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Sales Manager

Location:
Chicago, IL, 60605
Posted:
August 19, 2011

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Andrea L. Bradbury

**** *. ******** ****** #**** **************@*******.*** Cell: 847-***-****

Chicago, IL 60605

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Madison, WI

Master of Business Administration, Specialization in Management and Human

Resources, May 1999.

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Tempe, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Specialization in Management

Systems, December 1994.

WORK LITTELFUSE, INC Des Plaines, IL / Chicago, IL

EXPERIENCE HR Manager- Des Plaines Corporate Headquarters & Des Plaines Manufacturing

6/06 - Plant

9/1/09 Supported a non-union corporate facility of approximately 300 employees in

addition to a manufacturing plant of approximately 35 union employees and

300 non-union production employees - now reduced to an overall headcount of

approximately 270 corporate employees.

Responsible for closing the Des Plaines manufacturing plant and NADC due to

all production lines moving overseas - this involved applying for all TAA

certifications through the IL unemployment office; compiling severance

documents; holding one-on-one severance discussions with employees; becoming

a subject matter expert for pension and handling all retirement requests.

Managed worldwide the Littelfuse Performance Management process and

Littelfuse's on-line Performance Management system, IPS - this involved

becoming a subject matter expert on the IPS system to be a Super

Administrator for both help support function on the front-end for users and

on the back-end for system settings and design; developing training

materials and guides; conducting training; conducting yearly satisfaction

surveys on the on-line system; and managing all communications regarding the

Performance Management process.

Championed the project team to investigate a new vendor for a Talent

Management system and participated in implementing the new system - Halogen

- by Fall 2009.

Championed the Data Integrity initiatives for the US for our HRIS system,

Ultipro, but also initiated for the first time, the process for worldwide

Data Integrity initiatives through the IPS system.

Participated on the Corporate Relocation Committee of moving Littelfuse's

headquarters from Des Plaines, IL to Chicago, IL address.

Managed multiple Total Rewards programs: the Annual Incentive Program (AIP)

- managed worldwide; the Merit Planning process for production employees -

managed worldwide; the Stock Option Program - managed locally.

2/05 - 6/06 EATON ELECTRICAL Milwaukee, WI

HR Supervisor - Electrical Control Operation (ECO): Industrial Control

Division (ICD)

Supported a non-union corporate facility of approximately 200 employees,

which included employees in the Operator Intelligence (OI) Business Unit

located in Westerville, OH. Ultimately, managed the closing of the

Westerville site.

Rolled-out E-STAR, Eaton's new global Reward & Recognition program, to all

employees.

Co-championed Category 5 - Human Resources for the Eaton Business System

certification process for the ICD Division application.

Acting HR Manager during HR Manager's absence (maternity leave - March thru

June).

Championed the Eaton Philosophy Workplace Practices (EPWP) initiative by

conducting self-assessment audits for the different Business Units and/or

departments. Developed action plans to close gaps and create an evidence

book to support self-assessment for validation audit in 2006.

Managed the United Way Campaign and all Corporate Contribution Applications

for the Milwaukee location.

Supported the Organizational Capability Assessment (OCA) process for the

Standard Package & Control (SPC) and OI Business Units, as well as for the

ICD Division as a whole.

Managed aggressive hiring initiatives for the SPC Business Unit due to

recent implementation of Eaton's new Performance Management system, APEX -

PIP/Opt-Out program.

Continued HR support to Costa Rica and Venezuela operations until HR Manager

was hired in-country.

8/04 - 2/05 EATON ELECTRICAL San Jos , Costa Rica

Acting HR Manager Costa Rica and Venezuela - Residential Division (RESI)

Supported a non-union manufacturing plant of 170 employees, which included

sales employees in Central America and a small warehouse, sales and E-ESS

operation in Venezuela.

Managed the compensation review for Venezuela and Costa Rica. Proposed new

compensation proposal for Venezuela due to past and present inflation and

devaluation effects to keep employee's pay at market. Investigated Costa

Rica pay proposal to ensure employees are paid at market.

Designed and implemented local policy review for all locations, which

included the Sales Company Car Policy, Tuition Reimbursement Policy, Rewards

& Recognition Policy; Seniority Recognition Payout Policy, Safety Policies;

ISO Procedures.

Implemented Achieve Global training program for Front Line Leadership in all

locations.

Managed the ORACLE Data Integrity project for all locations. Ensured data

is correct and program is in place for audits.

Championed Category 5 - Human Resources for the Eaton Business System

certification process. Compiled evidence book and presented and defended

evidence to auditors.

Managed local Job Description (SPQs) reviews/updates to feed into the

corporate Salary Band Project for Costa Rica and Venezuela.

Manage the study of outsourcing the SODA and changing employees work hours

for a more fluid productivity flow.

11/02 - 8/04 EATON ELECTRICAL Greenwood, SC

HR Supervisor - Power Control Systems and Operations (PCSO): Power

Distribution and Assembly (PDAD) Division

Provided HR support to a non-union manufacturing plant of 530 employees.

