Tafarah Ware
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Human resources manager offering several years of management experience and development of high-performing teams through recruitment, training, organizational development and evaluation of performance. Strong record of accomplishment working with senior managers to build store to meet performance goals. Strong background in directing hiring practices, communicating pay structures, educating employee policies, managing employee payroll and benefits and working with executive team to develop talent acquisition and retention goals.
Quality focused leader skilled at providing employees clear guidelines and targeted goals to drive sustained revenue growth, team efficiency and customer loyalty. Strength in recruiting, hiring, training and motivating qualified teams to meet and exceed objectives. Motivational leader, strategic planner and analytical problem solver with demonstrated record of retail success.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Manager
Bath & Body Works
New York, New York
05.2022 - Current
- Lead a team of 30 in a 4million+ to drive sales growth while delivering the best most effective customer experience in retail
- Analyzed reporting to recognize trends and identify opportunities to improve or sustain growth
- Recruited, trained and developed a leadership team of direct reports to support sourcing talent, operations and delivering the best customer experience.
- Created individual development plans to improve the performance of my leadership team and prepare them for next
Assistant Manager
Bath and Bodyworks
New York, NY
07.2017 - 05.2022
- Lead the recruitment, hiring and training processes, Inclusive of onboarding, on going development coaching and performance management
- Lead and promoted peer to peer coaching through the use of creative coaching aligned with company directed coaching tools to support and promote a positive work environment.
- Partner with SM to develop succession planning in support of associate retention.
Co Manager
DSW Shoe Warehouse
Brooklyn, NY
07.2014 - 07.2017
- Built high performing team by recruiting and training top talent to support store opening and forward.
- Lead ongoing training and development
- through bi weekly and monthly Chats with team highlighting successes , identifying and addressing performance gaps.
- Ensured compliance to company policy and LP procedure through weekly audits
- managed time keeping, maintained new and existing employee files.
- Maintained HR compliance by identifying and correcting operational deficiencies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Management
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ09-2013
Associate of Arts - Pre Law Studies
New York University
New York, NY08-1997
Skills
- Recruitment and staffing
- Interviewing techniques
- Retention Strategies
- Payroll Oversight
- Performance Management
- HRIS
- Succession Planning
- Employee engagement
- Training programs
- Employee evaluations
- Company policies
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Workforce Planning
- Onboarding and Orientation
- HR policies and procedures
- Staff Management
- Corrective Action Planning
- Leadership Development
- Human Resources Operations
Timeline
Store Manager
Bath & Body Works
05.2022 - Current
Assistant Manager
Bath and Bodyworks
07.2017 - 05.2022
Co Manager
DSW Shoe Warehouse
07.2014 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Management
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Pre Law Studies
New York University