Project Manager Employee Relations

Nancy Fink

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SUMMARY

High-energy self starter who brought her vision to life with a food start-up offering fresh, organic, satisfying sippable soups for today's health-conscious, time-starved consumer on-the-go. Now looking for my next career opportunity

SKILLS

•Attention to detail

•Execution-orientation

•Written and oral communication skills

•Organization skills

•Resourcefulness

•Excellent problem solver

EXPERIENCE

10/2016 to 10/2019

Founder and Owner, Spoon Optional (Vegan soup company)

•Successfully created and launched organic sippable soup company within a 7-month timeframe through the development of an original 13 recipe collection, creative branding, and targeted retail strategy

•Managed cross-functional team of experts in Marketing and Operations to expand distribution from direct-to-consumer to multiple retail channels with no previous experience in the food industry

•Reformulated and commercialized soup recipes for longer shelf life and established new co-packer and distributor partnership thereby creating additional retail placement opportunities in 30+ Twin Cities stores (including Whole Foods, Kowalskis, Jerry’s and several Co-Ops)

09/2012 to 06/2014

Project Manager, Ernest I. Fink Agency

Provided HR support for 15 person office by developing job descriptions and job requirements across all departments for use in recruitment and retention

Managed the recruitment and on-boarding processes of new employees

Oversaw the design and development of new agency website, working with stakeholders throughout the organization for brand content and functionality

01/2006 to 08/2007

HR Generalist, Target Corporation

Served as an HR business partner for the Corporate Technology department, providing a broad range of human resources support to the Technology Leadership team, including recruitment, training and development, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and succession planning

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minneapolis, Minnesota

Industrial Relations Center, Carlson School of Management

Master of Arts in Human Resources and Industrial Relations, December 2005

GPA: 3.92/4.0

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Madison, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Business Administration, May 2000

Dean's List: 1996-2000

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

GPA: 3.9/4.0

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