Managed the administration of HR policies, programs, and corporate

initiatives throughout the plant.

Guided and/or conducted employee Training and Development programs.

Certified as an Achieve Global facilitator.

Assured implementation and administration of Compensation and Benefit

programs.

Designed and implemented the Rewards & Recognition program and the Charity

Friday program.

Worked with plant management to plan and implement programs to meet human

resource requirements supporting short-term and long-term business needs.

Assured an effective Performance Management process was utilized for all

employees. Help managed Eaton's Succession Planning process.

Participated on the Safety Committee team to ensure compliance with the

Eaton Safety Process (ESP) system. Champion of the Employee Involvement

categories of ESP -ensured employee involvement, managed team structure and

meetings, and trained and managed employees on the Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

process.

Managed the Reduction in Force initiative- put together the RIF notebook for

legal to support plant's actions.

Managed all Corporate Contribution applications and funds for the community

donations.

Managed Canteen and Diversco corporate contracts.

11/01 - EATON CUTLER-HAMMER GROUP Pittsburgh, PA

11/02 HR Representative - Global Sales & Solutions (GSS): North America Sales

Provided HR support to field-based sales force.

Administered WHQ's programs designed to establish and maintain effective

employee relations through application of organizational policies and

procedures.

Developed HR programs and strategies to effectively support the development

of employees and business growth and manage the operational and

administrative functions of HR.

Composed reports, business correspondences, presentations, and HR policies

and procedures.

Leaded and/or partnered on projects or programs such as developing and

implementing competency models, HR systems, policy development and

communication, change management initiatives, and others.

Provided leadership and expertise to Managers in dealing with performance

issues and inappropriate employee conduct.

Provided employee support and counseling regarding job-related problems.

Assured that Company policies are administered fairly and consistently.

Investigated and recommended responses to Managers and/or employees' claims

of violations of company policies and procedures.

Managed the new Eaton Management Excellence (EME) training program project

for Front Line Leadership for all of US Eaton employees, which included

scheduling the locations, dates, new managers/supervisors into sessions as

well as scheduling the US Executives who would be conducting the training

sessions. Responsible for tracking 100% participation rate for all US

employees.

Managed the AAP, the EME training program, the annual Eaton All-Employee

Survey, the HR GSF Monthly Report and 360 Performance Review process.

Won Eaton's highest award - the IMPACT award for all my efforts on these

projects for GSS and the corporate initiative of EME.

11/99 - HR Representative - Global Sales & Marketing: International Sales

11/01 Established an International Human Resource role within the Global Sales &

Marketing (GSM) group. Acted as an internal consultant to the international

subsidiaries' sales management and sales force on a variety of HR issues

including interpretation and communication of policies and procedures,

career development, Performance Management, corrective action and

organizational planning.

Helped design, maintain, and implement an on-line sales productivity tool,

COMPASS, for the international subsidiaries to record sales, expenses, and

headcount numbers monthly.

Designed and implemented a salary schedule for the Chilean Sales Office.

Helped administer Eaton's Expatriate Program by managing all of GSM's

expatriates/inpatriates host country assignments and home country

re-assignments.

Responsible for all immigration issues including abiding by all INS

regulations, obtaining work visas and permanent residencies.

11/99 - 1/02 School Manager - Carnegie Mellon University

Responsible for coordinating and managing all Eaton's recruiting activities

at Carnegie Mellon University such as sourcing candidates for Eaton's

Development Programs, attending campus career fairs, conducting/scheduling

on-campus interviews, acting as primary liaison with decision-makers, and

managing HireSystems, Eaton's applicant tracking system. Responsible for

applying and obtaining charitable contributions from Eaton Corp. for

Carnegie Mellon University to help support Eaton's recruiting efforts.

6/98 - 8/98 PFIZER INC. New York, NY

Summer Intern - Corporate Employee Resources, Benefits

Responsible for preparing a written proposal to the Employee Compensation

and Management Development Committee to discuss the recommendation, and to

seek an approval, to offer Pfizer employees and their survivors the

SurvivorSupport Financial Counseling Services.

1/95 - 9/97 OSCO DRUGS Chandler, AZ

Operating Manager

Led, directed, coached and assisted approximately 20 associates throughout

the AAA classified store in performing their duties. Performed all payroll

procedures and ensured that the payroll budget was met weekly. Responsible

for end-of-week computations which entailed utilizing forecasting techniques

for payroll and sales projections. Responsible for ordering, merchandising,

and maintaining adequate inventory levels in the seasonal departments and

for ad merchandise.

ACTIVITIES Active member Society of Human Resource Management

ADDITIONAL Expertise of Word for Windows, Excel, PowerPoint; HRIS systems: Oracle,

INFORMATION Ultipro; Performance Management systems: APEX, IPS, Halogen; and very good

knowledge of the Spanish language.



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