Stephen W. Kowitz Email & Phone Number

Easton, Pa, Us

Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

As an experienced HR executive, I am pleased to be a part of the team at Inspire Human Resources. The company is a highly skilled group of HR advisors to Fortune 500 and high-growth companies. Founded in 2007, Inspire provides as-needed coverage for short term projects and consulting engagements within HR. My particular areas of focus are: human capital planning, total rewards, compensation, performance management, HRIS, legal management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Easton, Pa

Worked at Ethicon (a J&J company) as part of the global Human Capital transformation team. Provided expertise and direction in the implementation of new, global compensation programs and processes. Interim director of compensation & benefits at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, plus additional generalist and compensation consulting projects. Provided consulting expertise in the areas of compensation, HR information systems, organization design and succession planning, performance management, employment, talent management and mergers and acquisitions with multiple clients.

Fairfield, Nj

Woodmont Properties is a $!B+ regional real estate company which develops, builds, markets and invests in a diversified range of real estate. Woodmont's portfolio of residential and commercial investments includes: office, flex, industrial, retail, hotels/ hospitality, single-family, multi-family, entertainment and mixed-use redevelopmentsResponsible for the design and management all Human Resources functions. Duties include talent acquisition, talent management, organizational development and training, compensation and benefits, employee communications and engagement, corporate compliance, policy development and employee relations.* Automated HR processes via a full cycle HR Information System (Paychex) that included applicant tracking, new hire on-boarding, benefits enrollment and management, and COBRA administration. * Implemented cloud-based performance management system (PerformYard).* Designed and implemented strategic talent acquisition, onboarding & orientation systems and procedures.* Designed and implemented corporate training function.* Implemented e-learning system (Grace Hill).* Designed and managed employee engagement and communications, including newsletter, corporate employee events and engagement surveys.* Managed employee relations issues.* Revised and published corporate policies and handbook.0

Easton, Pa

Conducted Human Capital projects for multiple clients in the areas of compensation, policy development, performance management, employee relations and benefits. Selected clients included Premier Healthcare Exchange, Cardinal Bakery, Engineered Products and Aventor Materials.

Florham Park, Nj

Managed Health Care Associates is a leading health care services company servicing the Long Term Care Pharmacy, Long Term Care Facility, Home Infusion, Home Medical Equipment and Specialty pharmacy industries. Managed Health Care Associates was purchased by Roper Technologies in 2013.Total responsibility for the design and implementation of all Human Resources functions. Provided direction to a staff of five and managed a $1.2 million budget for talent acquisition, talent management, organizational development and training, compensation and benefits, corporate compliance, policy development, employee relations and acquisition due diligence and integration.* Completed training assessments and delivered twelve management training sessions. * Created and implemented Leadership Development process with the senior management team and initiated planning for e- Learning and talent management systems, the net result enhanced employee skills and matched staff competencies to long-term corporate objectives. * Developed and implemented staffing strategy that reduced time to fill positions by 25% and reduced employment costs by $50,000 annually.* Revised health & welfare plans, integrated three separate 401 (K) plans into one corporate-wide plan with new investment platform and vendor that provided additional and improved benefit options for employees.* As part of corporate team, created HIPAA and Data Security policies and protocols, implemented training for all employees that resulted in meeting corporate compliance requirements. * Completed Human Resources due diligence for six acquisitions and one divestiture, resulting in the successful integration of the acquired companies.

Somerset, Nj

Corporate Express was a $10 billion international distributor of office products acquired by Staples. Directed East Region of US and staff of twenty-five involved in performance management, staffing, employee relations, management development/succession planning, labor relations (two bargaining units) and training.* Designed long-term strategy for warehouse and delivery management program centered on recruitment, retention and training/development. The objective was to reduce delivery cost by a minimum of $500,000.* In partnership with Sales organization, designed strategy and process for sales management development and delivered performance training, with an objective of increasing sales revenue by approximately $25 million.* Designed and implemented staffing, succession planning, training needs assessments, sales commission plan changes, EEO plan and 360 degree feedback program for region that met corporate objectives.

