Tarkett/Tarkett SportsTalent Acquisition Leader that designed, implemented, and managed the national roll out of the first Talent Acquisition COE serving a $3B business with 5k+ employees for 2 business segments in North America.•Saved the company $1M in vendor fees.•Built and implemented a standardized recruiting process. o Recruiting process roadmap o Hiring manager guides o Structure Interview Guides o Standardized all recruiting templates. o Training for new COE process o OFCCP/AAP implementation underway• Created and implemented EVP• Developed and implemented standardized recruiting metrics and reporting.• Achieved TA TTF of 51 days for salaried/exempt roles.• Hired and lead a team of 2 recruiters and 1 coordinator to provide best in class recruiting services in a centralized shared services model filling 200+ salaried roles.• Personally responsible for passive candidate sourcing and hiring 86 roles a year - Director, VP, and Management

Founded a professional staffing firm. Managed all sales and recruiting efforts for staffing solutions. Landed fortune 500 clients to small businesses in tech, manufacturing, defense, and aerospace. 360 recruiting requires selling both sides of the deal - prospecting and finding both clients and candidates through targeted searches on multiple platforms, cold calling, email campaigns, drip campaigns, etc. including fee and offer negotiation to seal the deal. Relationships. Guidance. Opportunity.We are an Executive Search firm infatuated with finding the right fit between candidate and opportunity. Sometimes that perfect opportunity is hidden and you need a passionate talent advisor to guide you along the way. Gradel Professional Search, or GPS, guides exceptional talent to extraordinary opportunity. We bring decades of talent acquisition expertise from Fortune 500 and international companies. Our experience includes recruiting for roles in: aerospace and defense, software, automotive, engineering, operations, and manufacturing.

Talent Acquisition Leader that designed, implemented, and managed the national roll out of the first Talent Acquisition COE serving $7B -10k+ employees for all 4 GKN Businesses in North America: Driveline/Automotive, Powdered Metals, Aerospace, Aerospace Engines. Managed a $2M+ budget and lead several software implementations including Taleo.• Saved company $8M in vendor fees and was instrumental in VMS selection for contingent labor contributing to a 35% reduction in cost. • Built and implemented a standardized recruiting process. Including process roadmap, hiring manager guides, standardized templates, and training for new COE process. • Developed and implemented standardized recruiting metrics reporting• Achieved a COE TTF of less than 60 days for salaried/exempt roles. • Consolidated OFCCP and job board vendors to one master agreement. • Designed and implemented a centralized direct bill candidate travel process eliminating most candidate expense reimbursements and provided more efficient and cost-effective travel planning as well as a better candidate experience. • Lead the Taleo software design and implementation. • Hired and lead a team of 10 full cycle recruiters to provide best in class recruiting services in a centralized shared services model. • Responsible for sourcing and hiring all VP, VPGM, and Director level roles.

•Developed recruiting strategies necessary to meet the client’s current and forecasted staffing needs. •Led a national team of full cycle recruiters (7 - 10 team members)•Directly interfaced with client stakeholders to improve recruiting processes and delivery strategy. •Assessed and developed recruiters in a matrix based environment to ensure the client’s staffing requirements are delivered with high quality.•Developed and implemented candidate sourcing strategies to build pipelines to deliver on workforce planning targets. •Led continuous process improvement projects (Intake Call Improvement, Hiring Manager Toolkit, OFCCP Compliance) to achieve process excellence.•Met the goals and objectives within an account portfolio which includes being accountable for meeting established budget goals, SLAs and KPIs.Sub Business Groups Served: Performance Materials Technology, Aerospace, Automated Control SystemsSkill Sets Recruited: Supply Chain, Quality, Software Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Accounting, HR, Sales, Marketing, Business Development

- Successfully sourced Senior Associate to Partner level requisitions for 17 offices in the Central region Tax and Assurance Practice.- Initiated a sponsored networking event with the Dallas CPA Society resulting in increased candidate flow and brand awareness. This model is now standard with the Society and was rolled out regionally with McGladrey.- Conducted industry and recruiting technique training sessions for recruiters and sourcers.- Assisted team members with Technology and Consulting requisitions on hard to fill positions.- Build and maintain strong relationships with Partners, Directors and Managers repairing some past broken relationships and perceptions prior to my arrival.- Recognized for strong networking skills both within the firm and in the candidate community.- Drove referral programs to tap into employee networks and create greater visibility of our referral program.- Partnered with hiring managers to create and execute comprehensive sourcing and recruitment marketing strategies relative to current and anticipated hiring needs. - Built candidate pipelines for targeted positions using multi channel recruiting techniques and Boolean search methodologies.- Accurately track candidates via LinkedIn Pipeline, Jobs2Web and VE

- Built and maintain relationships with client hiring manager to ensure proper culture and skill set match with candidates.- Sourced and interviewed potential candidates to determine depth of knowledge and career focus through active listening and intelligent open ended questions.- Built candidate pipelines for targeted positions using multi channel recruiting techniques and Boolean search methodologies.- Performed at least 35 planned recruiting and sales calls daily.- Drove the sales process through market research, networking and active marketing including cross sale calls, cold calls and client visits.- Sourced and interviewed 5 candidates per week.- Facilitated the interview process with the client from start to finish.- Negotiated acceptable fee percentage and terms and conditions.- Facilitated employment offer negotiations to the acceptance of both parties.

- Managed a team of 3 ensuring resources were provided for success and goals were planned and met.- Drive the sales process through market research, networking and active marketing including cross sale calls, cold calls and client visits.- Consult with client’s accounting, finance and human resources managers to identify specific staffing needs.- Determine candidate skill set and culture fit by developing relationships with hiring managers.- Source and interview 10 potential candidates weekly to determine depth of knowledge and career focus through active listening and intelligent open ended questions.- Market candidate skill sets to department managers and C level executives.- Facilitate employment offer negotiations to the acceptance of both parties.- Organization and processing of large amounts of information in a fast paced environment.- Maintain internal relationships to ensure quality results.