Ruth Baker Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Vitaco Health (NZ) Ltd develop, manufacture and market world-class nutrition products under leading brands across supplements, sports nutrition and health foods. This is a generalist HR Management role responsible for leading the strategic and operational development and delivery of the full spectrum of the HR function across NZ and Australia.

Auckland, New Zealand

JR/Duty Free are world leaders in duty free travel retail.Reported to the GM - Human Resources for the James Richardson Group based in Australia. This was a generalist HR Management role leading the HR function in NZ and managing an HR team of 7. This role was responsible for delivering strategic and operational advice, support, guidance and coaching to the Senior Management and Retail Management Teams nationwide.Key deliverables included policy development and implementation, HR initiatives and best practice solution development and implementation, employee relations, talent attraction and retention, and culture development.

Auckland, New Zealand

Fixed Term Contract Provided strategic HR guidance and operatonal support to the Senior Leadership Team and people leaders at the Auckland Mail Centre based in Highbrook.

Auckland, New Zealand

Established an HRM consultancy supporting small and medium sized businesses.Delivered recruitment services and a comprehensive HR advisory service covering the entire spectrum of HR from employment agreement preparation, HR policy development, remuneration, training, performance management, advice on disciplinary matters through to defending personal grievance claims. Clients included a national toy retailer, and multinational companies operating in FMCG and the industrial/agricultural sectors.

Auckland, New Zealand

Fixed Term ContractReported to General Manager and a member of the leadership team. This role focused on leading the development and implementation of all aspects of the HR function from a strategic and operational perspective. A generalist HR role delivering HR solutions across the full spectrum of HRM to all Dimond sites nationwide.

Auckland, New Zealand

Reported to the Managing Director and a member of the senior management team. This was a greenfields role leading a small team focused on developing, implementing and managing best practice HR strategy and values based people solutions to support the needs of the business and achievement of organisational goals.

Hamilton, New Zealand

Developed the executive selection service and provided general human resource consultancy to clients.

Hamilton, New Zealand

Generalist HR role working in partnership with General Managers and Service Managers providing human resource management advice and support.Managed a client portfolio of six divisions including:- Medical & Elderly, Women's & Children's Health, Clinical Support Services, Information Systems, Commerical and Human Resources.

Hamilton, New Zealand

Initially employed as Recruitment Consultant then promoted to Employment Manager in Feb 1991. Managed the delivery of a comprehensive end-to-end recruitment service for the central region covering all occupational groups including customer services, administration, technical, trades, professional, sales and marketing, middle and senior management. Also managed the redeployment of employees affected by rightsizing.Managed the Employment Services Team (4 people)

Auckland, New Zealand

On graduating from University I was fortunate to join American Express in a generalist HR position, covering all aspects of the HR function.