Nicole Diffenderfer, M.A., Sphr, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Burtonsville, Maryland, US

Burtonsville, Maryland, US

Vice President of Human Resources overseeing the entire employee life cycle, including benefits administration, compensation strategy, training and development, performance management, operational partnership regarding KPIs and key budgetary constraints, promotions, onboarding, and offboarding. Adept at fostering a positive organizational culture.

Richmond, Virginia, US

Richmond, Virginia, US

Serving as the HR leader and partner for our Senior Store Leaders in 31 stores across 9 states and over 5,000 Associates while leading a team of 3 HR ManagersWork with regional leadership and store management to define talent management needs to design and implement HR programs and practices e.g., organizational design, workforce development/planning.

Baltimore, MD, US

Served as Executive Leader of top performing mid-sized healthcare nonprofit. Transformed HR from administrative role to strategic business partner, including working with executive leadership to achieve key organizational goals and implement performance initiatives. Conducted extensive analysis of existing HR organization and developed strategic plan to.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Plan, develop and implement recruitment and executive staffing strategies for two east coast distribution centers with special emphasis on qualifications, diversity, timeliness, and cost effectiveness (120 executives)
• Execute recruitment plan by aggressively sourcing for well-qualified candidates from a variety of sources – job boards, social networking sites, college and alumni networks, referrals, cold and warm calling
• Manage selection process to include sourcing, interviewing, assessing candidates, screening, recommending finalists, and filling staffing needs within the defined service and performance criteria
• Work closely with human resources manager and executive leadership to determine hiring needs, trends, and recruiting strategies
• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates throughout the interviewing process (i.e., communicate status, answer questions, extend offers, schedule start dates, and coordinate all follow-up efforts)

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Provide leadership and partnership in all human resources functions including the areas of Executive Recruiting, Staffing, Payroll, Training and Development, Employee Relations and Benefits for 5 direct reports.
• Drive executive and campus recruiting efforts through the implementation and success of a college and executive recruiting action plan, as well as, a Team Member Referral Program in order to meet and exceed executive.
• Source, assess, phone screen and interview candidates for all executive level positions
• Maintain a strategic partnership with operational team through supportive feedback, driving consistency and managing talent
• Ensure fairness and consistency in the administration and application of corrective action and maintain an open door policy and visibility of HR in order to ensure a union free environment
• Served as an adviser and consultant to Senior Leadership on performance management, leadership development, and overall business direction of a 1.4 million square foot distribution facility

Boone, NC, US

Helped faculty develop cohesive communication patterns regarding university objectives, policies and proceduresDeveloped and administered the ASU Diversity Training Manual and Diversity Training Course consisting of both computer based and interactive training to over 400 faculty membersRecommend, develop and maintain human resource data bases, computer.

Boone, NC, US

• Instructed students in such topics as management theories, personality, motivation, conflict resolution strategies, leadership, and organizational change
• Applied learning concepts through in-class exercises, simulations, role plays, and demonstrations
• Counseled junior and senior level college students in skills needed for future workplace endeavors

Implemented a new recruiting strategy for reaching a more diverse hourly candidate poolPartnered with local newspapers, radio stations and TV stations to learn and implement a new advertising and recruiting strategy Integral role in the development of the Alex Lee Inc. Human Capital ScorecardDeveloped managerial survey linking HR competencies, customer.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Business Administration And Psychology

M.A., Human Resource Management And Industrial Organizational Psychology

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