Heather Buffa Email & Phone Number

Fenton, Mo, Us

St Louis

Established in 1977, The Bartech Group, Inc. (Bartech), a global leader in staffing and management solutions, has experienced tremendous success for more than three decades. The Michigan-based company currently manages more than 26,000 daily work assignments and $2 billion in annualized billings. •Initial point of contact for both suppliers and Monsanto Hiring Managers.•Manage Vendor Management System (Fieldglass) for Monsanto's IT division. Review, validate, and distribute requisitions to suppliers in Fieldglass.•Coordinate with external staffing agencies to ensure potential candidates meet qualifications of the hiring manager and requested position.•Screen candidate resumes submitted based on their skills, availability, and rates based on the manager’s requisition. Assist with setup of interviews.

Greater St. Louis Area

Accomplishments: • Developed and maintained KPI’s for Supplier Performance on a quarterly and annual basis resulting in consolidation of suppliers. • Achieved direct cost and time savings by providing pre-screening solutions, negotiating talent pricing and rate increases for all managers. • Implemented candidate quality improvement process by providing one on one supplier training and conference calls with suppliers/managers to identify key criteria for the position. Responsibilities:• Responsible for handling various talent acquisition initiatives including assisting with the day to day full life cycle recruiting, and supporting a broad based sourcing strategy: • Monitored full lifecycle of requirements. This includes managing an average of 20 requirements at one time. In FY2015, successfully filled over 100 job requirements and conducted over 550 phone interviews. o First point of contact on resume reviewo Conducted all prescreenso Scheduled and assisted with in person interviewso Extended and negotiated offerso Negotiated bill rateso Termination Coordinationo Negotiated rate increases and contractor extensions• Maintained vendor relations with 28 national and local vendors.o Provided ongoing orientation for vendor recruiters on the culture and atmosphere of Monsanto• Proficient with the applicant tracking system Fieldglass.• Maintained a variety of metrics for Monsanto managers and vendors:o KPI’s on supplier performance on a quarterly basiso Weekly requirement status reportso Quarterly contractor turnover reports o Weekly/Monthly time tracking/overtime reports• Helped (worked thru) navigate a major divisional restructure which resulted the support change from 190 consultants to over 300 and 28 managers to over 50.• Worked in a matrix environment and successfully built strong manager partnerships.• Implemented a six sigma process within the role to improve new hire/onboarding processes.

St Louis

• Recruitment of candidates for client companies: o Searched, screened, and qualified candidates using source and referral techniques to build a trusted, high quality variable bench.o Prepared and submitted resumes to Account Managers.o Accurately documented all interactions with candidates, maintaining resumes and notes in applicant tracking system.o Sourced candidates and built a pipeline of applicants through various channels including personal contacts and employee referrals, mining the proprietary database, and posting opportunities external internet sites.o Matched the candidate with appropriate jobs and marketed candidates to the Account Managers responsible for that position.o Interviewed and screened candidates.o Articulated and negotiated job offers with candidates.• Managed the subcontractor process which includes:o Sent current requirements to subcontracting firms.o Reviewed resumes. o Interfaced with applicants and coordinating interviews with our clients and 3rd party vendors. o Prescreened candidates. o Reviewed and interprets vendor contracts for accuracy and completeness.• Applicant Tracking Database support:o Entered all client jobs, changes and closures into internal database.o Tracked and enter placements, terminations, submittals and interviews.o Produced reports as requested.

Fenton

IT Contracting Coordinator June 2000 – January 2012• Supported the IT Contracting Manager, managed the IT Preferred Vendor program for contingent staffing, worked as a liaison for hiring managers, staffing vendors and contingent workers.• Developed, grew and maintained relationships with all preferred vendors.• Posted jobs online, screened, organized and tracked all applications within Maritz’ applicant tracking tool.• Coordinated and scheduled interviews for hiring managers.• Provided on-boarding to new contractors. • Maintained the standard operating procedures for the Preferred Vendor Program.• Assisted in the annual Preferred Vendor program admissions process.IT Communications Specialist April 2007 – January 2012• Assisted in the preparation of presentation and/or speeches geared towards employees, internal clients.• Developed, executed and managed internal communications for the CIO.• Assisted other team leads in strategic communications plan development.• Managed industry awards• Worked with Corporate Marketing to help create a division level branding strategy.• Managed and drove special projects as assigned on behalf of Maritz, which included ongoing committees associated with subjects such as technology communications, honor and recognition, and training and certifications.Project Coordinator November 1996 – June 2000