Search Solution Group is representing a highly accomplished Vice President of Human Resources with over 20 years of experience in industries such as retail, restaurant, hospitality, call centers, and distribution. Selected as part of our Exclusive Candidate Program, this executive is recognized for leading large, multi-regional teams and building enterprise-wide HR strategies that support growth, transformation, and operational excellence. With a strong foundation in business acumen and people development, they specialize in driving efficiencies through mergers, acquisitions, and process optimization initiatives.
CANDIDATE SNAPSHOT
Most Recent Title: Vice President of Human Resources
Experience: 20+ Years
Location: South
MORE ABOUT THIS PROFESSIONAL
- Enterprise HR Leadership: Currently leads HR strategy and operations for over 25,000 employees across U.S. and Canadian retail, marine, restaurant, and service locations, supported by a team of 230+ HR professionals.
- Organizational Optimization: Spearheaded centralized talent acquisition and employee relations strategies, enhancing operational efficiency and supporting multi-billion-dollar business goals across diverse business units.
- Change Leadership: Successfully developed and executed HR integration strategies for mergers, acquisitions, and large-scale expansions, including building the full lifecycle playbook for new store and restaurant openings.
- People Strategy: Known for driving succession planning, talent assessments, and strategic workforce planning, with a sharp focus on building high-performing leadership pipelines across all levels of the organization.
- Multi-Unit & Multi-Region Expertise: Brings extensive experience supporting up to 300 retail locations and 15,000+ associates across the Southeast, with a consistent track record of aligning HR functions to operational performance metrics.
- Talent Development: Led the creation and execution of innovative recruitment and retention strategies from the ground up, contributing to reduced turnover and higher quality hires at all organizational levels.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to partner with executive leaders across operations, finance, customer service, and marketing to deliver unified people strategies that strengthen business outcomes.
- Performance Management: Championed initiatives that improved key HR metrics and operational KPIs, using data-driven insights to design and implement action plans that positively impacted organizational performance.
