Robyn Gelhar, M.A., Cppm Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Lead cross-functional project management and create inclusive environments to deliver sought-after, customer-centric learning and development programs. Provide marquee account management support that enables the development and delivery of talent strategies designed to address business priorities.• Coached and empowered team members through project management of highly complex programs, from transition to virtual deliveries to technology-enabled, global, large-scale coaching.• Led the design and roll-out of inaugural high potential diversity and inclusion program, resulting in 39% promotion rate.• Sought out by external clients and internal partners for complex and relationship-based project management needs. • Managed the implementation of over 5,000 developmental assessments and concurrent delivery of global L&D programs. • Designed and facilitated technology training which increased senior leader visibility to opportunity pipeline by over $5M and was recognized as a benchmark for firm marquee accounts.• Increased impact and achieved progressively increased levels of responsibility, promoted two levels in under four years.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Envisioned, championed, developed, and directed six-person team that led 30 concurrent cross-functional projects, institutionalized knowledge, and improved operational performance across 250-person division. Coached and motivated team through project management, training development and delivery, cross-functional collaboration, and complex problem solving. ● Drove sustainable change and improved adoption of new programs by integrating and coaching leaders and teams on detailed impact analysis, thoughtful stakeholder engagement plans, and effective training and communication strategies. ● Facilitated the discovery, development, and alignment of talent by mentoring and coaching over 25 indirect team members on their intrinsic motivators, natural strengths, and tactics to neutralize developmental opportunities. ● Delivered operational consistency and on-time results by leading team through the identification, development, training, and implementation of over 1,000 Merchandise Presentation best practices.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Created and directed two five-person teams that led change and project management efforts of two new programs for a 150-person division.● Reduced US-production by 15% and received a 2012 Best Team Award by establishing and leading the US-based team that defined and trained over 30 global production tasks, established stakeholder engagement strategies, and launched the 50-person Target India support team.● Developed framework for a 2015 Enterprise Key Initiative and received 2011 Best Team Award by partnering with cross-functional leaders and creating temporary team to build coalitions and commitment, determine systems and structures, and train and roll-out processes needed to operationalize small format test stores.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Provided leadership for 10 personnel across five MPD Presentation Teams, facilitated flawless operational execution and team onboarding processes, and maximized development of talent.● Accelerated talent development and consistently received outstanding Leadership Upward Feedback survey scores by providing thoughtful, tailored, and motivating coaching and development.● Drove annual $163 million sales increase and received 2009 SVP Award and MPD Director's Award by leading project team execution of, and leveraging guest shopping patterns to optimize store layouts in, the Spring 2010 Sporting Goods Department Transition.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

● Led six-person Stationery/Seasonal MPD team through fixture process improvements, translation of merchandising vision into executable store layouts, and flawless transition execution.● Led cross-functional team for Jewelry, Hosiery, and Bodywear departments. Facilitated execution of in-store presentations, achieved high store scorecard results, and successfully surpassed senior leader performance objectives.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed inventory planning and allocation decisions for Jewelry, Cosmetics, and Candy departments. Consistently delivered against financial plan while maintaining instocks above goal and reducing expenses.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Spanish, Graduated With Honors, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Golden Key National Honor Society, Psi Chi National Honor Society, Gospel Choir, Psychology Club

Spanish Studies

Study abroad program, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire