Chei Burris Email & Phone Number

Beverly Hills, California, US

Leading a team of 4 and a Corp function inclusive of 30+ departments (Marketing + Data, Legal, Procurement, Risk Management, IT, Accounting/Finance, etc.)+ supporting Recruiting for our Artist Management/Artist Nation businesses (Graphic Design, Marketing, E-Commerce, Sales etc.). Also contributing to our cross divisional Diversity Recruiting Strategy.

Beverly Hills, California, US

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Book one-on-one career advice sessions with me through Career Contessa's Hire a Mentor service. Hire a Mentor is a service allows women in professional spaces to offer a career counseling service to other women that.
• Salary + Negotiation
• Job Search Strategies + Tools
• Interviewing
• Resumes + Cover Letters
• LinkedIn Optimization

Los Angeles, California, US

Leading Talent Acquisition

New York, NY, US

• Lead the Recruiting department working across all corporate functions (creative, operational, technical) and across all levels of leaderships up to and including C-suite
• Manage 1 Recruiting Coordinator/Recruiter and 1 rotating Contract Recruiter – mentoring, developing and providing guidance through day to day recruiting
• Manage full life-cycle recruiting process for IT, Marketing, Production & Product Development, Design, E-Commerce, Accounting & Finance, Supply Chain, Planning & Allocation, Merch & Buying, Corporate Visual, Field &.
• Manage corporate open headcount budget of approx. $2-6M annually, meet with CFO & Corp Finance leads to reconcile and align dollars bi-weekly
• Conduct market data research and compensation analysis for new and existing positions; make recommendations to HR partners, Managers and Execs
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to assess talent requirements and advise on the best hiring strategy – make recommendations on internal talent opportunities

New York, NY, US

• Manage full life-cycle recruitment process, from sourcing to offer negotiations and onboarding
• Manage up to 20 open roles across Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, E-Commerce, Marketing, Merchandising, Global Sourcing, Planning and IT departments up to Executive level
• Manage 1 Direct Report (Recruiting Coordinator) and oversee workload for 1 Contract Recruiter
• Implement strategic hiring procedures and improve upon recruitment measures
• Research and present sources of potential candidates from other companies, professional organizations, diversity sources, and other networks.
• Track, report and analyze recruitment results and make recommendations to management based on these results/statistics

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Current Recruiter for Corporate Retail Support Departments (Planning & Allocation, Legal, Purchasing, Global Transportation, Customer Service, Human Resources, Facility Services and Architecture)Responsibilities
• Manage general Corporate recruiting for support areas of business-Global Logistics, Customer Service, Purchasing, Architecture, Human Resources, Merchandise Planning & Allocation and Marketing
• Manage up to 40 open requisitions at any given time
• Partner with hiring managers to source, screen, assess and select qualified candidates from Junior level through Executive level
• Source talent using various job boards (LinkedIn, Monster, Careerbuilder, Indeed), social media and networking
• Provide hiring manager feedback/follow up to candidates after each stage of interview

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Corporate Recruiter supporting Buying, Merchandising, Apparel and Accessories Production, Product Development, Marketing, Global Creative (Web and Graphic Design) departments within Corporate Retail environment.
• Manage specialized recruiting for fashion industry professionals of all levels with experience in Buying, Design, Merchandising, Product Development and Production
• Perform full life cycle recruiting: sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating and hiring active and passive candidates
• Communicate on a daily basis with buying and production hiring managers and subject matter experts on current/future trends, product assortment focuses and competitors
• Conduct research on emerging fashion blogs, trends and top fashion companies
• Creatively recruit and successfully market the company's attributes and future goals to maintain a high quality pool of candidates to ensure a reduced time-to-fill

Rockville, Maryland, US

• Supported branch of 9 (over 5.9 million dollars in sales in 2011) in driving recruiting and sales activity by sourcing, screening, interviewing and recommending qualified candidates for open positions using LinkedIn.
• Greeted incoming candidates and ensure all paperwork is complete
• Managed all candidates/talent personnel files-benefits and payroll information; answer any questions related to pay, benefits, online timesheet process etc.
• Updated and retrieved applicant information in computerized applicant tracking system (Shangri-La), provide support to HR functions as needed
• Performed reference and background checks (using Lexis Nexis) on all new hires
• Responsible for grading all in-house assessments (project based) using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver (CSS/HTML)

• Greeted visitors and clients, handled all incoming calls, answer any general inquiry questions
• Ordered and maintained office supplies
• Responsible for writing, editing and sending out informational group emailsto current and prospective clients
• Managed CRM database (ACT) updating passive and active candidates
• Responsible for sending resume submittals and setting up interviews forcandidates with hiring managers
• Wrote open job ads and posted to jobs boards (CareerBuilder, Monster,Craigslist)

Bachelors Of Science, Marketing

High School Diploma, General Studies