Katherine Sánchez
ac0fgq@r.postjobfree.com
Education
University of Nebraska Omaha, NE
Bachelor of Arts August 2003-December 2006
● Cumulative GPA 3.67; Graduated Magna Cum Laude
● Major: Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations and Advertising
● Minor: Spanish
Experience
HanesBrands Inc. Winston-Salem, NC
Manager, Global Employee Benefits April 2013-June 2016 Manage benefit programs across 21 countries and support 50,000 employees.
● Drive metrics and ROI to improve health outcomes and provide dynamic wellness programs to engage and assist employees in meeting their health and wellness goals.
● Analyze risk and claims data by using a data warehouse. Compile reporting to assess health risks and create mitigation strategy.
● Assist with development and strategy for the onsite wellness clinic and management of programs.
● Performed deep-dive comparability analysis on benefit programs during M&A due diligence and integration process.
● Project managed transition and communication plan to new 401(k) vendor.
● Oversee development and implementation of mandatory health care reform changes. Collaborate with HRIM and payroll to provide effective reporting to analyze benefit liabilities.
● Oversee relationship with outsourced benefits administration vendor and project managed all aspects of the open enrollment process.
● Lead benefit renewals for global countries and provide critique for proposals and serve as consultant to enhance global benefits strategy and cost saving initiatives.
● Manage the development of plan communications channeled through various media types, such as intranet and paper. Prepared and designed enrollment guides in-house with a cost savings of $70k. TeleTech Englewood, CO
Global Benefits Analyst July 2011-April 2013
Provided Human Capital support to 38,000 global employees with concentration in Latin America employee benefits and wellness programs.
● Acted as a strategic partner and consultant to country managers and stakeholders by improving current benefit levels to be competitive in the global market and to attract and retain valuable employees.
● Wrote and distributed requests for proposal (RFP) to prospective brokers and vendors, analyzed results and made recommendations to stakeholders.
● Analyzed budgets to strike a balance between cost to provide benefits, ROI and savings.
● Collaborated with brokers to enhance benefit offerings, analyzed trends and market data, liabilities and risk.
● Provided benefits administration to Latin America region (Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil), the Philippines and Ghana.
● Oversaw administration and strategy for multinational pooling agreements.
● Authored global benefits governance strategy and benefits philosophy for department.
● Complied with and tracked statutory benefit requirements in global countries and ensured that employee benefits met standards.
● Designed and delivered robust communication campaigns to employees on current and upcoming benefits.
CH2M HILL Englewood, CO
Senior Human Resources Assistant August 2009-July 2011 Provided human resources, benefits and payroll support to an engineering firm with 25,000 employees around the world.
● Collaborated on a special team to process firm wide restructuring efforts; partnered with HR managers and legal counsel to complete workforce transitions and layoffs.
● Point of contact for benefit inquiries across several lines of business and diverse plans and offerings, including expatriate and union employees.
● Managed Canadian employee inquiries and processing of all Canadian employment transactions.
● Acted as the only bilingual member on my team to provide consistent verbal and written communication to Spanish-speaking employees.
● Participated in interviewing process to select new candidates for the HR service center.
● Delivered centralized HR support to several offices and HR representatives through shared services model.
● Assisted with new employee on-boarding and processing. CH2M HILL Englewood, CO
Recruitment Administration Coordinator– October 2008-August 2009 (contractor) Provided recruitment support to five full-time recruiters across various lines of business and supported candidates around the world.
● Monitored and set up all pre-employment screenings.
● Concisely posted jobs to several internal and external gateways.
● Set up interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
● Drafted domestic and Canadian offers.
● Appropriately updated and maintained job requisitions.
● Gathered all on-boarding materials for Alaska candidates. Town of Avon Recreation Center Avon, CO
Pool Coordinator January 2007-May 2008
● Pool staff supervisor and building manager
● Taught swim lessons to children ages 6 months to 13-years-old
● Assisted with after school program for elementary school aged children
● Co-coordinated preschool summer group for outdoor activities
● Translated recreation publications into Spanish
Volunteer Service
Birthright Winston-Salem, NC
Board Member March 2015 - Current
Mi Casa Resource Center Denver, CO
Digital Connectors Volunteer January 2011-May 2012 Assist with a free afterschool program that teaches youth ages 14-21 in-depth digital literacy skills and gives them the opportunity to share their knowledge with the community; equips youth in narrowing the digital divide between people with access to computers and information technology and those without.
● Assisted program instructor through creative, administrative and classroom teaching support.
● Designed career curriculum to assist students in preparing working resumes and cover letters.
● Facilitated students to engage in constructive discussion.
● Motivated students to succeed and continue with time commitment to program. Licenses Held
Statement of Eligibility (SOE) Alternative Teaching License for Foreign Languages Spanish K-12 Approved as lateral entry teacher in North Carolina