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Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Assist Operations Director and Senior Multi-Site Leaders in talent planning, executing and tracking professional development for leadership across the Southeast region, and leads a team of Senior Human Resource Assistants. • Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation to senior leadership, and performance management guidance to site operations managers in the areas of coaching, counseling, career development, and disciplinary action for mutiple sites in Global Specialty Fulfillment.• Performs deep dive analyses on key HR metrics by reviewing a wide array of people data sets to proactively surface outliers, defects, trends, and translate data into meaningful, actionable insights. • Responsible for reviewing labor plans for four different business lines within GSF and partnering with the recruitment team to hire associates and managers based on business forecasts and succession planning.• Partner with business leaders and other support functions to drive engagement initiatives in order to maintain a respectful work culture and maintain a highly motivated and engaged workforce.• Provides support in resolving complex employee relations issues.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Assist senior leaders in talent planning, executing and tracking professional development programs for leadership in 24 stores in the Richmond and Virginia Beach area. • Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation to senior leaders and executives. • Provides performance management guidance to store executives in the areas of coaching, counseling, career development, and disciplinary action.• Coach executives on techniques used to establish and maintain positive employee relations.• Resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations as needed.• Leads all HR cyclical processes to ensure timely planning and execution.• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with store management in order to develop solutions, programs and policies to support the evolving business and enhance employee engagement. • Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements in order to mitigate risks and ensure regulatory compliance.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Leads all staffing processes for $64 million store and proactively plans for hiring needs to ensure all work centers are staffed.• Successfully staffed over 80 positions in two months for 4th quarter to support holiday sales and operations in a high volume store.• Consistently exceeds HR operational goals and metrics by developing a strong training, development and recognition culture for over 220 employees.• Provides a positive on-boarding experience by facilitating all new team member orientations.• Led the district in retention by reducing turnover by 20 percent. • Manages team members’ compensation, promotion, the annual performance review process and terminations.• Best Team Survey Achievement Award for HR Effectiveness over 90%• Responsible for providing meaningful feedback to executive leadership to support talent development, succession planning and performance management.• Investigates employee relations issues and proposes solutions that eliminate the need for escalation to a higher level.• Oversees the performance management process and coaches department executives on how to train and develop their teams. • Maintains positive employee relations by creating a responsive, open and inclusive environment through being available to team members to facilitate open and continuous communication.• Utilizes strong partnerships with store leadership to problem solve, coach and deliver solutions that address business gaps within HR.• Awarded Best in the Community by the company for organizing and coordinating district and store level volunteer events to exceed volunteer goals and uphold Target’s commitment to education, the environment, health and well-being.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Maximized sales and profits by overseeing guest service and merchandising of the softlines department to deliver a consistent Target brand experience for team members and guests.• Managed five direct reports who had the responsibility for specific business areas while ensuring they were actively engaged in self-development.• Executed store marketing specifically to perpetuate the strength of Target’s brand at every opportunity to maintain the company’s reputation and brand equity.• Supported Target’s international expansion by traveling to Canada to train and mentor store managers and executive team leaders.• Achieved outstanding operational results with financial accountability resulting in recognition as Golden Contribution in 2012. • Increased store sales by 20.6 percent ranking 1st in the district and 8th in the group.• Consistently led the group of 73 stores in credit card conversion and guest survey scores which drove additional sales and guest loyalty.• Successfully recruited and hired team members and facilitated training to successfully open a brand new Target in Morrisville, NC, bringing in over $38 million in the first year. • Utilized business, leadership and people skills to inspire exceptional performance in order to achieve sales goals, performance metrics and budgets.• Monitored and analyzed key metrics to improve the business while keeping partners and leaders well informed.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Journalism And Mass Communication, Public Relations

Certificate In Human Resource Management

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