Miranda Taylor Email & Phone Number

Cary, Raleigh And Holly Springs

Mid Atlantic Market

• Hired, trained, developed, and retained management and 700 hourly staff in five stores with annual revenue of $255M. Partnered with Talent team to maintain a pipeline of quality candidates. Identified and recommended.
• Restaffed the market in 2018. Hired and onboarded 4 new store managers in first 7 months, increased employee engagement in overall happiness and likelihood to recommend by 25%, while improving overall market.
• Spearheaded diversity and inclusion within the region by increasing transparency around interview processes, job opportunities, and career experience. Improved underrepresented minority representation in 7 of 9.
• Selected as Talent Champion for the region from 2018 to 2022. Represented the district manager perspective on this task force comprised of talent managers, recruiters, and other human resources (HR) staff to meet field.
• Partnered with cross functional team to create a “Decommission Playbook” that was designed to preserve as much talent as possible following an upcoming and very rare store closure. Program was so successful that Apple.

Mid Atlantic Region

• Promoted to manage two recruiters and a sourcing manager to build staff in the Mid-Atlantic region. Developed and executed talent management strategies for multiple openings, including planning, sourcing, offer, and.
• Created and implemented an innovative strategy to attract non-traditional candidates to staff challenging urban recruiting markets. Hosted a series of onsite and LinkedIn “Get to Know Apple” events targeting.
• Spearheaded the two-year Associate Store Leader Program that provided a direct channel into management for recent college graduates. Graduated an average of six young managers yearly
• Selected for exclusive project to internally recruit for executive level roles across North America as a part of a larger organizational change. Succeeded in hiring business development managers for each of the six US.

Mid Atlantic Region

• Performed full cycle recruiting for field positions throughout the region. Worked with hiring managers and HR colleagues to develop staffing plans and search assignments. Sourced, developed, and maintained a pipeline.
• Screened and filled ~250 vacancies within a single effort, including new stores in Virginia Beach and Woodbridge, VA
• Introduced a “talent selection model” to build capability among hiring mangers on selection and professional rejection of candidates

Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Managed in-store leaders in service, sales, customer training, business development, and logistics. Recruited, coached, and counseled store staff (~120 teammates) to maximize business opportunities and support sales.
• Supported the recruiting team to relieve bottleneck in candidate flow. The resulting “blitz” filled openings in 45 stores, including a personal replacement

• North Carolina (2003-2009): Analyzed potential market opportunities. Assessed talent and staffed stores quickly to improve business results. Facilitated district training seminars focusing on leadership techniques.
• Revitalized district performance, driving business results from bottom five to top ten in one year
• Drove dramatic market sales growth to 10% over sales plan and 14% year over year with $26 million in annual salesCalifornia (2003-2006): Coached Store Managers to enhance customer experience, excel in operations and.
• Performed #1 in company in sales plan and comp
• Achieved highest level of recognition in company (APEX) in 2004 and 2005
• Developed and promoted Store Manager to next level position

In charge of 9 million dollar store with over 120 direct reportsHired and selected top talent to drive top line sales.Coached and developed a legacy of talent, ensured a high level of customer experience, demonstrated flawless visual standards and managed all operations.