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Education
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Shannon Sturdevant

Green Bay,WI

Summary

Experienced HR professional with a strong ability to oversee and manage efficient HR operations. Skilled in balancing organizational targets, compliance requirements, and employee demands. Committed to maximizing resource utilization and enhancing performance through forward-thinking approaches. Proven track record of improving collaboration and fostering consensus across diverse company environments.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resources Manager III

Amcor
07.2024 - Current
  • Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities
  • Oversee all HR functions in a union manufacturing environment, including recruiting, training, performance management, and employee relations for a team of 500+ employees
  • Manage the grievance process by investigating employee complaints, collaborating with union representatives, and guiding resolution efforts in a fair and timely manner
  • Document all grievance activities, maintaining detailed records for future reference and analysis
  • Provide training and support to management and staff regarding grievance procedures and conflict resolution strategies
  • Foster a positive relationship with union leadership and members through open communication and proactive engagement
  • Member of Plant Leadership Team and acts as advisor on decisions
  • Create organizational designs through workforce and succession planning
  • Utilize data in order to analyze trends and effectively make decisions to increase retention and recruiting
  • Manages and Resolves Employee Relations Issues and maintains fairness, equity and consistency during process
  • Upholds all legal compliance
  • Execute cultural transformations by engaging with employees, analyzing data and action off concerns to create a positive work environment.
  • Manage a team of HR Generalists
  • Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
  • Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.

Human Resources Manager III

Amcor
07.2022 - 07.2024
  • Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities
  • Oversee all HR Functions in a manufacturing environment, including recruiting, training, performance management, and employee relations for a team of 400+ employees
  • Effectively build relationships across the organization from hourly colleagues to Organization Executives
  • Member of Plant Leadership Team & acts as advisor on decisions
  • Supports Merger and Acquisition activities for global acquisitions
  • Lead Material Flow Project to increase plant efficiencies
  • Executed Plant wide Reduction in Force
  • Create organizational designs through workforce and succession planning
  • Utilize data in order to analyze trends and effectively make decisions to increase retention and recruiting
  • Manages and Resolves Employee Relations Issues and maintains fairness, equity and consistency during process
  • Upholds all legal compliance
  • Execute cultural transformations by engaging with employees, analyzing data and action off concerns to create a positive work environment.
  • Managed a team of HR Generalists

Human Resources Manager I

Amcor
03.2021 - 07.2022
  • Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities
  • Oversees all HR Functions in a manufacturing environment, including recruiting, training, performance management, and employee relations for a team of 200+ employees
  • Accountable for accurate data entry, understanding current Workday processes, and partnering with business leaders to ensure data integrity
  • Handles all types of employee inquiries and issues
  • Ensures delivery of annual trainings such as union avoidance, anti-harassment, core values, etc
  • Handles escalated employee inquiries and issues
  • Provides guidance to leaders regarding employee matters to include performance coaching, Performance Improvement Plans, Individual Development Plans, Human Capital Plans, succession planning, salary planning, etc
  • Provides guidance on workforce planning which may include organizational re-design work, facilitation of a Talent Review/Selection process, job description creation and analysis, promotions, etc
  • Conducts employee investigations, discipline, termination, etc
  • Partners and collaborates with business leaders and serves as a member of the leadership team
  • Responsible for project management of various initiatives
  • Partners with the HR COE and Shared Services to ensure alignment with the needs of the business in the creation and delivery of HR programs
  • Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise – best practice sharing
  • Drive consistency and sustainability with initiatives throughout the operation
  • Institutionalize the performance management process and demonstrate differentiation in rewards
  • Foster change leadership.
  • Managed a team of HR Generalists

