Established and maintains a trusted people operations function that serves as a partner to leaders and employees throughout the organization. This thoughtfully crafted team across recruitment, human resources, and administration supports B-Stock’s rapid growth with the expertise and empathy needed to navigate hyper-growth. Through assessing organizational needs, aligned Human Resources solutions have been implemented in the areas of employee relations, compensation and benefits, recognition administration, policy creation, workflow efficiencies that reflect B-Stock’s values globally. Design and own the delivery and effectiveness of core human resource processes and programs, including: • Employee relations, including investigations • Benefits planning and leave management administration • Compliance and policy management • Compensation analysis• HRIS technology best practices Advise leadership with regards to human resources opportunities and risks, to ensure the attainment of strategic business goals and critical initiatives that support people operations. Identify areas of strategic and tactical improvements in HR processes, policies, and technologies; lead implementation of improvements with the team and enable cross-department collaborationIn leading B-Stock’s recruitment function, steered hiring and growth efforts to build an impactful team. Working closely with internal leaders, talent strategies are designed that aligns with business needs and drives a high performing, happy, and fulfilled culture. Mentor a talented team of recruiting professionals that conduct and scale full cycle recruitment ranging from sourcing and evaluating candidates, ATS management , interview best practices, and overall candidate experience.

• Partner closely with managers and business leaders to identify, develop, and implement both short-term and long-term talent strategies that are designed to ensure the realization of business unit goals. • Shrink the time required to fill openings by establishing a robust pipeline of qualified candidates in each key area by leveraging a variety of tools, like databases, social media and aggressive initiative to find great candidates• Perform initial screening of candidates to ensure a fit in terms of: skills, knowledge, experience, personality, work ethic, etc.• Built out a world class recruiting process that makes each candidate feel uniquely special• Provide primary HR support and interpretation to employees regarding company policies, benefits and HR processes and programs.• Assist, advise, influence managers with HR related issues including compensation and benefit discussions, policy interpretations, recruitment related activities, etc.• Recommends and implements process improvement for HR procedures in accordance with industry best practices• Provide guidance and input on business unit restructures, workforce planning, succession planning.• Maintains the HRIS database to ensure that all employee electronic records and files are accurately recorded.

Key Achievements:• Implement talent pipeline development through creative strategies to identify active and passive qualified candidates.• Management of 70+ staff requisition life cycles in sales, category management, administrative, accounting, and operations channels. • Complete systematic new hire and promotion/transfer processes while ensuring constant interface with candidate and hiring team.• Successfully completes the pre-employment process with 100+ new hires attending new hire orientation in a six-month period.• Navigate complex negotiation conversations to successfully obtain offer acceptances that are critical for business success. • Confirm on-boarding program and facilitate new hire orientations for new employees to ensure consistent introduction to the company.• Lead weekly meeting with HR, Safety, and Learning & Development teams for review of on-boarding and cross-boarding logistics.• Supervise Northern CA contingent labor needs through successful business alignment and vendor partner communication.Strategic Projects:• Collaborate with stakeholders in the design of strategic talent acquisition plans to attain long-term needs for union and non-union roles.• Support college recruitment efforts by hosting resume workshops, mock interviews, career fairs, as well as meet & greet events.• Proctor panel interview process for hiring teams to ensure dedication to objectivity, consistency and time management. • Construct and audit position management data to ensure correct career mapping, learning curriculum tracks, and job family records. • Developed training content and timeline for newly created Staffing Specialist role, while ensuring task comprehension and completion.

* Oversaw designated internal and external applicant employment inquiries for Northern California.* Screened candidates for roles inclusive of but not limited to: administration, executive, sales, category management, and warehouse.• Conduct standardized new hire orientation process to include I-9 verification, administration of policies, tax forms, and benefit options.* Assist in the administration of annual performance appraisal process to guarantee an employee friendly experience.* Managed Applicant Tracking and Vendor Management Systems within concord of company policy and Affirmative Action guidelines.* Organized quarterly community outreach events in local community to maintain high level of employee engagement.

Merchandising, Golden State Territory Manager• Member of the San Francisco-Peninsula Team, one of the most profiled districts in Northern California.• Maintained relationships with upwards of 32 chain based retail accounts to promote increased sales of wine and spirits portfolio.• Planned and develops a variety of sales strategies to ensure highest levels of product distribution and consumer exposure.