JEANNETTE GILDER
La Vernia,TX
Summary
Highly- focused and ambitious Human Resource leader experienced in developing high-performing teams through recruitment, training, organizational development and evaluation of performance. Strong record of accomplishment working with senior managers to build organizations and manage change to meet performance goals. Strong background in directing talent management strategies, designing organizational structures, developing employee policies, managing employee compensation programs and working with executive team to develop talent acquisition and retention goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
CATERPILLAR, INC
Schertz, TX
08.2021 - Current
- Lead, mentor and manage a global talent acquisition team to effectively source and hire top talent across 4 business units within the Energy and Transportation segment.
- Designed and executed talent acquisition strategies to enhance multiple facilities' visibility in key recruiting markets.
- Developed and facilitated training across all divisions to improve leaders’ participation in the hiring process.
- Provide labor market trends and analysis to drive business solutions and ensure Caterpillar maintains focus on attracting and retaining talent.
- Built relationships with universities, colleges, trade schools, and other organizations to develop a network of resources for sourcing candidates.
- Collaborated with departmental leaders to understand their staffing needs and create effective recruitment plans with candidate experience at the forefront.
- Supported succession planning in the production space by identifying key drivers with the highest potential for career progression.
HR Manager, Large Engines
CATERPILLAR, INC
Seguin, TX
06.2019 - 08.2021
- Drive a compliant and technology driven human resources department for Seguin, Schertz and San Antonio, Texas manufacturing facilities, population of 2,700 + employees.
- Partner with VP and direct reports to advise and execute people related activities, such as Employee Engagement, Employee Insights, Career and Succession Planning, Performance Management, and Talent Pipeline.
- Develop and managed all policies and procedures at the facility, leading employees through change management to ensure compliance with existing labor laws and regulations including FMLA, FLSA, ADAAA, EEO and manage WAAP plans.
- Lead facility through pandemic efforts. Utilize technology to manage facility's COVID safety protocols.
- Led organizational structure changes, collaborated with key stakeholders to conduct in-depth analyses, and develop strategic plans for implementing changes.
- Established career paths for hourly employee's promotion and development, as well as clear succession plans for key business critical and pipeline roles.
- Advised senior leadership on trends in the industry related to people initiatives and best practices.
Sr. Talent Management Partner
CATERPILLAR, INC
Schertz, TX
01.2017 - 06.2019
- HR Business Partner for Americas Sales and Marketing VP and business unit’s CFO. Responsible for employee relations, career development, succession planning, performance management, and other strategic people projects for UK, Brazil and the US.
- Responsible for developing global HR projects supporting IPSD's strategic initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion, Women in Leadership, Breakthrough Leadership for Men and Women programs, as well as business unit succession planning efforts throughout all global regions where IPSD is represented.
- Responsible for the execution of the business unit’s global performance and rewards management. Establishing the timeline and execution of the compensation processes to include annual base salary increases, incentives and executive compensation statements.
- Managed the division's CEO Award process globally.
- Managed global allocation process including partnership with global leaders and HR Partners to maintain focus on division's talent strategy.
Sr. HR Manager- Special Assignment
CATERPILLAR, INC
Seguin, TX
08.2016 - 01.2017
- Managed HR department of eight HR professionals including Communications, Talent Development, Employee Relations Supervisors, and their extended teams.
- HR Business Partner for Large Engines VP a business of over 2,700 employees across global locations US, UK and India.
- Responsible for leading and driving the Large Engine People Strategic priorities.
- Driving global initiatives at all business unit reviews, Deep Dives and VP staff Meetings.
- Led strategic workforce planning project for all functions globally within the Large Engines organization, using data analytics such as fully burden rates combined with analyzing global footprint.
HR Manager
CATERPILLAR, INC
Seguin, TX
09.2015 - 08.2016
- HR Business Partner supporting Sales & Marketing VP and Advanced Planning & Supply Chain Manager with responsibility of supporting all aspects of HR.
- Led the Texas Migration project to relocate the Caterpillar Sales and Marketing organization from Illinois to Seguin, Texas.