Workday HRIS Manager

HTLF, Formerly Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
07.2019 - 03.2021
  • Builds and maintains processes and systems to support the efficient and effective delivery of the human resources services within and outside the human resources department
  • Works with the Chief Human Resource Officer on the creation of the companywide HRIS roadmap and execute efficiently and effectively
  • Technical point-of-contact for HRIS functional areas, including Core HCM, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Recruiting and Compliance
  • Workday security administration/configuration
  • Utilizes measurement strategies to ensure that HR processes and solutions are efficient and effectively meet organizational needs
  • Develops and tests custom reporting out of the HRIS to meet a variety of internal stakeholder’s needs
  • Technical project lead for integrations between the HRIS and other internal and external technologies and data warehouse
  • Partners with functional HR leaders to drive business process improvements by leveraging technology and liaising with IT and vendor partners
  • Partners with functional HR leaders to prioritize business needs and implements a strong project management cadence in delivering solutions
  • This includes leading weekly prioritization meetings, measuring the effectiveness of solutions and managing customer expectations
  • Partners with HR colleagues to create and deliver end user training
  • Acts as the primary contact with HRIS providers and efficiently manage the external postproduction support contract
  • Coordinates, tests and implements system upgrades as required
  • Serves as a liaison between HR functions and other functions outside HR with whom business processes are linked (e.g, Finance/GL teams, Audit, Regulatory, etc)
  • Responsible for building and maintaining design documents, business process workflow and Standard Operating Procedures for critical HR functions
  • Facilitates acquisition integration of data.
  • Designed custom reports using HRIS tools, providing valuable insights for decision-making and strategic planning.
  • Served as a subject matter expert on HRIS-related matters during internal audits or external regulatory reviews, providing guidance and support to stakeholders throughout the process.

Talent Acquisition Lead

HTLF, Formerly Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
04.2018 - 07.2019
  • Partner with Business Line Leaders, teams and Key Stakeholders to develop and lead Talent Acquisition Strategies
  • Leading and implementing a recruitment strategy that ensures quality and diversity of hires
  • Research and implement market trends, sourcing techniques and networking
  • Build and Maintain processes within the Workday Recruiting Module
  • Provide Oversight of Recruiting Tools allowing the team to remain efficient as the organization grows
  • Identifies technology process improvements and conducts testing
  • Consultative Business Partner to business lines and key stakeholders by knowing the labor markets and client's business industry
  • Full Cycle Recruiter for an average of 35-40 positions from entry level - Senior Vice President
  • Provides substantive recommendations to hiring managers on candidate requirements, search strategies, and interview content
  • Configure Workday Business Processes
  • Recruited C Suite Executives.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

HTLF, Formerly Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
04.2017 - 04.2018
  • Responsible to recruit the best quality candidates to fill open positions
  • Responsible for oversight of recruiting tools to ensure the team is effective and efficient through growth
  • Write training manuals and procedures for recruiting functions
  • Main point of contact for HRIS Workday Recruiting Inquiries
  • Manage relationships with hiring managers across the organization to meet hiring needs
  • Create and post internal and external job posting ads
  • Provide interview questions and materials to managers
  • Performs prescreen interviews on applicable candidates.

Education

SHRM – CP Credential -

DiSC Certified Practitioner -

Business Administration - Human Resources

UW-Platteville
Platteville, WI
12.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, Calendar)
  • Workday

  • ADP
  • Kronos Timekeeping

Involvement

  • Co-Leader of Women’s Network Community Pillar at Amcor
  • Girls on the Run – Northeast Wisconsin Board Member

Notableaccomplishments

  • Implemented Workday HRIS System to include all modules at one time
  • Built and implemented a complete acquisition system to be done within Workday, previously was being completed manually
  • Built and implemented an overhaul to recruiting system
  • Reduced turnover within 1 year by 27%
  • Rolled out a pay for skill performance criteria within 1 year
  • Executed cultural transformation with a manufacturing plant within 1 year
  • Created and executed a grassroots inclusivity initiative to be more welcoming as a community and employer to minority groups.

Timeline

Human Resources Manager III

Amcor
07.2024 - Current

Human Resources Manager III

Amcor
07.2022 - 07.2024

Human Resources Manager I

Amcor
03.2021 - 07.2022

Workday HRIS Manager

HTLF, Formerly Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
07.2019 - 03.2021

Talent Acquisition Lead

HTLF, Formerly Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
04.2018 - 07.2019

Talent Acquisition Specialist

HTLF, Formerly Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
04.2017 - 04.2018

SHRM – CP Credential -

DiSC Certified Practitioner -

Business Administration - Human Resources

UW-Platteville
Shannon Sturdevant