JAYDEE GILLAM
The Colony
Summary
Strategic Human Resource expert skilled in adapting to evolving business needs and integrating HR initiatives to support company goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Human Resources
Rent A Center
Plano
12.2024 - Current
- Support 900 stores across 44 states.
- Identified ways to reduce turnover through improved hiring practices.
- Organized onboarding processes for new hires, including orientation sessions and paperwork completion.
- Implemented strategies aimed at improving employee retention rates.
Region Vice President of Human Resources
Sysco
Minneapolis
02.2023 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Support a broad-line food services distributor with over $2 billion in annual sales.
- Increased retention with drivers by improving the hiring process, onboarding, training, and engagement.
- Oversaw all labor relations activities with the union in the region.
- Participated in strategic planning sessions with executive leadership to develop HR initiatives that support organizational goals.
- Analyzed trends in compensation plans across various industries for benchmarking purposes.
Director of Human Resources – Supply Chain
True Value Company
Chicago
03.2020 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Support 12 distribution centers, and domestic and international transportation for the company.
- Within the first six weeks, we implemented a staffing strategy to fill our hourly positions.
- Partner with Operations on the span of control and a new org structure, reducing the cost by over 2 million.
- Evaluated existing benefit offerings for cost effectiveness and value to employees.
- Developed comprehensive HR strategies aligned with corporate objectives.
- Collaborated with executives on succession planning and organizational design.
Director of Human Resources
Meijer Stores Inc.
Naperville
01.2018 - 03.2020
- Company Overview: Led a team of three HR Market Managers, one Talent Acquisition Manager, and a Learning Specialist.
- The region consisted of 44 stores, with approximately 15,000 team members, and over $3.5 billion in annual sales.
- Ranked #1 out of six regions in almost all statistical categories. Focused on the following: turnover reduction, engagement scores, hotline calls, and time to fill open positions.
- On projects that implemented the entire suite of Workday and changed our engagement survey from Willis Towers Watson to Glint. Both major projects within HR.
- 2019 was recognized with the President’s Award for overall results.
Senior Director of Human Resources – Supply Chain
PetSmart Inc.
Phoenix
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Supported all seven distribution centers in North America, and the transportation department.
- Implemented a new pay-per-performance policy in the DCs that is tied to our accuracy metric.
- Created a new attendance policy that was more employee-friendly.
- Introduced a college intern program to both the D.C. and transportation.
- Worked with the SVP of Supply Chain and the VP of the DCs to increase organizational effectiveness in the DCs' leadership structure. Net saving of $1.5 million.
- Supported all seven distribution centers in North America, and the transportation department.
Director of Human Resources – Talent Management Stores
Ross Stores Inc.
Dublin
12.2012 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: Led the company's efforts within the talent management scope for retail, focused on Store Manager to Regional Vice President.
- Guided company-wide competency project, mapping competencies by position and evaluating talent consistently across the company.
- Created behavior interview guides based on competency, and internal assessment guides based on competency.
- Then, aligned performance evaluations to the core competency by level and position.
- First project to touch all four business units: Stores, Distribution Centers, Buying Offices, and Corporate. This project enabled us to evaluate internal and external talent consistently.
- Crafted a succession planning process for the company to focus on internal talent.
- Created and managed the annual department budget for complete G&A accountability for the personal area of responsibility.
- Conceived an immediate pay process that saved the company $550,000 in penalties.
- Developed several processes that measured employee engagement and reduced turnover.
- Co-chair on redesigning the HR structure to deliver a better service model. Annualized savings of $2 million a year.
- Led the company's efforts within the talent management scope for retail, focusing on Store Manager to Senior Vice President.
Vice President of Human Resource
Sprouts Farmers Market
Phoenix
02.2010 - 12.2012
- Company Overview: Led the human resource functions for all Sprouts stores (150), including 3 distribution centers and all business departments companywide, with 12,000 associates.
- Led the human resources department through two acquisitions in 18 months, with Henry's Markets and Sunflower tripling the size of the company.
- Project management, implementing a new applicant tracking system (ATS), electronic onboarding system, and HRIS systems.
- Compensation design with multiple locations and geographies by position.
- Created STI and LTI programs.
Regional Human Resource Director
Toys R Us/ Babies R Us
Denver
06.2004 - 02.2010
Zone Human Resource Manager
Hollywood Entertainment
Denver
06.2002 - 05.2004
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
University of Coastal Carolina
Conway, SCSkills
- Human resource strategy
- Data-driven decision making
- Budget forecasting
- Recruitment strategy
- Organizational design
- Employee relations
- Compensation design
- HR compliance
- HR systems implementation
- Labor relations
- Strategic workforce planning
- Benefits design
Certification
- SPHR
- PHR - CA
Timeline
Director of Human Resources
Rent A Center
12.2024 - Current
Region Vice President of Human Resources
Sysco
02.2023 - 03.2024
Director of Human Resources – Supply Chain
True Value Company
03.2020 - 01.2023
Director of Human Resources
Meijer Stores Inc.
01.2018 - 03.2020
Senior Director of Human Resources – Supply Chain
PetSmart Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2018
Director of Human Resources – Talent Management Stores
Ross Stores Inc.
12.2012 - 01.2017
Vice President of Human Resource
Sprouts Farmers Market
02.2010 - 12.2012
Regional Human Resource Director
Toys R Us/ Babies R Us
06.2004 - 02.2010
Zone Human Resource Manager
Hollywood Entertainment
06.2002 - 05.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
University of Coastal Carolina
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