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Paris, Fr

Responsible for the overall strategy and execution of all talent development and organizational development initiatives for both the Muscle Shoals and Bowling Green locations. This position leads the Human Resources, Communications, Training, & Talent Management functions. This position is key to the development and implementation of organization-wide leadership development programs while driving succession planning and other talent development and training initiatives. This position ensures the success, future growth and development of both the Muscle Shoals and Bowling Green facilities as we continue to grow as a business.

Zug, Ch

I deliver leadership and counsel for a $125M American Industrial OEM Manufacturing Business and a Regional holding company of a $1.5B International and Holding Company for the Americas, supporting four business units in 25 locations in the US and Canada. ★ Spearheads OEM Manufacturing Operations – a mid-size organization consisting of engineering, polymer molding, machining, assembly, logistics, sales,, marketing, customer service, and administrative operations in Florida and Texas.o Directs all HR-related activities, including employee relations, recruitment, organizational planning, compensation planning, and training.o Developed and executed plans to combat the effects of the Pandemic downturn (35% drop in sales) ensuring the organization was set up for the recovery phase of the industry currently under way resulting in 2020 profitability and record profits in 2021o Obtained a two-year $1.2M QRT grant from the state of Florida and coordinated several training initiatives for all levels of the organization, enabling seamless integration to the organization while continuing the development of skills.o Collaborates with Controlling and Operations to develop detailed employment budgeting aligned with sales projections and productivity improvements.o Examine and restructure compensation programs, resulting in elevated employee retention levels and successful recruitment of new talent in challenging market conditions.o Assumed control of a dysfunctional Payroll and Benefits Department and conducted an in-depth assessment while implementing Comprehensive Payroll from ADP and instituting processes/procedures to support the business's needs.o Interfaced the local payroll systems (ADP) with the SAP ERP system, aligning processes to eliminate the duplication of tasks while upgrading ADP to a new platform in both the US and Canada.

Zug, Ch

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Provided HR leadership to the OEM Manufacturing Division - encompassing 3 locations in two states with 500+ employees while reporting to the Regional VP of HR. ★ Oversaw Employee Relations, Recruiting, ISO Training Compliance, Employee Training, and Succession Planning while addressing all government inquiries/reporting for all North American operations under the holding company. ★ Collaborated with senior management to achieve short/mid-term goals and aligned human capital programs to support the goals while providing direction to subsidiary division management and human resources personnel (1K+ employees) in the Americas. ★ Designed a new LMS covering worldwide operations and integrated cloud-based OSHA training in addition to developing a national and international internship program to establish a talent pool for local and global opportunities.

Zug, Ch

HOERBIGER North American Holding, Inc Responsible for supporting three US business units and one Canadian with over 25 locations (Manufacturing and Industrial Service). • Managed the recruitment activities from non exempt through executive personnel for all locations including multiple manufacturing operations and service operations.• Sourcing and implementation of the company’s First LMS for the North America region. • Introduced and internally developed computer based training for new hire requirements and subsequent annual OSHA training.• Supported the manufacturing operations for HS&E.• Responsible for all government reporting for divisions.• Provide direction to the Shared Services payroll and Benefits group of the Holding Company aligning three additional divisions.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Served as the District HR Team Lead to less experienced HR Managers in subsidiary stores in the area while substituting for stores without an HRM (1.7K+ associates).★ Administered all employee relations, performance management, safety, scheduling, and recruiting while coordinating training programs and conducting regional management and supervisory training.★ Consulted with Regional Senior Management on the placement of supervisors and managers within the region to enhance the customer and associate experience.