Martha Nelson Trott Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

The People Collective ("TPC") is an exclusive community of executive-level People Leaders. As a Founding Member I am excited to engage and network with this group of leaders and participate in the curated programming.

Lincolnshire, Il, Us

Lead 27 direct and downline reports to support North America (NA) and LATAM business unit with 1600 employees across USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile. Developed employee hiring and engagement vision and strategies. Report to CEO Americas.➤ C-Suite Engagement: Met with America CEO, CFO, and SVPs regularly to review/discuss/update on organizational priorities scaling for growth, avoiding reputation and employment risks, retention, and current and proposed programs/projects.➤ Companywide Executive Visibility: As corporate leader, presented at Americas All-Associate meetings regarding new programs, technologies, upcoming key activities, global projects, and more. Recognized award winners across Americas.➤ Functional Leadership: Set HR strategic direction and develop policies that align with corporate goals. Drove full lifecycle of all HR areas, including talent acquisition, learning & development, employee engagement, and labor law compliance. Moved Americas to single, harmonized HR system. Implemented 4 SAP HR modules on time and under budget.➤ Job Architecture Framework: Partnered with 30 top leaders to create foundation for all roles in 6 countries leading to greater clarity, assurance on internal and external compensation equity, and transparency for role expectations.➤ Management Development Program: Replaced management development program with program garnering 4.75/5.0 positive feedback from 200 people leaders.➤ LATAM HR Performance: Moved LATAM to single, harmonized HR structure, partnered with leaders to develop support for significant to LATAM growth, and launched LATAM Center of Learning from ground up.

New York, Ny, Us

Founded in 2019, Chief is the largest community of senior executive women, representing more than 10,000 companies and 77% of the Fortune 100. Chief has been recognized as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Se-147 21 Tumba, Se

A milking solutions leader HQ in Sweden with annual sales of €1B. Part of €14B parent company. Supervised 8-member team located in USA, Brazil, and Argentina to deliver HR services for business units representing 25% of DeLaval global revenues with 850 employees across 7 countries in N. America and LATAM. Created HR and business performance strategies to support introduction of technology/robotics into rapidly changing industry.➤ Executive Engagement: Trusted advisor to Americas President, CFO, Sales Director, VP Supply Chain, CEO, and CHRO (Sweden). Member of Americas Senior Leadership Team. Collaborated with CEO to lead/deliver Americas division webcasts.➤ Global Leadership: Member of Global HR Leadership Team. Advised HR functions globally including Sweden, Poland, and China.➤ COVID Performance: Delivered processes resulting in 4.6% less spend and “Kept people safe and kept the lights on”.➤ Business Transformation: Streamlined processes to support Board-mandated program capturing $4M savings annually.➤ Functional Leadership: Directed talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, employee relations, learning & development, well-being, and organizational health for USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. Filled 100% of COVID 2020/2021 open positions across 4 countries in average of <90 days. Achieved HR team retention rate of +95% over 8 years.➤ Top Employer Campaign: Created 8-minute “Top Employer” video that went viral; model adopted across global units.➤ Benefits Savings Per Employee Per Month (PEPM): Achieved cost avoidance of 10.5%, delivering savings of ~1M.➤ Vendor Management: Managed/negotiated with 3 major and 70+ small HR vendors across 7 countries. Introduced vendor KPIs.➤ Payroll Provider Negotiations: Uncovered payroll discrepancies, gained leadership support, and co-led 1-year project with 8 people from multiple countries to recover overcharges of $350K and avoid yearly fees of $350K.

Se-147 21 Tumba, Se

Lead North America HR until promotion in October 2016 to VP Human Resources, Americas

Chicago, Us

As Business Partner and Project Co-Lead for business programs, drove business area outcomes for 3 brands representing 20% of company revenue - $500M in annual sales. Championed/supported initiatives delivering 3.5% top-line growth and 8.5% bottom-line growth.➤ Business Partner / Trusted Leadership: Established trusted relationships with leaders across all areas. Articulated HR vision and partnered to develop/implement initiatives supporting business enhancements across all business functions.➤ Marketing SPIRE Awards: With Chief Media Officer, co-developed internal, high profile SPIRE awards given out by corporate CMO. Received award from CEO and CMO for re-invigorating Marketing team and enabling fresh marketing approaches.

Chicago, Us

Directed 4-member team to develop and implement career experiences model for 4,000 employees across the globe; led employee development initiatives in Switzerland, England, and Peru. Initiated program enabling greater technical solution innovation from PhDs.

Chicago, Us

HR business partner for multiple manufacturing and distribution facilities in central region. Influenced executive marketing leaders in advertising, design, consumer relations, and media. Implemented 4 downsizings and restructures with no employee relations issues.➤ Leadership Program: Designed and facilitated leadership program for 100 high-potential employees.

Consultant to companies on HR and Business priorities and acted as interim HR Director for various companies. Recruited for executive and professional positions. Led department assessment resulting in significant savings and improved efficiency.

Us

Led positive employee relations solutions for 500-employee maintenance division while leading HR initiatives across company. Directed cross-functional team to solve for costly FMLA usage in three U.S. plants with 10,000 associates, resulting in reduction of 7% absenteeism. Revamped progressive discipline program resulting in over 1,000 less missed workdays in first year

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Oversaw all HR programs for 70 parks in the Central Region. Staffed 250 roles in 3 months for summer camp program. Created supervisor onboarding program that was fast adapted for all 580 parks.

London, England, Gb

Selected for high potential HR development program and rotated assignments with Worldwide New Ventures in Houston, Texas, as a Labor Relations Specialist in the midwest's largest oil refinery in Whiting Indiana, and with the Sales Division in Oakbrook, IL.

Ms, Labor And Employment Relations

Bs, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Academic Year Abroad, British Labor Relations