JENNIFER NACHAND
Happy Valley,OR
Summary
Hardworking and Passionate HR and Project Manager with talents for team building, leading, and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying skills and abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Support Manager to the Lead Pastor
Abundant Life Church
Happy Valley, OR
02.2022 - Current
- Work across departments and teams to ensure the vision and mission of ALC is moving forward
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create improved systems and processes, build events and experiences that align with our core values
- Assist in creating communication and marketing of events and programs that reach our target audience and creates engagement
- Lead and project manage events, teams, and initiatives, ensuring a great experience, that also ensures the mission is delivered in an impactful way.
HR Total Rewards Strategic Initiatives Project and Program Management
Daimler Trucks North America
Portland, OR
04.2021 - 02.2022
- Work on Strategic Initiatives in HR that aligns with our Company Goals for all our US locations (over 15k employees) as well as Canada
- Stay on top of industry trends, focusing on areas of opportunity to adjust in our programs that will increase our competitive advantage in recruiting and help with retention efforts
- Collaborate and assist across our Global Organization (parent and sibling companies) on special projects as well as locally with HR business partners
- Project Manage and Lead Work Packages that involve cross-functional department expertise and vendor integrations across companies and locations
- Merger & Acquisition work, make whole analysis, entity sundown, and new entity set up, including total rewards plan design integration
HR Contingent Workforce Program Owner & Manager
Daimler Trucks North America
Portland, OR
08.2019 - 04.2021
- Manage the DTNA Contingent Workforce Program, which spans all of DTNA's US locations
- The program spends $200M annually and covers over 3,000 resources, and engages 100's of vendors
- Manage the risk, compliance, governance, and overall adherence to our program goals and strategy
- Market, Educate, and Communicate the Program Guidelines and Process to management across the organization, partnering with HR business partners
- Manage Suppliers and Project costs
- Create strategic initiatives, roadmap design, as well as deploying cost savings levers
HR Benefits, Project & Vendor Management
Daimler Trucks North America
Portland, OR
04.2015 - 07.2019
- Develop and implement key strategies, digital solutions, and benefit vendors
- Drive and manage multi-layered marketing campaigns to reach a national population of over 26K across the US, employees, and dependents, both union and non-union, spans 4 generations of workforce
- Manage projects including RFP/RFQs, MSA's, and SOW's
- Monitor employee and vendor success using KPIs, reporting tools, and LEAN methodologies
Project Manager, Corporate Real Estate
Daimler Trucks North America
Portland, OR
07.2011 - 04.2015
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
Business Excellence, Change Project Manager
Daimler Trucks North America
Portland, OR
08.2013 - 07.2014
- Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
George Fox University
Newberg, OR05.1999
Skills
- Project Management
- Vendor Management
- LEAN Methodologies
- Budget Management - including PR, PO, SOW
- Marketing Campaigns - create, manage, and execute
- Experience working across countries
- Stakeholder Management - across the organization
- Digital Solutions Integrator- programs, apps, websites
- Trend Analysis, Benchmark Comparison
- HR Operations & Leadership
- Total Rewards Expert
- People Management & Coaching
- Benefit Plans & Strategies
- Training facilitator, both virtual and in-person
- Development of KPI's, PG's, SLA's
- Communications Management - digital, print, video, internal & external
- Presentation Design & Delivery
- Program Development & Implementation
- Program Roadmap Design (3-5year plan)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- MS Office Suite Expertise
- HRIS systems - PeopleSoft, Workday, ADP
- Strategy & Alignment across Departments
- Continuous Improvement Initiatives
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Continuous Improvement
- Staff Management
- Training and mentoring
- Process Design
- Strategic Planning
- Human resources processes
- Human Resources Management (HRM)
- Healthcare Benefits
- Benefits Administration
- Wellness Programs
- Rewards Program Design
- Total Rewards Communication
- Employee Relations
Affiliations
- Society for Human Resource Management, 2017, 2022
- Project Management Institute, 2014, Present
Timeline
Support Manager to the Lead Pastor
Abundant Life Church
02.2022 - Current
HR Total Rewards Strategic Initiatives Project and Program Management
Daimler Trucks North America
04.2021 - 02.2022
HR Contingent Workforce Program Owner & Manager
Daimler Trucks North America
08.2019 - 04.2021
HR Benefits, Project & Vendor Management
Daimler Trucks North America
04.2015 - 07.2019
Business Excellence, Change Project Manager
Daimler Trucks North America
08.2013 - 07.2014
Project Manager, Corporate Real Estate
Daimler Trucks North America
07.2011 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
George Fox University