Christian Lewis
Charlotte,North Carolina
Summary
A combat veteran and Supply Chain HRBP desiring to serve the leaders and vision that deliver a world class experience. A qualified leader with almost nine years of HR and professional military leadership experience. It is time to take the next step to developing HRBPs that support Best Buy's evolutionary employee and Supply Chain experience.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HR Business Partner Field Senior Manager
Best Buy Inc
Charlotte, NC
03.2023 - Current
- Served as the leading HRBP to execute an end-to-end startup of the Charlotte DDC, including a complete recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and training strategy for non-exempt team members and exempt leadership
- Accomplished successful Grand Opening in June 2023 within established timelines
- Devised strategy in achieving 100% staffing in every role based on forecasted business needs
- Focused on "Employee Experience Obsessed" by fully implementing the Powered Equipment Trainer role through cross-functional partnership for the DDC; successfully drove usage of this role by influencing their development and support in Seasonal staffing and onboarding strategy for FY24 and the start-up
- Onboarded and developed an exceptional Senior HR Coordinator, while simultaneously developing nine people leaders to deliver a consistent and World Class Leadership experience
HR Business Partner Field Senior Manager
Best Buy Inc
Staunton, VA
03.2021 - 03.2023
- Served as a leading partner in the Supply Chain network-wide upskilling of exempt leadership, including Building Directors, Operations Managers, and Area Managers
- Revolutionized the leadership expectations for the above roles, creating end-to-end upskilling plans, and educating Talent Acquisition through extensive partnership to recruit the best talent to bring our expectations to life
- Supported role clarity for our Supply Chain Senior HR Coordinators population by delivering the SHRC Resource Guide; established clear rhythms, expectations, resources, and performance measures
- Delivered a tailor-made Talent Review and development strategy for the Staunton RDC which not only established a clear "State of Talent" for leadership, but forecasted and challenged our leaders of tomorrow through the RDC Coordinator role; implemented Staunton's first "Coordinator Development Workshop" to take our first steps to building clear succession plans
- Implemented Staunton's one-of-a-kind Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity meetings; empowered an employee-driven approach and developed leaders to own the messaging and pioneer impactful experiences
- Advised Staunton's coaching behaviors to influence teams to achieve best-in-class Customer Obsession and delivery; awarded Supply Chain's FY23 Customer Obsession award
- Selected to peer-mentor and train the Baltimore DDC HRBP during their full onboarding experience; supported the Baltimore DDC for two months during significant times of change and transition to Workday, resulting in support for two buildings, several exempt leaders, and over 300 employees
Battalion S1 (Human Resources Officer)
United States Army Reserve
Dothan, AL
10.2020 - 10.2023
- Managed and mentored a team of four soldiers to effectively employ the HR function for a battalion of over 700 personnel
- Created and executed a complete personnel readiness strategy; adopted as SOP for high visibility Field Training Exercises, including deployment simulations at the National Training Center during Summer 2021
- Served as the Battalion S1 in both a remote and on-site capacity responsible for: Performance Management through the Army's evaluation process, the battalion's morale, awards, Equal Opportunity, and safety programs, and served as a leader in monitoring the unit's climate through soldier experience surveys
- Used collective deployment experience to serve as the battalion's SME on command climate, soldier experience, and deployment operations
Company Commander
United States Army Reserve
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
09.2019 - 10.2020
- Served as the Commander for an organization comprised of almost 200 soldiers specialized in logistics, transportation, military police customs, firefighting, and mortuary affairs; spread across eight different locations throughout Afghanistan
- Activated, developed, and sponsored the Family Readiness Group from the ground up to support families across three countries
- Maintained 100% accountability of all assigned personnel through one ground attack and over 100 indirect fire attacks
- Built team cohesion among people from different backgrounds and fostered a climate of respect and dignity; incorporated wellness programs for soldiers, including developing a first-of-its-kind "traveling" behavioral health clinic in the Middle East to promote the mental health and resilience of the organization
- Awarded the Army Achievement Medal with Combat Device for outstanding leadership in response to a complex sustained ground attack on Bagram Airfield in December 2019
Company Commander
United States Army Reserve
Wichita, KS
01.2018 - 09.2019
- Managed over 200 soldiers specialized in logistics and Human Resources across three different states
- Commanded the 387th HR Company consisting of 147 Soldiers, and subsequently selected to serve in Command of the 329th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Headquarters to prepare and lead Soldiers abroad in a combat zone
- Trained over 200 Soldiers on logistics and HR readiness in preparation for a combat deployment to Afghanistan, and deployments to Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, and Jordan
- Successfully trained, prepared, and logistically moved to deploy and redeploy 169 soldiers in support of operations in the Middle East
Platoon Leader
United States Army Reserve
Bethany, MO
08.2016 - 01.2018
- Led a team of 19 soldiers in a multi-faceted unit comprised of casualty and liaison, postal, administrative, and personnel operations
- Fostered soldier development to ensure preparedness for future leadership positions, including promotion of several soldiers who would later become leaders in my own organization as a Commander
- Coordinated strategic mission plans and supervised tactical mission execution, including successful completion of over 24 Battle Assemblies and two Field Training Exercises
- Prioritized soldier health, welfare, and morale; consistently advocated for adjusted operations when needed to foster soldier empowerment and functionality
Assistant to the Brigade S1
United States Army Reserve
Fort Benning, GA
05.2015 - 08.2016
- Performed various administrative functions, including processing awards for an entire brigade of over 1,000 soldiers and tracking training certifications
- Organized and led a five-day systems workshop and training to promote collaboration within the brigade for over 50 Army Civilian employees and other military HR professionals
- Served as a company representative at the Yearly Training Brief to promote unit objectives; translated division goals into brigade goals
- Trained over 30 personnel on Total Army Sponsorship Program, iPERMS, and personnel and finance record reviews
- Served as the leading Awards Officer and Total Army Sponsorship Program Officer for the brigade
- Selected and trained to be the brigade's Master Resilience Trainer, leading to a professional career in resilience training for soldiers and civilians across several Army units
Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS - CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
University Of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina05.2015
Skills
- Partnership & Collaboration
- Coaching & Advising
- Employee Experience Obsessed
- Servant & Inclusive Leadership
- Complex Project & Initiative Management
- Objectives and Key Results
- Change Management
- Organizational Transformation
Certification
- Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR)
Accomplishments
- In 2020, I returned every one of my soldiers safely home from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan, delivering on my promise to their families
- Promoted to the rank of Captain, United States Army Reserve, on October 5, 2020
- The military medals that mean the most to me include the Army Commendation Medal with Combat Device, Army Achievement Medal with Combat Device, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- COL Robert L. Manning Award for Human Resources excellence presented by the United States Army
- Commander's Award for Civilian Service for volunteer service as a Family Readiness Group leader
- Shield of Sparta - Heroine of the Infantry for volunteer service in support of the Army Infantry
- Best Buy Supply Chain's FY23 Customer Obsessed award during service to Staunton, VA RDC 84
Timeline
HR Business Partner Field Senior Manager
Best Buy Inc
03.2023 - Current
HR Business Partner Field Senior Manager
Best Buy Inc
03.2021 - 03.2023
Battalion S1 (Human Resources Officer)
United States Army Reserve
10.2020 - 10.2023
Company Commander
United States Army Reserve
09.2019 - 10.2020
Company Commander
United States Army Reserve
01.2018 - 09.2019
Platoon Leader
United States Army Reserve
08.2016 - 01.2018
Assistant to the Brigade S1
United States Army Reserve
05.2015 - 08.2016
BACHELOR OF ARTS - CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
University Of South Carolina