HR Project/Program Management Leader

Michelle Collier Stidham

Cell: 615-***-****; E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Summary

Extensive experience in Talent Acquisition, including full life-cycle recruiting, with strong focus in the automotive and consumer electronics/cell phone industries.

Broad range of experience recruiting multiple skill sets and job functions at every level of the organization.

Expertise in forging dynamic relationships with functional area business leaders, hiring managers, and HR business partners.

Reputation for being exceptional at client/account management, continuous improvement, and candidate generation. Resourceful, consultative, process-driven, and customer service oriented while working in fast-paced, high volume environments.

Proven track record of receiving one or more promotions while working at three most tenured employers.

Education

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

B.B.A. Degree, Management major w/ emphasis in Human Resources – graduated with honors

Attended on four year scholarship

Masters in Education - Curriculum & Instruction – graduated with 4.0

Appreciation for multi-cultures – lived overseas for 10 years – South America, Europe & United Kingdom

Skill Sets

Recruiting Process/Strategy Market/Data Analytics Internet Research & Social Networking

Employer Branding Creative Sourcing Behavioral Interviewing

Cultural/Diversity Champion Talent Management Onboarding/Orientation/Training

Legal/Regulatory Compliance Leadership Project/Program Management

Professional Experience

Kelly Services (On-Site at Nissan North America), Franklin, TN Aug 2018 – Present

Talent Acquisition Consultant – Responsible for Sales and Marketing functions at our North American Headquarters

Manage full-cycle recruiting process with a focus on strong hiring manager partnership and candidate advocacy to ensure overall good communication, as well as, smooth recruiting process.

Execute recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management.

Partner with hiring managers by regularly meeting/consulting on requisition details, sourcing strategies, candidate slate, recruiting updates and challenges, and to level-set expectations.

Along with TA team, effectively source, screen, present and “sell” qualified candidates to hiring managers.

Experience building and utilizing a variety of sourcing plans and tools, including proactive internet research and social networking.

Utilize market data to develop recruiting strategies and implement tactics that result in talent pipelines aligned with current and future needs of the organization.

Ensure recruiting/hiring process is compliant with all regulatory requirements.

Facilitate consensus sessions with hiring managers to assist in candidate selection and move forward accordingly with job offer process.

Continually drive the recruitment process in a positive and professional manner to ensure excellent and timely delivery.

Kelly Services (On-Site at Nissan North America), Smyrna, TN Jul 2014 – Aug 2018

Recruiter – Full cycle recruiting for two manufacturing facilities in the US – Smyrna & Decherd, TN.

Recruit mostly for positions in maintenance, production management, engineering, supply chain, quality, analytics, and positions at our parts distribution centers.

Experience includes developing & executing recruiting strategy, networking, requisition creation, launch meetings with hiring managers, sourcing, resume screens, phone screens, interview scheduling, consensus sessions with management, offer creation and negotiation, pre-hire screenings, onboarding, and metrics & reporting.

Hired as Associate Recruiter

Express Employment Professionals, Murfreesboro, TN Nov 2013 – Jul 2014

Staffing Consultant – Client management; recruit and fill all levels of jobs in all kinds of industries; customer service; and sales generation.

Asurion, Smyrna, TN Oct 2005 – Jan 2012

Supply Chain Management Talent Acquisition Lead - Responsible for long-term recruiting strategy & execution, staff/employee development & customer service for Supply Chain – Distribution/Logistics, Technical Call Center and Hong Kong Operations – Consisting of 1500+ employees; Supervised recruiting staff of 3 – 5. Worked with diverse groups of employees recruiting & developing multi-cultural/diverse talent.

Collaborated & partnered with key stakeholder functions within and outside HR to ensure seamless recruiting process.

Developed attractive & competitive ‘best practice’ recruiting programs.

Recruited for exempt level positions within supply chain management, including operations, supply chain, finance, strategy, quality, transportation, facilities, engineering and maintenance.

Managed all parts of the recruiting process including posting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessing, requisition data management, candidate identification and selection, and job offers.

Proactively researched and utilized innovative sourcing strategies for active and passive candidates, and maintained candidate network.

Ensured recruitment efforts were conducted in an unbiased, legal manner.

Managed the relationship with our on-site staffing partner.

Recommended continuous improvement practices, processes, and policies to advance the Talent function.

Member of the research and implementation team when upgraded to the Taleo ATS platform.

Advised, counseled & mentored employees regarding academic, career & personal objectives.

Supported timely data analytics and reporting activities to manage candidate pipeline and other recruitment metrics.

Developed & provided training programs: ATS, Interview Skills, and Cultural/Diversity Awareness.

Developed & managed recruiting budget process.

Hired as Recruiter

MAHLE Filter Systems North America, Murfreesboro, TN Apr 1994 – Oct 2005

HR Team Leader III – promoted in 2004. Handled all HR functions for plant as well as below responsibilities.

Senior Human Resource Specialist – promoted in 1999

Responsible for recruiting hourly and salaried positions at plant with 425+ employees – included HR planning/budgeting, posting/advertising, screening, testing, interviewing, selection and job placement. Ensure adherence to all legal compliance requirements in all recruiting and hiring processes. Responsible for contingent workforce, all onboarding/orientation of new team members, and responding to employment related hearings and investigations.

Also responsible for policy development & administration; employee relations; performance management; talent management; succession planning; employee engagement; employee development; training programs; benefit management; compensation; safety/training; and plant communications & events.

Hired as HR Assistant

Skills

Fluency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Other Systems: ATS - Taleo, Workday, BrassRing, Vector, and Vurv; HRIS – PeopleSoft & Oracle

Candidate Assessment Tools: Predictive Index and Leadership Readiness Assessment

Thorough knowledge of state and federal recruiting and employment laws

Strong skills: communication, presentation, organization, negotiation, and influencing others

Plant start-up and expansion experience

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