Reading, Pa

Penske is a $3.6 billion, 21,000 employee global corporation in limited partnership with General Electric. It provides full service leasing, logistics and supply chain management, and consumer and commercial truck rentals. Managed a staff of staff of twelve and a $3 million dollar budget in the strategic design and implementation of corporate-wide, global projects including performance management, succession planning, total rewards, Oracle HRIS, policy design, budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, and relocation.* Assisted in the design and implementation of global HR initiatives, including staffing, recruitment systems, employee relations, mentoring, diversity, union avoidance, succession planning and human resources training that improved the management of talent and enhanced corporate performance.* Designed and managed all compensation plans and processes in U.S., Canada and Europe. Changes to commission plans altered sales force behaviors that generated over $25 million in top line revenues.* Led cross-functional teams in the global development of HRIS strategy and tactical implementation of the HR module of Oracle, web-based applications and data bases that generated annual cost savings of $1 million and cost avoidance of an additional $5 million.* Completed due diligence assessment and implementation plans for the integration of compensation, HRIS, payroll, staffing, benefits and relocation practices during ten acquisitions.* Utilizing GE’s Six Sigma quality tools, assessed, redesigned and outsourced employee relocation program which generated $250,000 in annual savings, completed Green Belt Certification, and sponsored three Green Belt Quality projects.

Bridgewater, Nj

Brother is $1 billion multinational sales, distribution, manufacturing subsidiary of a Japanese parent. Brother sells business machines, sewing and embroidery machines, machine tooling equipment and original equipment manufacturing. Directed a staff of three in the design and implementation of enterprise-wide projects including: performance management processes, compensation and benefits programs, relocation and SAP HRIS for North and South America.* Completed the implementation of SAP HR module which resulted in the initial automation of human resources processes. * Worked with management in the restructuring of business machine sales force, including the redesign of variable compensation plans that led to increased sales performance.* Implemented improved benefits plans, including Long-Term Care, Short-Term Disability, and Flexible Spending Accounts that provided employees with new and competitive benefit options.

Edison, Nj

Heritage Inks was a leading $70 million, privately held corporation (a CitiCorp Venture capital company) that manufactured and distributed ink for the newspaper and corrugated packaging industries with joint ventures in Brazil, Mexico and China.Total responsibility for the design, development and implementation of all Human Resources functions. Responsibilities included corporate strategic planning, employment, organizational development and training, compensation and benefits, communications, corporate policy development, legal management, employee relations and partnered with joint ventures with employment related matters.* Developed and implemented corporate strategic plan that improved the financial stability and resulted in an improvement from initial losses to a positive cash flow..* Deployed staffing strategy that reduced time to fill positions by 25% and reduced employment costs by $50,000 annually.* Implemented base and variable compensation programs, which resulted in improved operations and sales. The company realized a net increase of over $2,000,000 in gross margin.* Revised entire benefit package that included moving medical plan from fully insured to self-funded. These changes improved employee morale by providing enhanced benefits, and resulted in $325,000 plus annual cost savings.

Newark, Nj

U.M.D.N.J. is the state of New Jersey's health sciences university with seven medical schools and on three campuses and trauma hospital. It is now part of Rutgers University.Held responsibility for Human Resources strategic planning, compensation, benefits, HRIS, employee recognition, performance management, policy development and assisted in labor contract strategy development.

Murray Hill, Nj

Held increasing levels of responsibility through six successively higher positions, for talent acquisition, union avoidance, Human Resources strategic planning, business process re-engineering, employee benefits, compensation, employee relations, policy development, succession planning, Human Resources training, college relations, talent management, workforce planning, HRIS, equal employment opportunity/affirmative action, program management, communications and Human Resources total quality management initiatives.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor'S Degree (Ba)

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