Wendy W. Email & Phone Number

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States

On-site human resources contact at a retail location employing over 250 team members, including:• Manage staffing, interviews and selection process for all non-leadership positions• Manage the applicant tracking systems and applications for positions within the store• Conduct effective orientation and onboarding to drive engagement and retention• Facilitate effective communication to all team members by working with leadership to encourage communication and follow-up with their teams• Champion engagement for various HR initiatives• Provide business partner support to store leadership regarding company policies and procedures, compensation and payroll, benefits administration and disability management services.

Performed general administrative and secretarial duties for CEO and CFO, including: Prepared budget and board materialsMaintained appointment calendarsU. S. and international travel coordinationExpense reportsMaintained and edited financial spreadsheetsCreated charts and graphs utilizing aforementioned spreadsheetsDisplayed a general familiarity with accounting procedures and processes with regard to budgeting, forecasting, accounts payables & receivables, general ledgers, corporate taxes, corporate insurance, foreign entity structures, etc.Managed general office, including office equipment maintenance, office and kitchen supply order and inventory, cell phone program management, building management and travel agency liaisonAdministrated $1 million + American Express corporate card program, including audit and analysis of Corporate employees' expense reports and spendingDirectly managed or made recommendations regarding move to new corporate offices, including - but not limited to - site selection, lease negotiation, vendor and contractor selection and negotiation, weekly contractor meetings,furniture and design selections, determined and guided design modifications to network, telephone system and data wiring, etc.

Performed general administrative and secretarial duties for Vice President and key department managers, including, but not limited to; Prepared Power Point presentationsCreated and maintained Visio organizational charts and process mapsMaintained heavy appointment calendar for Vice PresidentLiaison between Human Resources department and Executive Committee, other departments, general employee population, etc.Owned successful process of creating, auditing, and publication of completely new Corporate Policies & Guidelines ManualAssisted with general Human Resources functions, i.e. payroll data entry, invoice management, new employee benefits orientations, department filing, benefit forms maintenance, etc.Consolidated six separate employee file records into one master file set, while staying compliant with federal laws and regulations relating to HIPAA, ADA, EEOC, etc.

Prepared Power Point presentationsMaintained appointment calendarScheduled / coordinated travel plansCoordinated offsite meetings, conferences & awards banquetsChaired employee events committee and managed budgetCompleted, tracked and reconciled Vice President's expense reportsManaged scholarship programAssisted, when appropriate, with general Human Resources functions, i.e. EEOC, affirmative action, job postings, employee announcements, compensation & benefits, etc.

Prepared monthly financial and profit plan reports for corporate distributionPrepared Power Point presentationsScheduled travel plansPlanned & coordinated offsite annual manager's meetingCollected data, prepared and distributed monthly sales reports for Dean Foods corporate key customers

Performed general administrative and secretarial duties for division Vice PresidentSupported nine regional sales managers with telephone and typing support, as well as compiling and preparing information for spreadsheets, presentations and business reviews containing sales, AGM's, forecasts, etc.Researched and compiled data for customer business reviewsPrepared sales contractsDisplayed "follow through" and careful decision making in absence of Vice President

Prepared all correspondence and spreadsheetsActed as branch and vendor liaisonFiled and answered telephone linesAssisted buyers in weekly purchasing of frozen foods for national distribution to 26 branchesIssued and tracked debit memos, credit memos, vendor bill-backs, etc.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Business Administration And Management, General

Business and Legal Curriculum Center for Quality of Management - Process Improvement & Organizational Effectiveness Classes

Certificate Received, Secretarial Studies

Diploma Received, General Studies

Photography