Sarah Buchanan Email & Phone Number

United States

Grand Rapids, Michigan , Us

Human Resources executive for 24 long-term skilled nursing care facilities across the State of Michigan and Nevada -2800+ employees.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

Global HR Lead for a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) Implementation for 1100 + employees and the local site leader for 275 employees. • Led PSG’s Global Career Framework project for eight global sites using Mercer’s proprietary International Position Evaluation (IPE) methodology for all roles. Developed career streams and levels, aligned roles and responsibilities globally into the new framework and rolled out career ladders by job family, creating a foundation for career pathing and development and introduced a new employee Career site• As a result of the career framework project, successfully reduced the organization’s complexity by decreasing the number of job titles by 73% to align with the business while creating transparency and increasing internal career opportunities for employees • Rolled-out an eLearning pilot for eight global sites including employee surveys to assess and determine if eLearning is a development tool to further invest in as a learning tool; more than 80% of employees who participated in the pilot found eLearning an effective learning tool; eLearning reduced training cost by 50+% over traditional classroom training• Conducted a Workforce Analysis of the Grand Rapids, Michigan facility completing an environmental scan of supply and demand of labor, identifying gaps and presented findings to the General Manager along with recommendations to address the gaps and plan both short and long-term for labor• Launched PSGs Employee Opinion Survey (2014) for 2,200 global employees to measure engagement and provide a mechanism for soliciting input from employees through survey and focus group meetings• Asked to serve as VP of HR for PSG in Oct 2014, and again Sept 2015-June 2016.

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

Guided talent management, human resources, training and development, benefits and pay structure, recruiting and engagement programs overseeing a $150K annual budget. Led annual talent management initiatives including the annual global talent review and succession planning processes.• HR Business Partner for PSGs Senior VP of Sales, leading all aspects of talent acquisition, talent development, performance management and compensation for the Americas including Latin America, Canada, and EMEA• Developed a sales competency model and assessment tool using DDIs proprietary success profiling model to improve the skill level and leverage the strengths of Regional Sales Managers • Developed an end-to-end recruiting process with a new Behavioral Interview Guide based on key skills from the sales model; developed onboarding and mentoring system for new Regional Sales Managers and rolled out the new guides to all functional areas within PSG in the US• Hired several key roles in Latin America, EMEA and China to increase sales in those regions resulting in increasing PSG’s global reach in new markets and increased sales• Integrated and aligned employee benefits and policies following the purchase of a large multinational company to ensure standardization within two months of acquisition• Lead Project Manager for Dover’s University Relations, developing a university recruitment strategy for Dover’s Engineered Systems Segment to identify entry-level engineering talent through deep university relationships; developed a University Relations toolkit which included all Dover and PSG branding materials; other Dover operations adopted the new tools and strategy

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

A trusted partner to the Executive Leadership Team for Blackmer, a Dover Company, advising and reporting to the Vice President, General Manager on talent strategies, benefit programs, training and succession planning. Responsible for policy and process development and improvements to increase consistency, streamline efficiencies and ensure legal compliance for the organization.• Led a cross-functional initiative to complete an assessment of all manufacturing employees to develop programs for cross-training and skill improvement to increase productivity and flexibility of the workforce. Developed skill assessments for each department and function to track growth• Negotiated with UAW, implementing changes for a 5-year agreement with union with no disruption • Conducted all investigations and took appropriate action based on the merits of the investigation• Outsourced FMLA and reduced intermittent FMLA leave claims by 78% in the first year• Facilitated Plant Committee and Interest Based Bargaining meetings with union officials monthly to improve communication and develop solutions to contractual or business issues• Developed communication strategies for successful change management of corporate programs and policies impacting employees, including a corporate-wide healthcare initiative• Completed the application to receive a federal training grant to conduct Lean Enterprise training for 120 production employees and 60 professional employees to improve efficiency throughout the organization. Partnered with Grand Rapids Community College for the grant and training, receiving $10K to offset the cost

Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, De

Guided development and management of a successful talent management program, with responsibility for talent acquisition, employee relations, benefits, training, and employee development, and labor relations, handling grievance resolution, and employee relations matters. • A key member of the Executive Team, serving as an advisor to the President, providing insight and counsel on aligning people strategies with business objectives• Initiated and managed weekly open issues with the UAW Bargaining Committee, mainlining a cooperative working relationship between Management and the Union; negotiated a concessionary contract with the UAW in 2005 reducing labor cost by 10% with zero impact

Master Of Arts - Ma, Organizational Learning And Performance

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration, Minor In Social Sciences

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Legal Assistant/Paralegal