Talent Acquisition Human Resources

CHERRI PINKERTON

***************@*****.*** 479-***-**** Bentonville, AR 72713

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AtWork Personnel – Rogers, AR (Start-Up)

Sr Talent Recruiter February 2025

Recruit talent to create a pipeline for assignment to temporary, temp-to hire, or direct hire opportunities with local business clients

R&R Solutions – Gravette, AR

Human Resources Manager August 2024 to January 2025

Human Resource Manager and Business Partner with operations in AR, MO, TN, NC

Supervisor of Recruiter/DOT Administrator and Payroll/Benefits Administrator

Safety Committee Manager

*Position was eliminated due to budgetary reasons

Cohova Properties – Bentonville, AR

Human Resources Manager June 2024 to July 2024

Human Resource Manager to a luxury vacation rental company

*Position was eliminated due to budgetary reasons

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. – Bentonville, AR (remote)

Talent Acquisition Specialist February 2019 to May 2024

Champion of innovative HR Transformation initiative to become a centralized model organized into centers of excellence & implementation of new Workday technology

Business Partner to 25+ Stores, District and Regional Teams with high-volume TA needs

Accomplished talent acquisition professional with respect to the full life-cycle recruitment process, creating an exceptional candidate experience – job posting creation, job board sourcing, STAR method interviewing, ATS management for 200+ requisitions

*Restructure led to layoff. Generous severance

Lowe’s Home Improvement – Rogers, AR

Human Resources Manager May 2017 to February 2019

Business Partner to the Leadership Team in a high-volume store

Accomplished talent acquisition plan using workforce inputs to achieve staffing readiness

Red Vest Ready Mentor, facilitator of onboarding, training and leadership development

Supervisory responsibility of an HR Coordinator

*Restructure. Invited to stay with the company within the new Talent Acquisition COE

Acosta Sales and Marketing – Bentonville, AR

Human Resources Advisor October 2015 to February 2017

Provided remote HR consulting for associates across multiple geographies

Executed talent acquisition strategy, internship program, reward and recognition programs, retention improvement plans, and community involvement

*New opportunity with career advancement

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. – Lowell, AR

Human Resources Manager September 2008 to October 2015

HR business partner and consultant in the areas of employment law, company policy, employee relations, talent management and training and development

Project manager of company’s affirmative action compliance plan

Lead the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Key contributor to the development of the company’s first employee resource group

Presented training to all levels of management in the areas of HR compliance, ethics and professionalism, diversity and inclusion, union awareness, authentic leadership, and coaching for performance

Supervisory responsibility for administrative staff

*New opportunity with 55% increase in salary.

ANB Financial, N.A. – Rogers, AR

Human Resources Generalist August 2005 to September 2008

Partnered with executive management to develop the talent acquisition and development strategy

Payroll and benefits administration for associates across six states

Supported the closing transition of ANB Financial, N.A. into the Receivership of the FDIC

*Closing of the bank led to opportunity with the FDIC, no interest in relocation to Dallas, TX.

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree Human Resource Development University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 2013

CERTIFICATIONS

SHRM-CP

PHR

QUALIFICATIONS

HR Policy, Process, & Systems Design

Organizational Change Management

People Management

Talent Acquisition Strategy

Employee Relations & Investigations

Talent Development & Management

Project Management – Develop and deliver a range of strategic HR projects

Professional and strategic consultancy to Executive, Senior Leadership and All Management levels

DEI Champion

HRIS/ATS Technology – Workday, PeopleSoft, iCIMS, BrassRing, iSolved, PayCor

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

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