VICTORIA BROSTROM 949-***-**** / *********@***.***
SUMMARY: Seeking an exciting part-time or full-time/WFH/hybrid position in Recruiting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Claire’s – South Orange County, CA 09/2023 - 04/2024
FIELD MERCHANDISER
Traveling to local retail stores, replenish and merchandise products during visits. Validate deliveries, implement planograms in line with store guidelines. Replenish stock from storage, ensure seasonal and sale items are highlighted appropriately, organize backstock. Provide feedback to District Manager and interact with Store Management to maximize sales.
Volunteer and Charity Work current
Chair, Student Store at Capistrano Valley High School – Select spirit wear sold at high school student store. Operate within a budget, work with vendors, manage operation of store including displays, sales, purchasing supplies, and coordinating volunteers. Annual sales: $12,000.
PTA Board positions held:
President – Oversaw 15 volunteer officers, budgets, meet deadlines, plan creative and engaging events and fundraising. Conceptualized and planned the first off-site parent-only fundraiser with silent/live auctions and raffles that raised a record $40k+.
VP, Student Enrichment – Create engaging and educational events, manage volunteers and vendors.
Talent Show Director - Oversaw 60+ student acts, hired lighting and music professionals, ensured compliance with costume/music standards, ticket sales, concessions, decorations, publicity. Parliamentarian – Updated bylaws, selected/oversaw committee to recruit new board members.
Diedrich Coffee – Irvine, CA (through HR Solutions) 7/2003 – 08/2005
CONTRACT RECRUITER
Solely responsible recruiting field management and corporate positions across all functional areas including sourcing, interviewing, background/reference checks, negotiating offers, communication with hiring managers and candidates. Special projects: research/recommendation of new background check vendor, design career pages for website, coordinate career fairs, new hire orientation.
Pacific Sunwear – Anaheim, CA 4/2002 – 6/2003
STAFFING MANAGER
Lead Staffing function in start-up HR department. Train and develop recruiting staff and manage workloads. Maintain full requisition load of positions in all departments and levels, communication with hiring managers, sourcing talent, coordination of interviews, travel, relocation, orientation and onboarding. Create staffing processes and procedures, employee referral program, relocation guidelines, interview training, college recruiting program. Manage recruiting and relocation budgets.
Gap Inc. – San Francisco, CA 12/1996 - 12/2001
SEARCH SPECIALIST
Source diverse, qualified candidates from multiple channels: internal resume database, internet, cold calling, employee referrals, networking, target companies. Interview candidates, determining and present to recruiter and/or hiring manager. Worked with benefits/compensation, and relocation/immigration. Offer negotiation and turn-downs.
EDUCATION
MBA, University of San Francisco
BS, Business Administration, Major in Human Resources - California State University, Long Beach