Lori Imhoff, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

North Carolina, United States

Portland, Maine, United States

Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Successfully provided world-class Human Resources services and solutions to align with organizational mission and goal. Additionally, I provided HR consulting championing strategic transformation.➥Launched employee experience strategies including incorporating techniques to reduce turnover. Dynamically reduced turnover from 83% within a manufacturing industry to 40% in 12 months. ➥Developed and implemented a voice of people survey to identify current performance among existing employee lifecycle and evaluated onboarding processes.➥Launched 90 day training plan to enhance employee engagement and satisfaction while decreasing turnover.➥Standardized written processes, focused on advantages while developing a fun training atmosphere, established recognition programs, and motivated the workforce.➥Created a leadership training program supporting professional growth and development among mid-level management while enhancing promotional opportunities through professional development education.➥Developed succession planning and growth strategies while incorporating a 2 year plan including interactive learning and virtual learning tools to propel development for the workforce from mid-level management to senior leadership roles.➥Developed organizational performance improvement plans and delivered coaching and consulting services focusing on goal alignment and people development.➥Led development of employment practices, employee relations, compensation, benefits, performance management, and workforce planning programs to increase organizational performance while observing legal regulations.

Welcome, Nc

In this position, I successfully provided human resources and executive leadership to 1,800+ workforce within a window and door manufacturing company, leading up to and completing a merger and acquisition. Additionally, I served as an executive partner and trusted advisor on the Executive Team and business units while establishing a positive work atmosphere supporting the enterprise mission and strategy.➥Created and executed HR strategy to distinctly articulated goals and objectives while prioritizing work and fostering accountability. Yielded $1.8M in SG&A cost savings as a result of proper workforce alignment.➥Created benefits and compensation initiatives and implemented robust employee benefits to champion retention and recruitment strategies.➥Executed “Employee Experience” retention plan successfully reducing turnover from 77% to 36% within 12 months.➥Proficiently implemented workforce strategies focused on cultivating a diverse environment and created a succession planning initiative to create a pipeline of future leaders while cutting costs.➥Leveraged HRIS technology competencies to provide data-driven decision making support, accurate analytics, and outstanding dashboards to integrate transparency.➥Evaluated workforce requirements while creating strategic workforce procedures and hiring up to 400 employees annually.➥ Increased employment brand in marketplace through effective recruit marketing, community networks and businesses, and local community events.

Greater Atlanta Area

In this position, I successfully provided impeccable leadership stemming exponential growth and increasing the organizational presence from 8 states to 36 states within tenure.➥Led HR strategies across business units positioned in multiple states; tactics included recruiting, employee engagement, retention, training and development, and compensation and benefits improving the workforce.➥Directed key performance indicator tracking and monitoring procedures and communicated performance metrics based on business mission and goal.➥ Implemented cultural transformation strategy championing 65% revenue growth and 18% improvement in operational efficiencies.➥Supported $150M sales growth through strategic and innovative business development platform rollout and completion of recruiting and training of new business development team.➥Directed Benefits “carve-out” plan in local mortgage company workforce acquisition.➥Led corporate staff reorganization while aligning workforce with innovative strategic objectives yielding $50K in monthly payroll cost savings.

Greater Atlanta Area

Director of Communications, 2000-2005. Functioned as senior management team and HR team member responsible for orchestrating corporate communications externally and internally, including corporate identity and brand development, public relations and media response management, human resource correspondence and communications, executive leadership presentations, development and execution of internal communications strategy, event planning, and brand ambassador development. Gained experience in HR Strategy and supported key HR functions. Executed internal and external research focus groups (qualitative study), surveys (quantitative study), and segmentation analysis, presenting results and initiatives for new idea or improvement.

Greater Atlanta Area

Account Executive, 1994-2000. Regional Advertising Agency. Executed day-to-day client management, budget management ($15,000,000), strategic planning and research, target media market presentations, market analysis, and brand development. Worked with clients, including Florida’s Natural Orange Juice, Reynolds Kitchens Oven Bags, and Beautyrest Mattresses (Simmons Bedding Company). Executed cross-discipline process of delivery on client strategy through writing creative briefs and briefing teams on strategy, desired outcomes and budget, and serving as conduit between agency services and client. Developed business cases for client. Negotiated contracts with agents of internationally recognized people.