Becky Connell
Cleveland,TX
Summary
Hardworking Senior Recruiter offering 5+ years of experience in merchandising. Adept at sourcing, screening and sorting candidates for relevant openings. Knowledgeable about assessment, interviewing and onboarding processes. Personable recruiter/analyis with solid background in talent acquisition, employee relations and performance management. Skilled in utilizing data and analytics to push strategic HR initiatives. Strong analytical skills and committed to implementing HR policies and procedures.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Recruiter
SAS Retail Services
09.2020 - Current
- Strong leadership with reporting recruiters
- Manage four additional recruiters
- Strong in communication and driving numbers
- Drives business with Topline calls and daily tracking
- Work closely with over 30 field supervisors from Mid-central market.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events, and job fairs.
- Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
FT Sr. Recruiter-ANC program
TNG Merchandising
08.2018 - 08.2020
- Screening and onboarding 4 states
- Tenure and retention
- Team building, mentoring new recruiters.
Zone Administrator
SPAR Merchandising Services
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Assist Zone Director as needed
- Fill in for Zone leads on Vacation
- Work close with clients and client services team
- Recruiting hiring on-boarding and rep training
- Close strategic field start and field end dates for tasks/projects.
Recruiter and trainer
TNG Merchandising Company
06.2016 - 08.2016
- Recruiting and screening new merchandisers
- Prequalifiying them resets and merchandising services for Media solutions
- Preparing assessments and forwarding them to the hiring manager and DM.
Recruiter and trainer
SPAR Business Services
02.2016 - 04.2016
- Helped with back of the house challenges
- Called reps on past due projects get ETA on completion/reporting
- Recruited and onboarded for 8 states
- Trained new hires on SPAR system/Smart phone App (Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint).
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
Client District Manager
SPAR Business Services
11.2010 - 05.2015
- Task to develop a core team of merchandisers that interact with store managers to meet the client’s objectives and assure 100% overall quality of satisfaction
- Led the HEB team (6 and team lead) category and dairy resets
- Worked close with store directs in POG execution and assuring deadlines
- Developed the ability to multi-task while on the phone with client while entering information on a spread sheet and understanding and reacting to the clients concerns and needs
- Have developed the skill to draw out the client’s objectives and give positive feedback while making the client feel their concerns are valid and in good hands
- Set follow up goals with all clients to bridge the client/company confidence
- Heavy Excel and Word document skills Mathematics usage up to 60%
- Heavy recruiting and hiring field reps
- Extensive POG and schematic knowledge and no how
- Supervised and worked close with District Supervisor/220 merchandisers
- Heavy client/DM interaction
- Territory that covered 4 states and over 4000 projects a month
- Multi-unit management/experience.
Store manager
Ross
09.2008 - 05.2010
- Task to develop assistant manager, area managers and stockroom personnel
- 85% on hands floor personal development and customer interaction
- Tasked with the ability to develop a plan of action to show sales growth on a weekly basis
- Challenged to show a progressive growth in overall store functions and sustainability of the store.
Zone Manager
REPS Merchandising
02.2008 - 06.2008
- In charge of 22 merchandisers
- Heavy resets to include cosmetics, hardware and new store resets
- Strong plan-o-gram strategies
- Recruit hire and training
- Excel Microsoft and Word.
DM/Regional Manager
Driveline Retail Solutions
10.2006 - 01.2008
- Tasks with all aspects of the business
- Managed 150 merchandisers
- Ten area coordinators
- To assure 99% complete on time performance
- Recruit and hiring responsibilities based on the company metrics
- Setting and achieving measurable goals on a daily basis to grow district.
Store Manager
Tuesday Morning
01.2005 - 08.2006
- Oversee all recruiting and hiring of employees
- Accountable for all financial cost of the store
- Insure receiving and auditing of the truck
- Inventory
- Assure all ads were set to company standard
- In charge and made sure that all plan-o-grams were set to company plans
- Conducted training conferences to assure all employees had full knowledge of store policies and procedures
- Full charge of assistant store manager’s knowledge of new store opening and resets
- Full human resources training and knowledge of policies and procedures.
SR. Area Sales Manager/Electronic Manager
Foley's
10.1994 - 01.2005
- Sales and sales goals
- Credit Goals
- Setting of ads
- MMI- Major Merchandising intensification
- Seasonal floor moves/Major resets, plan-o-gram changes
- Close and personal buyer interaction
- Human resources to include hiring
- Training seminars
- Inventory twice yearly
- Profile seminars
- In charge of two million in revenue
- Monthly accountability to SM for goals set and obtained.
Education
High School Diploma -
Madison High School
San Antonio, TX05.1980
Skills
- Onboarding Process Management
- Talent Management
- Time Management
- Recruitment Marketing
- Talent Acquisition
- Creative Problem Solving
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Social Media Recruiting
- Executive Search Experience
- Conflict Resolution
- Recruitment Process Improvement
- Diversity and Inclusion Strategies
- Recruiter Training and Mentoring
Timeline
Sr. Recruiter
SAS Retail Services
09.2020 - Current
FT Sr. Recruiter-ANC program
TNG Merchandising
08.2018 - 08.2020
Zone Administrator
SPAR Merchandising Services
08.2016 - 06.2018
Recruiter and trainer
TNG Merchandising Company
06.2016 - 08.2016
Recruiter and trainer
SPAR Business Services
02.2016 - 04.2016
Client District Manager
SPAR Business Services
11.2010 - 05.2015
Store manager
Ross
09.2008 - 05.2010
Zone Manager
REPS Merchandising
02.2008 - 06.2008
DM/Regional Manager
Driveline Retail Solutions
10.2006 - 01.2008
Store Manager
Tuesday Morning
01.2005 - 08.2006
SR. Area Sales Manager/Electronic Manager
Foley's
10.1994 - 01.2005
High School Diploma -
Madison High School
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