- Led Talent Strategy to hire key Sales and Marketing talent in a market where Caterpillar was not well known.
- Designed a Talent Mapping tool for the organization to identify potential talent gaps and establish pipelines for future talent.
- Led the team through the annual hourly wage analysis process, evaluated compensation data and proposing new wage structures, designs and merit matrix.
HR Manager
CATERPILLAR, INC
Seguin, TX
03.2014 - 09.2015
- HR leader supporting business leaders and employees of Schertz and San Antonio facility, population of 500 with a team of 2 HR professionals.
- Responsible for all facility HR related activity, including employee relations, workforce planning, employee engagement, annual wage survey, and training.
- Developed new leader training on topics identified as knowledge gaps within the HR space. Topics included, ADA, FMLA, STD, corrective action documentation, Third Party Intervention, and Co-employment Training.
- Trained and executed Career Planning, Performance Management System, and Employee Insights for both facilities.
Talent Management Partner
CATERPILLAR, INC
Seguin, TX
02.2013 - 03.2014
- Managed facility's New Employee Orientation and functional training.
- Managed the relationship with the University of Texas to link talent directly into our facility.
- Participated in the College of Business & Engineering Career Fairs, National Society of Black Engineers Conference, UT case competitions and Women in Business Breakfast Roundtable.
- Responsible for the management of the facility's Corporate Social Responsibility plan.
- Active participant in community chamber events, attending local community efforts, First Robotics, and local high schools to build STEM programs.
HR Operations & Talent Acquisition Manager
ROYAL OAK INDUSTRIES, TEXAS POWER SYSTEMS
Seguin, TX
05.2011 - 02.2013
- Start-up facility- responsible for creating HR Services department (walk up traffic, payroll, staffing, compensation, benefit administration, and workforce planning).
- Developed facility production workforce planning system to manage large scale staffing hiring ramps and troughs.
- Designed both full-time New Hire Orientation and Agency Conversion Process for onboarding.
- Designed the Compensation structure for the Seguin facility, which included developing job descriptions, job evaluation and compensation bands.
HR Manager
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING ONSITE SUPPLIER, REYES AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
San Antonio, TX
03.2006 - 05.2011
- Start-up facility- responsible for all functions of an HR Department. Employee Relations, Compensation and Benefits negotiations, Vendor and customer relations management, EHS, and training departments.
- Responsible for end to end staffing of all salaried management and hourly production employees.
- Responsible for sourcing and onboarding all new hires to launch new facility.
Education
Masters of Art in Administration in Organizational Development - Organizational Development
University of The Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX01-2009
Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business - General Business
University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX01-2004
Skills
- Organizational Development
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Succession Planning
- Workforce Planning
- Stakeholder Management
- Talent Management
- Building Partnerships
- Diversity and Inclusion
Board Memberships
New Braunfels Food Bank, Board Member, Founded in 2010 by the San Antonio Food Bank as The Kitchen Table, the New Braunfels Food Bank is an expansion of this effort to more fully serve the Comal and surrounding counties. Our focus is for clients to have food for today, but to also have the resources to be self-sufficient in the future. NBFB serves over 7K monthly, with the service of 1800+ volunteers.
Timeline
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
CATERPILLAR, INC
08.2021 - Current
HR Manager, Large Engines
CATERPILLAR, INC
06.2019 - 08.2021
Sr. Talent Management Partner
CATERPILLAR, INC
01.2017 - 06.2019
Sr. HR Manager- Special Assignment
CATERPILLAR, INC
08.2016 - 01.2017
HR Manager
CATERPILLAR, INC
09.2015 - 08.2016
HR Manager
CATERPILLAR, INC
03.2014 - 09.2015
Talent Management Partner
CATERPILLAR, INC
02.2013 - 03.2014
HR Operations & Talent Acquisition Manager
ROYAL OAK INDUSTRIES, TEXAS POWER SYSTEMS
05.2011 - 02.2013
HR Manager
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING ONSITE SUPPLIER, REYES AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
03.2006 - 05.2011
Masters of Art in Administration in Organizational Development - Organizational Development
University of The Incarnate Word
Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business - General Business
University of Texas At San Antonio
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