Julie Powers Email & Phone Number

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Cary, North Carolina, Us

Toledo, Oh, Us

▶ SCOPE: HR Business Partner for North American Building Insulation commercial teams, supporting and coaching 3 GM's. Provide OD support for strategy to cross-functional leadership teams and 100+ salaried sales and marketing employees. Steer talent management, benefits and compensation package design, and performance management. Coach senior leaders to develop forward-thinking solutions to align business development and change management strategy with cultivating talent.▶ KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:● Realized cost savings by optimizing resources in Fiberglass business. ● Developed communication exchange models to support sales teams, reinforcing training and development.● Built trickle-down leadership models for executives in partnership with Center of Excellence, used across organization. Designed and delivered content on leadership and DEI through in-person coaching and training.● Led workforce planning, compensation, and incentive design with focus on DEI and women in workforce. Managed people process to expand current environment beyond exclusively white, male industry employment metrics.● Orchestrated design elements incentive and bonus opportunities for sales team. Shifted design from team-based business segments with P&L to individualized incentive programs, connecting with HR business teams and sales.

Toledo, Oh, Us

▶ SCOPE: Recruited as site HR leader in start-up culture for new multimillion-dollar facility producing glass non-woven solutions. Oversaw 100+ employees driving staffing management and organizational process design. Championed training and education programs to identify workforce skills and perform gap analysis. Designed key HR processes including performance management, variable incentive plan, and employee handbook. Sculpted culture and delivered solutions to complex problems, ensuring plant’s financial sustainability. ▶ KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:● Improved performance, productivity, and impact as key driver of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiative. Focused on training and education with ideation, execution, and delivery of systemic change. ● Implemented pay for performance, establishing productivity models aligned with the values and principles of the organization.● Facilitated disbursement of educational grant from State of North Carolina, facilitating private-public partnership for low-cost training.

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Us

▶ SCOPE: Hired to enact change, build competency, and increase engagement with evolving culture in legacy GE business. Applied experience in restructuring and change management while traveling 50% of the time. Supported 2 divisions across 5 global sites, including video solutions/product development business segment and North American sales and marketing division, including direct support of 200+ employee workforce. Positioned company to tackle competitive market for talent retention. Integrated DEI and performance focus into organization’s infrastructure, including leadership, talent development, and learning programs. Implemented personal modeling, systems, and skills to accomplish desired change.Core HR Processes: Talent Acquisition/Retention, Performance Management● Designed multi-million dollar sales incentive compensation initiative, building out annual performance-based compensation plan for North American sales team. Recognized as SME for outstanding leadership of change and transformation. ● Increased performance through emphasis on development to retain top-performing talent. ● Consolidated workforce to reduce headcount cost basis, enhancing productivity and performance of existing team with learning and development resources in partnership with Center of Excellence.

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

▶ SCOPE: Assumed multi-site HR operational leadership of 400+ employees, 25+ remote resources, and 2 direct reports. Promoted from success as single-site leader overseeing 110+ employees and 2 direct reports. Orchestrated key HR functions for key production and distribution plants, steering performance management and compensation/incentive programs, employee disability investigations, crisis management, and workers’ compensation claims. Conducted analysis, crafting strategic plan to address culture and productivity. Supported plants as front-line leader in crisis management. Led site through restructuring, change management.Workforce Planning, Diversity, & Productivity Strategy● Oversaw crisis management as certified front-line leader and media liaison. Led performance management and investigations as first responder onsite, supporting both employee and corporate initiatives. ● Secured six-figure training grant from local community stakeholders. Steered public-private partnership to enhance community involvement and provide low-cost training. ● Expanded ROI of operations through labor reorganization and culture shift, analyzing succession planning, labor capability, compensation, and merit planning. Standardized procedures for competency, role function, and performance.

Burlington, Ma, Us

▶ SCOPE: Hired following MBA completion, transitioning from role in finance to HR generalist leader reporting to VP. Applied natural ability to connect with people. Devised new performance-driven initiative rolled out to 900+ employees, standardizing processes across business segments for electronic submissions and metrics analysis. Executed 5 new initiatives for policy, compensation, talent development, and succession planning. Compliance, Performance, & Lean Process Improvement● Transformed performance and assessed critical business needs, restoring compliance and operations. Inspired executive workforce through leadership change, process re-engineering, and solution-driven training programs.● Realized $4M annual cost savings by enhancing transparency and compliance in accounts payable processes at plant level. ● Applied Lean Six Sigma methodology to streamline processes and improve financial accountability in payroll, manufacturing operations, and accounts payable.

▶ SCOPE: Built brand standards and developed graphics database for use across marketing collateral. Led 25+ franchise clients, overseeing daily business operations, compliance standards, and data analytics. Partnered with external vendors and marketing agencies to build program design, create digital property, craft press releases, and steer lead generation.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology/Marketing