Kate Ernzen Martinez, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Supporting regional field operations and driving HR best practices for the western United States, including training, management coaching and development, succession planning, employee relations, and HR compliance. Serve as a leader for positive change, not just a scorekeeper. - Cultivate successful partnerships with Senior Vice Presidents, District Managers (8), and Account Managers (62) to support over 3000 associates in the field across 8 states with all things team and culture related. - Collaborate with District Managers to develop succession plans for each market and support onboarding and training efforts for new/transitioning leaders and audit progressive discipline for underperforming leaders.

Houston, Texas

Mobilized a 24-person field team to develop partnership with external wholesale partners, both in store and corporate teams, to improve sales and market awareness and acquire favorable positioning for the brand.- Fostered successful cross functional partnerships with internal partners in Under Armour Sales, Human Resources, Visual Merchandising, Account Marketing, Shop Operations, Events, and Retail to drive brand awareness and sales in a $42M market. - Innovated and executed 2 annual Leadership Summits for Area Manager and Territory Manager field teams; developed content focused on team leadership including succession planning, effective performance management and coaching, sales business ownership, and partnership building with external and internal partners.

General Manager, cultivated 6 assistant managers and 175 team members in a $44M retail store; managed sales, profitability, operations, staffing, and delivered an exceptional shopping experience.

Supervised staffing, training and development, retention, and culture for a team of 145 team members.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Finance, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marketing