Josh McConnell
Cedar Falls
Summary
Dynamic HR professional with diverse experience in supply chain, training, sales, education, and military service. Proven ability to foster team collaboration and culture while driving results. Strong strategic thinker with a focus on aligning workforce initiatives with organizational objectives. Expertise in problem-solving and people leadership to enhance team performance.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Business Partner
Target
Cedar Falls
12.2023 - Current
- Act as a strategic partner, leveraging strong interpersonal skills to communicate clearly and effectively in all situations at varying levels of the organization; including but not limited to senior leadership, to mitigate risk and ensure business goals are met.
- Navigate employee relations, talent acquisition, organizational strategy as well as training and development.
- Manage conflict and high risk situations, as well as navigating policies and procedures by applying skills in reasoning, analytics and problem solving.
- Collaborate with leaders to recruit, retain, develop and optimize performance and engagement of individuals as well as build teams that achieve specific business goals.
- Lead building wide Talent Management routines, restructuring and realigning priorities to refine talent routines building a strong talent pipeline.
- Global Supply Chain & Logistics
Training Operations Manager
Target
Cedar Falls
03.2023 - 12.2023
- Collaborated with senior leadership to align training with company objectives and Target's core values.
- Designed and implemented building wide training programs for over 900 team members across multiple departments.
- Global Supply Chain & Logistics
Solutions Manager
Verizon Wireless
09.2017 - 09.2023
- Manage talent and development of sales representatives, including performance reviews and upskilling.
- Actively manage the sales floor including engaging customers to ensure positive customer experiences while de-escalating and resolving negative experiences.
Operations Manager
Target
Cedar Falls
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Global Supply Chain & Logistics
Security Forces Leader
United States Air Force
05.2005
- Served as a Security Forces Leader whose skill set included: Managing, leading, training, and supervising Airmen; mastery of weapon systems; the capacity to execute high priority resource security vital to national defense; accomplished in anti-terrorism, law enforcement, air base defense, as well as information security.
- Deployments: Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006; Iraq, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 2007; Ecuador, in support of drug interdiction operations 2008.
- Holloman AFB - Security Forces
Education
B.A. - History & Secondary Education
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT12.2013
Skills
- Analytical thinking
- Leadership skills
- Strategic planning
- HR analytics
- Talent management s
- Problem solving
- Change management
- Team building
Timeline
HR Business Partner
Target
12.2023 - Current
Training Operations Manager
Target
03.2023 - 12.2023
Operations Manager
Target
09.2022 - 03.2023
Solutions Manager
Verizon Wireless
09.2017 - 09.2023
Security Forces Leader
United States Air Force
05.2005
B.A. - History & Secondary Education
Saint Michael's College