Ashley Kitchens

• Reviewed existing policies and procedures to make recommendations for enhancing work productivity, recruitment, hiring processes and talent management.
• Partnered with senior leadership to establish and develop corporate and HR policies and procedures.
• Analyzed issues and employed improvement processes.
• Reinforce company policies and procedures to maintain high-quality service for our employees
• Maintain high level of confidentiality and accurate documentation
• Ensured company compliance with all state and Federal laws
• Processed payroll across four (4) companies on weekly and bi-weekly basis
• Quickly corrected issues with work tickets and time entries
• Executed employee garnishments
• Process all new hires in electronic hiring system to include drug screens, background checks, I-9 verifications, employment and reference verification
• Process employee records in electronic HR systems including rate changes, position changes, promotions, separations, etc.
• Scanning and indexing employee records into database
• Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing
• Performed calculations in overtime, vacation and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database
• Investigated payroll variances and employee claims to resolve discrepancies and balance financial records
• Researched payroll errors and processed payments for federal and state taxes, social security, Medicare and various employee deductions, annuity contributions and retirement plan withholdings

• Oversaw and managed on-boarding processes and programs to successfully integrate new, transferred and promoted employees.
• Maintained thorough understanding and knowledge of hiring practices, recruitment strategies and staffing industry trends.
• Facilitated interview and hiring discussions with interviewers and hiring managers and maintained reports and performance metrics to generate outcomes.
• Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
• Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
• Partnered with client management to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
• Assisted senior management with making key decisions by developing and submitting performance and compensation reports with status updates and improvement recommendations.
• Planned, monitored and appraised employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees.
• Oversaw HR needs for 150+-employee operation across six (6) locations focused in warehouse/ manufacturing field.
• Streamlined recruitment tracking systems and ATS
• Traveled routinely to establish client needs in new contract locations
• Verified weekly payroll, investigated claims of pay discrepancies
• Oversaw and managed on-boarding processes and programs to successfully integrate new, transferred and promoted employees
• Managed full-cycle recruiting process for applicants to promote smooth and positive onboarding experience
• Collaborated with HR director to develop and integrate workforce planning, analysis and solutions
• Created internal posting and advertisements while overseeing employment website

• Responsible for all placement of men's and children's clothing, accessories and toys
• Coordinate with Merchandising Manager for product placement moves
• Managed salvaged and MOS merchandise
• Advanced sales cycle plans by maximizing placement of promotions, point of sale materials and product visibility.
• Ran markdown reports, managed store replenishment and analyzed buying reports.
• Received and processed stock into inventory management system
• Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service

• Supported senior company leaders by delivering reports outlining performance to drive process improvements
• Processed sales orders and handled administrative functions like purchasing, tracking and credit applications
• Oversaw team of three to five in unload, sort, and processing of all store merchandise
• Responsible for all store inbound and out bound shipments
• Processed all Return-To-Vendor and defective merchandise to ensure inventory control
• Inventory adjustments store wide
• Maintained loading dock area to ensure efficient movement of all store merchandise
• Performed daily store manager duties such as open and close store, cash office duties, scheduling teammate coaching and sales metrics
• Trained new staff on job duties, company policies and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.

• Oversee team of ten and delegate tasks accordingly
• Responsible for making sure all store wide merchandise placement is completed in compliance with company standards
• Ensure all functions were completed within given payroll budget while saving ten percent
• Responsible for all reverse logistics functions including Return-To-Vendor
• Consulted with supervisors, peers, and subordinates regarding department problems, process improvement, and safety hazards
• Conduct interviews with perspective employees as well as train new hires in all aspects of support functionality
• Collaborates with district merchants and vendors to improve sales
• Organize and supervise strategic floor moves in an effort to improve and drive sales in specific department
• Assist with trailer inbounding/ outbounding and process
• Intermittently fill in as Merchandise team Manager and report to District Operations Director in all operational and logistics matters
• Responsible for picking Buy On-line Pick-up In Store (BOPS) orders
• Pick, pack, and ship on-line fulfillment orders using UPS software
• Process returned on-line orders
• Picking and packing RTV merchandise and store to store transfers (SIT)
• Shipping and receiving merchandise fixtures

Was number one in a twelve-store district in operational scorecard ranking a seven at five hundred plus YTD hours saved versus a company standard at three hundred YTD hours saved.

Number one in region out of a four state region in on-

line fulfillment

Number one in the company for fourth quarter soft home sales at +24% YTD verses a company -3%

Number three in the company for fourth quarter sales at +16% YTD to a company -8% YTD

sales

Number one in the district for the company RFID roll out program having consistently maintained a 98% accuracy in the monthly RFID cycle count