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Batavia, Illinois, Us

Lead the development and execution of corporate human rights policies, philanthropic programs and employee and supply chain diversity equity and inclusion initiatives. Responsible for engaging employees across all business units through offering and promoting volunteering opportunities.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for determining and implementing social, environmental and community giving programs by establishing corporate policies and processes across the business. Engage with community and business leaders to influence change within the gaming industry. Establish program metrics to monitor success and support continuous improvement efforts.

Batavia, Illinois, Us

Led a five person headquarters team responsible for managing compliance with social and human rights laws and standards. Managed department initiatives and oversaw social compliance at factories and vendors producing private-label merchandise. Implemented the requirements of the Detox 2020 textile chemical elimination commitment. Worked with third parties to continue the development of the social monitoring and sustainable sourcing programs.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Led a four person headquarters team and four indirect reports from overseas responsible for ensuring compliance with social and human rights laws and standards. Accountable for managing department budget, oversight of over 2000 factories and 200 vendors producing private-label merchandise. Maintained key performance metrics, implemented policy changes and represented Target on multi-stakeholder initiatives. • Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive risk-based model to manage business activities. This included the reformulation of compliance activities and resulted in a 30% increase in productivity, while increasing focus on factories not meeting acceptable human rights standards. • Key committee member on The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Initiative; an industry collaboration to improve the conditions of factories producing ready-made garments. Instrumental in developing a worker helpline in 250 factories and established assessment standards and protocols for evaluating over 700 factories for compliance with safety standards and local regulations.• Conducted supplier summits throughout Asia. These summits provided suppliers with business and compliance expectations, opportunities to collaborate with others in the market and determine solutions for improving social compliance and human rights standards.• Developed country specific programs for Cambodia and Bangladesh factories to improve fire prevention protocols and occupational health and safety performance.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Determined audit and consulting project objectives and scope for headquarters and India merchandising functions. Hired, developed and provided bi-annual performance reviews for a four person team. Engaged quarterly with executive and senior management levels to review progress of the plan, discuss areas of significant risk and recommendations for improving business processes.• Created and executed a three year strategic plan to assess adherence to regulatory requirements and review business processes for efficiency and effectiveness, in an effort to identify gaps and improve performance. Received Internal Audit VP Award for Thought Leadership. • Led a cross-functional team that executed an extensive operational and technological audit of pricing processes. Recommended and gained support from senior management for a multi-million dollar operational improvement strategy.• Ensured financial and brand risks were mitigated for new market entry by partnering with the development team to establish appropriate operational controls.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Led a cross-functional team that executed on-site assessments of business units located across Asia and Europe to determine if adequate controls were in place to meet local laws and maximize internal goals. • Established and fostered effective working relationships with various levels of business line management to assist in operational improvements and knowledge sharing, which enhanced Internal Audit’s reputation as a value-adding partner. • Effectively supervised and provided work direction to four overseas team members.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Liaison between technical architecture teams, business units and software providers to develop and enhance systems to manage international business functions.• Documented the business requirements for over 50 import payment and transportation processes. Tested and successfully implemented all business processes.• Developed automated reporting to manage import transportation business needs, including productivity and container volume statistics.• Trained in Six Sigma tools and principals.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Managed multiple transportation vendors, forecasted import container shipping needs and participated in annual ocean and air contract negotiations.• Developed compliance reporting to identify business trends and to provide business partners with performance reports.• Improved reliability of data and productivity of the teams by initiating and managing the integration of system changes to automate manual processes across three international business units.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Managed all aspects of the import deconsolidation operations, supply chain volume forecasts and responsible for annual 3rd party contract negotiations.• Developed and implemented a process for shipping internationally made products from Asia markets directly to US and Caribbean stores, resulting in shorter lead times and significant cost savings.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Acppm, Advanced Certified Professional Project Manager, Project Management