Jessie Richards Email & Phone Number

Princeton, New Jersey, US

Spectra Group is a Global Financial Technology Consultancy and Capital Markets Firm with its company headquarters in Princeton, NJ and significant presence in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Toronto, India, and the Philippines. Formed in 2009 with a primary focus on supporting the financial industry staffing needs, Spectra and its affiliates have.

New York, US

• Joined TechnoSphere in May 2000 as one of the key members of the team and collaborated closely with Senior Management to build the company to a Global Provider/Staffing Solutions Company. Built dedicated recruiting.
• Overseeing all recruiting initiatives including sourcing and selection standards, vendor management, recruiting technology and operational management of recruiting functions.
• Led a team of 6-8 onshore/offshore technical recruiters including: hiring, training, mentoring and day-to-day management. Provide continuous training, coaching skills and strategy development in closing deals to.
• Successfully running a RPO Service Delivery Business Model. Travelled to the Philippines to train the recruiters on full-life cycle recruitment as well as assisting in setting the logistics and operation of the.
• Primary liason for all MSP/VMS program. Successful collaboration and Contract Extension (SOW) with Tier 1 internal VMO/Supply Management like Ajilon, Ciber, Beeline, Fieldglass, Taleo, Alexander Mann Solutions and.
• Awarded as a Prime Vendor for clients due to consistent performance

• Part of the Recruiting and Marketing Department; was trained as a Technical Recruiter to specifically to identify prospective consultants in the IT industry and qualify them for respective job opportunities and.
• Because of the great demand for Computer Consultants, the company has also embraced other areas of software development and specialization. I have developed successful recruiting strategies with strong sourcing.
• Trained also in identifying new businesses for software development and new clients through Direct Marketing and Brochures, attending Internet Conventions and User group Meeting.

• Responsibilities included identifying the best price for purchase of the materials by researching the supplier specifications and checking whether they match with quality requirements. Negotiating the best deal for the.
• Developed and implemented market research program to determine current market demand and new product direction. Programs included focus groups, surveys, and customer interviews. Traveled to Hong-Kong, Japan, S.Korea.
• Responsible for the Data entry of the stocks, prices, model numbers of the corresponding Frames into the database, so as the deduction of the inventory is done automatically and in doing this lessens the manual labor.

• Responsibilities included identifying new market areas for the product as well as expanding the current market.
• Developed marketing strategy including new product positioning, research and development plan, new advertising campaign. Implemented market research program to determine current market demand and new product direction.
• Programs included focus groups, surveys, and customer interviews. Identifying new product ideas by researching the market demands and conducting the feasibility analysis to check whether the new product will work in.
• My other duties included development of a Sales plan, setting targets and leading the marketing and sales team to achieve the targets set. This included recruiting a motivated sales and service team for each area.
• Responsible for all aspects of human resource with specific focus on employee Relations and organizational development.
• Implement a broad range of sales and marketing programs including increased focus on Sales training, target/National account management. Setting up a Sales-incentive package to motivate the Sales team to not only.

Responsibilities included handling the entire administration work for the company – invoicing, accounts receivables, Updating the records on the computer, inventory management, Order Processing, Verifying the different rates on the different models of the glasses, handling the bank related activities, Also scheduling the delivery of the glasses etc.