Executive Recruiter

KATHLEEN CZUBARUK

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Epping, NH 03042

603-***-**** office 603-***-**** mobile *******@*******.***

www.linkedin.com/pub/kathy-czubaruk/5/463/b11

EXECUTIVE RECRUITER

SUMMARY

Results driven Executive Search professional with over sixteen years of

experience focused on the consumer packaged goods industry. Excellent

organizational, supervisory, oral and written communication skills. Possess

exemplary strengths in full life-cycle recruiting, client development,

employee relations, training, project management, and problem-solving

skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lakewood Executive Search, Epping, NH October 2006

- Present

President and Founding Principal of Lakewood Executive Search

Lakewood Executive Search was established to provide superior, client

based, full life-cycle recruiting services specializing in the consumer

packaged goods industry. The firm works on a consulting, contract,

contingency and retained search basis. Its client base consists of fortune

500 manufacturing corporations, service corporations, small to mid-sized

privately held corporations, non-profit organizations and national chain

restaurants. The company's mission is to partner with its client companies

to provide personalized expertise in assisting organizations to grow and

prosper through the selection and hiring of highly qualified, mid to senior

level executives. Areas of specialty include Sales, Marketing, Market

Research, Digital Marketing, Culinary Arts, Chefs, Engineering, Finance,

Manufacturing, Maintenance Machinists/Mechanics, Plant/Operations

Management, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, Purchasing,

Logistics, Food Science, and Research & Development.

. Responsible for new business development, client management and full

life cycle recruiting.

. Consistently meet and exceed client expectations, resulting in ongoing

client assignments.

. Adept at superior client development and relationship management.

. Extensively utilize direct sourcing and social media to identify and

recruit qualified candidates.

. Proficient at utilizing several ATS databases.

Futurestep Inc., division of Korn/Ferry International, Houston, TX

May 2012 - January 2013

Contract Virtual Recruiter, temporary project based

Hired to assist Futurestep, Inc. with a contract project with the Safeway

Corporation, a $41 billion retail grocery chain based in Pleasanton, CA.

The project consisted of full life-cycle recruiting for 7 hard to fill,

corporate Digital Marketing roles, of which 2 had remained open for over a

year. The recruiting function was performed from a virtual, east coast

office and all requisitions were successfully completed in a timely manner.

At the conclusion of the Safeway contract, remained on with Futurestep Inc.

for an additional short-term contract project, identifying first in class

corporate buyers and planners for a major CPG retail vendor. Both

assignments required full life-cycle recruiting for mid to senior level

executives.

. Sourced, interviewed, presented and hired mid to senior level digital

marketing management talent.

. Conducted weekly client conference calls to present candidates and

provide an overview of the search progress.

. Prepared weekly reports and provided value added consultative

services.

. Managed the company's ATS database.

Nestle, USA, Glendale, CA March 2010 -

January 2011

Contract Recruiter, temporary project based, Virtual & Onsite

Contacted by the head of Nestle USA Talent Acquisition in March of 2010 for

a virtual, six month, part-time recruiting assignment to assist in the

staffing of the newly acquired DiGiorno & Tombstone Pizza business

purchased from Kraft in Chicago, IL. Partnered with "C" level executives

and business unit leaders to identify critical skill sets for key

positions. The role was expanded to assist numerous Nestle, USA business

units with their hard to fill staffing needs nationwide. Successfully

staffed:

> Foodservice Sales talent at varying levels

> Food Scientists

> R&D Technicians

> Sales Planning Analysts

> Market Research personnel

> Human Resource personnel

> Corporate Chefs

After 7 months in a part- time capacity, hired to consult on a full-time

basis for a 3 month on-site role at the corporation's Joseph's Pasta

manufacturing facility based in Haverhill, MA until a permanent bilingual

Human Resource Manager could be identified.

. Successfully staffed the Joseph's Pasta manufacturing facility with

six, 24/7, fulltime shift Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance

Managers.

. Recruited, interviewed and presented the third shift Sanitation

Manager successfully hired into the role.

. Identified, interviewed and successfully hired the Warehouse

Supervisor.

. Lead a successful staffing team challenged with hiring 30+ shift and

assembly workers within a 20 day period.

. Sourced the candidacy of the permanent, bilingual Human Resource

Manager hired shortly after my departure.

. Conducted campus recruiting efforts at local technical colleges.

. Managed and attended professional job fairs.

. Managed Nestle's ATS database.

Futures Search Inc., Exeter, NH February 1998

- October 2006

Director, Marketing Division

Sr. Recruiter responsible for business development, establishing client

relationships and maintaining accounts for an industry leading executive

search firm specializing in the placement of mid to senior level executives

in the consumer products industry; with heavy emphasis on fortune 500 food

manufacturing clients. Conducted end to end recruiting

of mid to senior level management professionals across the US and

internationally. Partnered with "C" level executives,

senior business leaders, human resource executives and other client team

members to source, develop and hire

"best in class" talent available in the market place.

Performed all aspects of managing an open job requisition. Provided

consultative, value added services to include assisting clients with the

development of job descriptions, reported on current market salary trends

and competitive talent pool available by demographic markets and openly

provided critical feedback to the client.

. Consistently met or exceeded all corporate sales goals and was the

corporation's second leading producer behind the founder for over 8

years.

. Partnered with Business Staffing Managers, Hiring Managers and Human

Resource department heads to

identify their hiring needs, timing and priorities.

. Conducted all aspects of the recruitment process including direct

sourcing, interviewing, skills assessment, employment offers, and

reference verification.

. Extensive utilization of social media in the identification of

qualified candidates.

. Successful management of the companies ATS database.

. Incorporated diversity strategy into all recruiting methods.

. Recruited and placed several hundred, mid to senior level management

candidates for both fortune 500 and smaller entrepreneurial

manufacturing and service corporations conducting business within the

food/CPG industry both nationally and internationally.

. Developed excellent working relationships with external clients and

gained their trust and respect through

the proven placement of superior candidates subsequently promoted

throughout their organizations.

. Maintained an internal corporate data base directly responsible for

building a networking system capable

of identifying over 25,000+ industry leading professionals.

. Partnered with internal Business Leaders on staffing strategies, KPI

Metrics, and sourcing strategies.

. Assisted newly hired, internal, executive recruiters in identifying

new clients and securing new business.

. Built an extensive pipeline/database of networking professionals,

consultants and industry specialists through the active participation

of industry trade memberships and associations.

. Utilized targeted sourcing strategies, screening and selection tools

to ensure consistent results.

. Tracked and reported recruiting statistics and maintained staffing

data base integrity.

MRI INTERNATIONAL, Allentown South, Allentown, PA

1997

Executive recruiting firm specializing in the recruitment of Sales,

Marketing, Finance, Engineering and Research & Development professionals

for the food industry.

Executive Recruiter

Responsible for developing a client base within the food manufacturing and

restaurant industry.

Sourced management, sales and marketing talent for executive placement.

. Awarded the "Sales Rooky of the Year" along with four other newly

hired executive recruiters for top sales performance among 700+ MRI

franchised offices nationwide.

. Consistently exceeded corporation's performance goals.

. Built exceptional client relationships which resulted in residual

business.

EDUCATION

BA, Business Administration Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH

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