Lorie Waters

Massapequa Park, New York 11762 516-880-5107

PROFILE Senior Human Resources Manager with exceptional record of achieving company goals through strategic HR partnering. KEY SKILLS
Recruitment/Retention Performance Management Succession Planning Executive Coaching Employee Relations Social Media

Compensation Design

Mergers & Acquisitions

Change Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1800Flowers.com, Carle Place, NY July 2010 July 2013

Manager, Recruitment Strategically source and interview top talent for the worlds leading florist and gift shop corporate headquarters using Internet searches, external resources and referrals. Reduced Agency spending by 20% Executed Social/Mobile Recruiting Strategy which included incorporating Recruitment Videos Interviewed Marketing, IT, Finance, Product, Merchandising and Executive positions and referred qualified candidates to hiring managers for additional interviews. Negotiated and extended offers to qualified candidates and insured all necessary paperwork was completed. Rebuilt and oversaw Corporate Internship Program.

TELEPHONICS, CORP., Farmingdale, NY Senior Manager, Recruitment

April 2007 May 2009

Managed and directed recruitment function for a $400 million Worldwide Leader in Integrated Information and Communications Systems. Began using social media techniques to effectively recruit top engineering candidates and cut recruiting costs. Sourced candidates using Linked In and Face Book. Created and implemented full cycle recruiting strategy for a highly technical defense contractor. Planned and administered all recruitment processes in a fast paced complex growing organization. Successfully built relationships with executives and managed all talent activity. Provided support, leadership and daily management to the recruitment staff of 3 recruiters and one administrator that hired over 160 employees in plan year 2009. Managed new employee relocation by determining candidate requirements, negotiated with movers and arranged temporary housing. Built new relationships with Engineering Colleges and successfully recruited high potential talent.

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC, Melville, NY Recruiter

Dec 2005 April 2007

Managed the hiring process for the Corporate Headquarters and remote sales branches for a Billion Dollar
Company of Industrial Supplies.

Generated and supported a consistent flow of qualified candidates through various deep sourcing methods including networking, advertising, Internet searches/postings and college campus recruitment. Partnered with hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies and recruitment processes. Developed and placed employment ads and coordinated with executive search firms to bring in qualified candidates Provided information to prospective candidates regarding MSC policies, practices and benefits. Collaborated with hiring managers and compensation department for salary determination and extended offers of employment to selected candidates.

ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC., Melville, NY Manager, Human Resources

June 1995 May, 2005 April 1997 May, 2005

Held a variety of senior HR management positions following a series of mergers and acquisitions. Supported 800 employees in departments including corporate, sales, finance, engineering, IT and global strategy/operations. Provided strategic business advice to senior management to ensure that the business strategy and HR requirements were aligned before, during and after multiple Mergers & Acquisitions. Furnished day-to-day direction, feedback and coaching to two HR consultants/generalists. Increased employee morale by evaluating, analyzing and designing new job grading structure for 1000+ positions, resulting in an open system managed by hiring executives and HR. Measured each position utilizing outside consultants global compensation tool and expanded upon Arrows curren t salary system. Partnered with hiring executives to define effective recruitment strategies. Screened, interviewed and recommended prospective employees for hire that succeeded and contributed to Arrow becoming the industry leader in electronics distribution. Collaborated to help Arrow achieve Fortunes Most Admired status by co -directing companywide Employee Engagement Project. This consisted of identifying problem areas and creating effective solutions that increased employee recognition and retention. Improved productivity and performance by facilitating numerous management initiatives: Mentoring Program, College Recruitment Program and Sales Management Assessment Initiative. Achieved $7 million savings while boosting productivity and led key portion of large-scale merger and transitioned staff. Reduced turnover of highly specialized employees by 50%; implemented and administered TEAP ($2 million dollar deferred compensation) program.

Human Resources Representative

June 1995 April 1997

Served as HR generalist for Corporate Division. Managed staffing, compensation, performance management and employee relations for 800+ employees. Improved efficiency by implementing re-organization of the Credit department. Helped create new job descriptions and relay new responsibilities to staff.

EDUCATION
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY, ALBANY, NY Bachelor of Arts AFFILIATIONS Member of Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) TECHNICAL SKILLS MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PeopleSoft and Lawson HRIS systems. Proficient in OpenHire and Kenexa/Webhire and ICIMS Applicant Tracking Systems.