Catherine Powell
Cleveland,NC
Summary
Dedicated HR Associate with strengths in benefits administration, employee onboarding, and recruitment management. Committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace while streamlining processes to enhance employee engagement.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HR Associate
Netceed
Winston-Salem, NC
01.2019 - Current
- Streamlined recruitment processes, enhancing candidate experience, and reducing time-to-hire.
- Facilitated onboarding sessions, improving new hire integration and team cohesion.
- Managed employee records in HRIS, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with regulations.
- Developed training materials for staff development programs, fostering skill enhancement across teams.
- Administered biweekly payroll processing to ensure timely employee compensation.
- Led initiatives to improve workplace culture, increasing employee engagement and retention rates.
- Managed employee relations issues, fostering a harmonious and inclusive workplace culture.
- Coordinated benefits administration tasks, effectively communicating updates to employees while maintaining confidentiality standards.
- Created and completed personnel action forms for hires, terminations, and title changes and terminations.
- Conducted new hire orientation to verify completion of appropriate paperwork, recording information on the human resources database.
- Monitored employee attendance and performance to verify punctuality and absences, addressing issues in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Managed approximately 100 incoming calls and emails per day from employees, managers, VPs, vendors, and customers.
Furniture Store Manager
Kimbrell's Furniture
Lexington, NC
08.2012 - 01.2019
- Supervised daily operations, ensuring exceptional customer service and efficient store workflow.
- Developed training programs for staff, enhancing product knowledge and sales techniques.
- Implemented inventory management systems, streamlining stock control processes.
- Analyzed sales data to identify trends, driving strategic merchandise decisions.
- Coordinated promotional events, increasing foot traffic and customer engagement.
- Mentored junior staff members, fostering a collaborative team environment and professional growth.
- Oversaw daily store operations, managing tasks such as opening/closing procedures, cash handling, and employee scheduling.
- Increased sales revenue by implementing effective merchandising strategies and store layouts.
- Utilized technology solutions to enhance operational efficiency, including point-of-sale systems and inventory management software.
- Managed inventory to ensure optimal stock levels and reduce waste, resulting in increased profits.
- Provided exceptional customer service, resolving issues promptly and ensuring repeat business.
- Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.
- Completed point of sale opening and closing procedures.
- Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
- Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
- Managed approximately 70 incoming calls, emails, and faxes per day from customers, corporate office, vendors, and managers.
Education
Associate of Science - Human Resource Management
Bryant & Stratton College
NY08-2026
Skills
- Benefits administration
- Payroll processing
- Recruitment/onboarding/exit management
- Compensation analysis
- Microsoft Office, and e-Signature
- Affirmative action compliance
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 12 staff members.
Certification
- Excel for HR Training - 2026
- Excel 2 Training - 2026
Dean's List
Deans List Winner Fall 2025 (3.63 GPA)
Deans List Winner Winter 2025 (3.88 GPA)
Deans List Winner Spring 2025 (4.0 GPA)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
HR Associate
Netceed
01.2019 - Current
Furniture Store Manager
Kimbrell's Furniture
08.2012 - 01.2019
Associate of Science - Human Resource Management
Bryant & Stratton College