Em Bays
**** ***** **. **** 415-***-****
Marion, IL 62959
*******@*****.***
HR and Logistics Specialist
Proven leadership that ensures quality, success, goal attainment, and customer service.
This professional has served 20 years in the field of management and leadership. She has a proven track record of people development, and customer satisfaction. Experiences and achievements have been realized in the implementation of goals and people leadership. This dynamic Leader has the unique ability to be creative while following company policy, procedures, and philosophy. Her skills have served in start-up environments, as well as long term assignments. This polished professional builds strong relationships through superlative communication skills. She is seeking a new opportunity to share her experience and skills in a challenging environment.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Three successful years of staffing ODC in non peak and peak periods, from 75 up to 300 positions per year.
Managed staffing budgets in many diverse environments.
Maintained and executed associate files and administered accountability in the areas of attendance, performance, and behavior.
Recruited and placed candidates in many different environments to include Care Centers.
Ensured all OSHA files and regulations were kept and administered to regulatory compliance.
Successfully ran warehouse and Inventory Control departments.
Implemented processes at company’s newly acquired store as AGM
CORE COMPETENCIES
Recruitment Satisfaction Process Re-engineering Creative Thinking Budget Management
Results Driven Logistics Professional Associate Relations Quality Assurance
Customer Service Associate Retention CSC Experience Diversity Appreciation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Andersons Furniture/Distinctive Interiors 11/20-Present
Assistant General Manager
Over 100,000 square ft locally owned furniture store serving all of southern IL.
Ran all aspects of warehousing and furniture delivery
Utilized Profit Systems for POS and Inventory functions
Oversaw Scheduling Department
All HR functions on an as needed basis
Promoted to AGM position after the purchase of newly acquired store
Responsible for all
Implemented accountability action plans
Dillards 10/18-11/20
Business Development Manager
Upscale department store chain with 282 stores in 29 states.
Lead Home Store team in sales, receiving and visual functions
Maintained excellent level of customer service
Coordinated special events store wide regarding activities, refreshments and horderves
Quarterly employee evaluations based on sales goals, attendance and attitude
Daily, weekly, quarterly reporting of sales to store manager
Administered corrective action as needed
Restoration Hardware 10/11-01/14
DC Senior Operations Manager
Tri-Channel premier home retailer with 6 distribution centers, 97 retail operations, and 1 billion in yearly sales.
Effective leadership in Put-Away, Picking and Special Projects
Developed SOP’s, and departmental goals in startup atmosphere
Maintained all aspects of Safety including training all personnel on Order Picker, Turret, Electric Pallet Jack and Sit-down Forklift
Tracking daily, monthly and quarterly UPH and CPU
Developed hourly associates and leads. Responsible for promoting 3 hourly associates to leads
Administered corrective action as needed
Implemented accountability action plans
Allines Staffing
Restoration Hardware Ohio DC– Onsite Temporary Associate Management 5/08-10/11
Tri-Channel premier home retailer with 3 distribution centers, 97 retail operations, and 638 million in yearly sales.
Maintained all aspects of recruiting, interviewing and placing qualified candidates in up to 300 open positions
Recruited supervisory and management personnel
Conducted on-boarding and orientation for all new placements
Monitor individual attendance and performance for all associates
Report hours and billing costs daily, weekly and quarterly, and processes payroll
Responsible for all HR functions relating to the temporary associates
Resolves client and/or employee concerns
Administered employee evaluations and counsels on productivity/ accuracy/ etc.
Provide safety orientations and training on industrial equipment
Complete workers compensation reports along with accident investigations
Ensure safety procedures and guidelines are being followed
Periodic job shadowing to maintain accurate job descriptions
ABX Air / DHL 6/06-5/08
Expeditor
The DHL / ABX is a international transportation company with distribution and logistics hubs around the world serving 120,000 locations in 220 countries. DHL also offers special express and logistics services to customers.
Effective leadership in two 3rd party accounts to include shipping, receiving, returns, and embroidery
Implemented production strategies consisting of setting expectations, motivating employees and tracking results
Daily and weekly reporting of hours and productivity
Trained employees on forklift, order picker and reach truck
Developed SOP’s for various operations
Administered corrective action as needed
Staffmark Staffing Agency 8/02-6/06
Onsite Manager / Value City Furniture
A Leading home furnishings retailer, Value City Furniture (VCF) us operated by American Signature and its part of a large network of over 130 superstores, in (20) US states, in the Southeastern, Midwest, and East regions of USA.
Recruited, interviewed and placed employees in temporary and full time positions
Trained and stayed current with employment laws and procedures as well as administered basic employment law training sessions
Maintained approximately 40 distribution clients with 300+ temporary associates. Worked with clients while both on-site and from a branch level
Processed payroll using Kronos
Monitored production and training of employees. Counseled employees on production, attendance and accuracy
New hire orientations and training
Tracked billing and created client invoices accordingly
Client production meetings to determine spikes and decreases in volume
Performed on-site incident reports along with internal workers compensation investigations
Maintained regional and branch sales quotas
AFFILIATIONS
Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development Commission
United Way
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified OSHA Safety Trainer
Diversity Appreciation and Management Training
Ethics, Leadership, and Compliance Seminar
{HR, Harassment, HIPAA, Employment Law} Training
Labor Relations / Violence in the workplace training
SKILLS
Microsoft Office Word, Power point, Excel