance professionals, operations managers, technical specialists, and many others.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

Mba, Human Resources Management

Ba, Economics