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 are looking for career, recruiting, job search and salary advice.I specialize in: • Salary + Negotiation • Job Search Strategies + Tools• Interviewing • Resumes + Cover Letters • LinkedIn Optimization • Career Transitions • Career Exploration • Fashion/Retail/Apparel Industry InsightSchedule some time with me at: http://www.careercontessa.com/hire-a-mentor/profile/Chei-Burris/13724/

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 & Operations departments o Average requisition load between 18-25• 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• Responsible for implementing best practices to improve the candidate recruitment process from initial screening, behavioral based interviews, hiring manager feedback, negotiating employment offers and on-boarding process• Prepare weekly open requisition status and recruiting metrics reports (time to fill, number of interviews per week/month and employee retention) for hiring managers and senior executives• Partner closely with HR, HRIS, Benefits teams to build and manage employee engagement programs, employee relations, new hire onboarding employee referral programs, job description creation etc. • Manage external relationships with temp agencies, search firms, and contract employees

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• Partner with HR, hiring managers and corporate executives to define business goals and hiring needsas well as to make salary recommendations and position changes for internal associate promotions within Workday HCM system• Manage company and departmental headcount budgets with Finance on bi-weekly basis• Educate and provide guidance to management regarding recruitment and hiring processes• Manage Lucky Brand summer internship program (undergraduate and MBA) activities, project topics, learning opportunities for fully immersive and thoughtful program• Work with HR team to foster employee engagement and increase retention via culture building initiatives and activities• Developing on-campus recruiting strategy for Lucky Brand, building relationships with colleges, educational programs, and alumni• Play a lead role in customizing internal communication to employees, working in partnership with creative services as needed

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• Responsible for negotiating compensation and extending offers to candidates, coordinating new hire orientation, employee documents and any relocation needs• Act as an advisor and consultant to management and employees with regards to HR policy interpretation, problem solving and conflict resolutionAccomplishments• Successfully hired 300 Corporate employees Globally YTD while keeping time to fill less than 40 days• Successfully spearheaded recruiting efforts for the opening of a brand new Call Center in Mount Joy, Pa and additional call center in Manila, Philippines resulting in 30 total hires• Project Manager of Lincoln HS summer internship program (coordinating interns, managing activities)• Project Lead in development of Forever 21’s first ever College Internship Program• Developed Forever21Recruiting social media (Twitter) to post company updates and career opportunities

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• Attend fashion career fairs and conduct design portfolio reviews to recruit top talent and qualified candidates• Maintain confidentiality and accurate documentation for all hires

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, job boards (CareerBuilder, Monster, Indeed) and referrals• 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)• Managed branch Twitter and LinkedIn pages contributing relevant content about staffing and creative niche to followers.• Attended networking events, career fairs, Meet-ups, webinars that help promote the company, advertise open positions and to gain information on the future of creative/interactive/marketing industry

• 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