Deborah Jurczyk

*** *. ******* ***., ***** Park, IL 60181

630-***-****

adi83u@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Talent Acquisition Professional specializing in analytics, process improvement, change management, compliance, business partnering, relationship building, retention strategies; team, budget and vendor management. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Hornblower Cruises & Events October 2019 to September 2020 Director of Talent Acquisition & Retention

• Identified and implemented workforce planning tools to create staffing models that align with business objectives.

• Developer of strategic recruitment processes across the fleet to elevate existing recruitment efforts.

• Created and launched retention strategies by port to reduce turnover.

• Built and lead integration of new ATS & onboarding platforms inclusive of background check/drug screen vendor.

• Managed the Centers of Excellence team inclusive of Talent Acquisition, Benefits and Payroll to support all fleet initiatives and new business acquisitions.

NTI-Connect December 2017 to October 2019

Talent Acquisition Manager

• Responsible for the oversight of the Talent Acquisition team, their development and career pathing.

• SME responsible for the change management and implementation cut of ATS.

• Designer and implementor of recruitment and on-boarding processes, new hire orientation and compliance initiatives to support enterprise-wide objectives.

• Partner to C-Suite and hiring managers to implement custom strategic recruitment plans to align with corporate goals.

• Creator of job descriptions, online postings and brand awareness strategies.

• Provided full-cycle/high volume recruitment supporting four operating companies and enterprise-wide business initiatives.

• International recruitment in Europe and Japan.

• Sourcing strategist leveraging social media platforms, networking and job boards to exceed 2018 hiring goals by Q3.

• Project Manager to align vendor and pre-employment process, reducing the hiring time by 50%. Brightstar Corp. June 2015 to December 2017

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

• Full-cycle/high volume recruiter supporting: Operations, Transportation, Finance, Human Resources, Sales and Supply Chain with an average of 45 open requisitions.

• International recruitment in India and Canada.

• Built and maintained highly productive relationships with hiring managers, human resource business partners and senior leadership.

• Hands-on expertise with BrassRing applicant tracking and candidate sourcing tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Waggle, Workable and Indeed.

• Project Manager of Contract Conversion Project to convert 45 contract associates to lead roles. United Stationers 2011 to 2015

Human Resources Manager (11/2012 to 1/2015)

• Strategist for Market Wage Analysis projects to be more competitive in the marketplace and address internal compression issues three consecutive years.

• Facilitator of Leadership Development curriculum; including 8 Pillars Trilogy, Skill Build, Performance Coaching, Performance Management, Interviewing & Communication for operations and transportation teams in multiple markets.

• Identified and implemented workforce planning tools; to ensure AAP compliance, create staffing models and align with business objectives.

• Analyst & strategist who reduced Distribution Center turnover by 10% in 5 months.

• SME responsible for leading market recruitment efforts; including job fairs, interview days, and weekly calibration sessions between human resources, recruitment and business partners; filling an average of 35 positions per quarter.

Field Recruiting Consultant-West Region (5/2011 to 10/2012)

• Lead Recruitment and selection for West Region.

• Managed an average of 30 exempt and non-exempt open requisitions, with an average time to fill of 45 days.

• Project Manager for COI Union Drive Project – secured 246 FT/PT candidates for hire to prepare for a union strike in a six- week period.

• Partnered with Managers and Transportation Business Partners in updating the Driver Hiring process and Pre-Screening Interview Guide.

• Developed and executed a mass hiring process for drivers that created a Transportation fleet in house in eight weeks; resulting in 18 Drivers being hired.

Sears Holding Company 2003 to 2011

Talent Acquisition Coordinator (Contract) (9/2010 to 5/2011)

• Was asked to return to Sears in 2010

• Partnered with Talent Acquisition Recruiters on scheduling talent and selection for the On-line and e-commerce Businesses; managed an average of 80 candidate interviews per week.

• Business partner to the On-line and e-commerce business units.

• Responsible for the candidate experience and acting as a company ambassador for exempt level candidates. Region Field Recruiter (6/2007 to 1/2009)

• Promoted in 2007 to lead recruitment efforts within the South Central, West & North West Regions; combined these regions produced approximately $6.8 billion dollars of annual revenue.

• Focused on sourcing and identifying Store and District level Management for Sears Department Stores and KMART Stores. Positions included; Store Manager, District Loss Prevention Manager, District Automotive Manager and District Facilities Maintenance Manager.

• Managed a requisition load of 30 open requisitions with an average time to fill of 45 days.

• Became Subject Matter Expert on local markets that lead to the development of creative and cost effective strategies; including LinkedIn.com and targeted Cold Calling Campaigns.

• Obtained 100% retention of new hires for the first 14 months in the role. Region Human Resources Manager (9/2005 to 6/2007)

• Managed a team of 16 off-site Human Resource professionals in 10 states; collectively the team was responsible for 2000+ employees.

• Lead Performance Management initiatives & Score Card metrics to identify "poor" performers.

• Developed program for "Rising Stars".

• Change Agent and Company advocate during Sears/KMART integration.

• Lead Employee Investigations and owned Termination and Harassment Policies and discipline protocols; closed an average of 6 investigation cases per year saving the company approximately 2 million dollars.

• Responsible for identifying and addressing turnover trends; created retention programs companywide resulting in reduced turnover by 22%.

Multi-Unit HR Manager (10/2004 to 9/2005)

• Provided HR Generalist support for the following locations; Schaumburg, IL and Deerfield, IL.

• Designed and Lead Pilot Program that was cascaded nationwide.

• Policy creator, administrator and interpretation guide to improve morale. HR Manager I (8/2003 to 10/2004)

• Full generalist responsibilities supporting an employee base of approximately 120. Fine Light, Inc. 1997 to 2001

Director of Human Resources (2000 to 2001)

Manager of Human Resources (1998 to 2000)

EDUCATION

BS from Western Michigan University – Kalamazoo, MI COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, PeopleSoft, BrassRing, Taleo, Newton, Workday and UltiPro

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