Bess Powers
Pooler,GA
Summary
Highly- effective Human Resources Business Partner with proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in risk mitigation, building trusting relationships, and driving results to further company goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Manager
Shaw Industries
02.2024 - Current
- Plans, leads, and organizes all Human Resources activities across Commercial Customer Service, Residential Customer Service, and Supply Chain Sales.
- Acts as a strategic business partner to divisional leadership
- Provides expert guidance on labor laws and regulations, mitigating legal risks for the organization.
- Manages employee relations issues professionally, resolving conflicts efficiently while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- Collaborates with executive leadership to align HR initiatives with overall business goals and objectives.
- Liaison between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Conducts thorough internal investigations, addressing employee concerns with fairness and transparency.
- Regularly analyzes workforce trends to proactively address potential skill gaps or staffing needs.
- Implements performance reviews and motivational strategies to elevate HR team results.
Site Human Resources Manager
Shaw Industries
11.2020 - 02.2024
- Planned, organized, and lead all human resources, associate experience, and training operations across 5 facilities
- Lead a team of 19 human resources and training professionals
- Acted as a strategic business partner to plant leadership
- Actively listened to and effectively resolved associate concerns
- Reduced turnover by 25%
- Oversaw the collection of information, supported, and advised on associate experience
- Demonstrated customer orientation through a focus on people in response to the changing needs of both our associates and our business
- Built a successful team through attracting and developing talent
- Lead change initiatives to align with the Shaw Way
- Drove innovation through flexible schedules, growth, and development opportunities
- Demonstrated inclusive leadership through leveraging corporate, divisional, and local resources
- Built trusting relationships with plant leadership, associates, and the community
- Actively sought opportunities to build partnerships in the community
- Delivered compelling communication to divisional leadership, plant leadership, and associates.
Human Resources Manager
Shaw Industries
06.2019 - 11.2020
- Acted as a strategic business partner to plant leadership
- Actively listened to and effectively resolved associate concerns
- Built trusting relationships with plant leadership and associates
- Planned, organized, and lead all human resources initiatives and operations
- Demonstrated customer orientation through a focus on people in response to changing needs for both our associates and our business
- Delivered compelling communication to plant leadership and associates both pre pandemic and during the pandemic
- Demonstrated inclusive leadership through leveraging divisional and local resources.
Human Resources Manager Trainee
Shaw Industries
10.2018 - 06.2019
- Built trusting relationships with plant leadership and associates
- Actively listened to and effectively resolved associate concerns
- Grew business acumen, learned about Shaw culture, and the Shaw Way
- Planned and organized human resources initiatives and operations while filling in as the human resources manager
- Demonstrated customer orientation through a focus on people in response to changing needs for both our associates and our business
- Delivered compelling communication to plant leadership and associates
- Demonstrated inclusive leadership through leveraging divisional and local resources.
Human Resources Generalist
Mohawk Industries
02.2018 - 10.2018
- Supported the Domestic and International Commercial sales team and designers
- Supported the onboarding and offboarding of associates
- Actively listened to and effectively resolved associate concerns
- Analyzed data and feedback from the sales force to propose solutions to leadership
- Collaborated with business partners to reduce the onboarding time of new sales associates
- Conducted new hire check ins and exit interviews to identify trends or areas for improvement
- Educated and advised associates on total rewards.
Sourcing Analyst
Mohawk Industries
03.2016 - 02.2018
- Practiced entrepreneurial behavior by managing and negotiating cost, terms, and agreements
- Actively listened to and effectively resolved supplier and supply room concerns
- Planned, organized, and lead categories of services, lift trucks, and general mill MRO
- Strategically planned and implemented a vending program across 20 sites
- Analyzed data for potential cost or service improvement projects
- Drove innovation through Six Sigma project to utilize blanket PO's resulting in fewer transactions in the department.
Supervisor
Mohawk Industries
08.2015 - 03.2016
- Built trusting relationships with plant leadership and associates
- Lead an environment that fostered safety, quality, and productivity
- Actively listened to and effectively resolved associate concerns
- Planned and organized daily production activities through effective communication, leadership, and support
- Demonstrated customer orientation by investigating and implementing ideas for quality improvement, cost reduction, and increased productivity
- Delivered compelling communication and showed empathy to associates
- Helped develop skills of associates.
Education
MS - Human Resources Management
Troy University
Troy, AL01.2019
BS - Criminal Justice
Troy University
Troy, AL01.2013
Skills
- Action Planning
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Compliance
- Empathy
- Inclusive Leadership
- Influence
- Investigations
- Support
- Problem Solving
- Risk Mitigation
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
Shaw Industries
02.2024 - Current
Site Human Resources Manager
Shaw Industries
11.2020 - 02.2024
Human Resources Manager
Shaw Industries
06.2019 - 11.2020
Human Resources Manager Trainee
Shaw Industries
10.2018 - 06.2019
Human Resources Generalist
Mohawk Industries
02.2018 - 10.2018
Sourcing Analyst
Mohawk Industries
03.2016 - 02.2018
Supervisor
Mohawk Industries
08.2015 - 03.2016
MS - Human Resources Management
Troy University
BS - Criminal Justice
Troy University
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