Provide overall HR strategy for US operations. Involved in the execution of global business plan for the US.Support Senior Leadership Team in Germany for US HR initiatives, workforce planning, policies and procedures ensuring alignment with parent Company, Hartmann US.Responsible for payroll, benefits administration, 401k, FMLA leave administration for all employees.Responsible for full life cycle recruitment for all exempt and non-exempt positions. Involved in the alignment of Kneipp Global Job Grading to US business, provide recommendations and support to ensure market compatibility and appropriate job banding.Involved in all employee relations issues and ensure that decisions are equitable and with minimal risk.Onboard, enroll and provide on-going support for benefits, payroll, pay changes, title changes, promotions, job descriptions and employee development and career paths.Create training programs for supervisors (wage and hour, sensitivity training, performance management, customer service, corporate compliance, sexual harassment) and deliver training to managers and front line employees.

• Evaluated and successfully changed HR platform from ADP TotalSource to individual vendors, saving the Company over $100k in management fees and improving overall benefits package.• Created and rolled out a Sales Productivity Performance Plan – enabling the Company to mitigate risk and improve performance through consistent performance measures.• Ensured the global re-organization of the US division was in keeping with local market standards relative to titles, job grade, salary, exempt/non-exempt classifications. • Source and recruit for all open positions – on board all new hires.• Responsible for all employee relations issues, conduct formal investigations in all employee matters.• Train managers in all aspects of performance management, labor laws, and disciplinary management.• Manage payroll, benefits, open enrollment, leave administration and COBRA.• Develop and implement team building campaigns for managers, sales force and account executives.

Participated in Union negotiations, arbitrations and grievance hearings for 12 CBA’s – attend contract negotiations and ensure Market Leadership employs consistency throughout the contract negotiation process. Successfully assisted in two contract negotiations that resulted in significant overtime savings for the company. Handled employee relations issues for the northeast region (22 states, 6,000 employees). Successfully closed over 225 employee relations issues in 2010 with an average closure time in under 10 days for each issue. Conduct formal investigations on matters involving employees’ claim of wrongful termination, ethics, harassment, and discrimination, for both union and non-union employees; resolved several high profile union employee relations issues with minimal impact to the company. Trained supervisors and managers in an extensive Supervisory Development Training program (7 modules, 4 days long) to over 150 managers in 2010 – received a score of 100 in all competencies in all employee evaluations.Researched and interpret employment laws, (FLSA, EEOC, etc) for application to specific employment relations situations such as internal and external employee hearings, audits and lawsuits; enabled Market Leadership to reduce their FTE with no negative impact to the effected business units.Conducted internal audits relative to personnel files, wage and hour, OSHA and maintained 100% compliance.