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Working collaboratively with the HR Team and key stakeholders across HR, leading and supporting a team of 5 within HR, Recruitment, Learning & Development and Payroll. Retail Prodigy Group (RPG) is Nike's official and number one Retail franchise partner for NIKE Stores across Australia and New Zealand, with 60 stores and rapid development and expansion plans for the future! I led and managed the end to end Recruitment process for all roles in all RPG's Nike stores nationally throughout Australia and New Zealand. I also managed the end to end recruitment process for Support Office roles. In addition to recruitment my role also consisted of generalist HR operational support for the retail store network across processes and systems including rostering, POS & payroll.

Newly created role, managing a team of 4 and leading the Group National Talent / Recruitment Strategy for Munro Footwear Group with the acquisition of Fusion Retail Brands, with over 290+ Retail stores nationally across 8 different brands (Midas, Mathers, Williams, Mollini, Wanted, Cinori, Mountfords & Styletread) our Support office and the Distribution Centre Warehouse. Some achievements include; - Managing the group consolidation and integration of the end to end recruitment process into the one ATS / Recruitment platform for all roles across Retail Stores, Support Office and Distribution Centre Warehouse - Successfully leading the national retail stores recruitment drive to employ over 650 Casuals for the peak Christmas / Back to School period for 2018 & 2019 - Effectively managing recruitment budgets and achieving a significant reduction in agency fees and services through proactive and strategic sourcing - Proactively business partnering and strong stakeholder management across the group to drive the talent and attraction strategy

* In this role, I provided end to end recruitment and support for all Support Office areas and roles in the business including; All Merchandise Departments (including Buying, Planning & Product Development), Quality Assurance, Marketing & Digital, Store Operations, Property & Store Development, Human Resources & Safety, IT, Finance, Legal, Merchandise Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Service Centre & Online. * Manage end to end Recruitment for all Support Office roles * Recruitment for Myer Stores nationally * Provide Generalist HR Support and Advice for the Support Office & Stores * Consulting on HR Policies and Procedures * Provide Performance Management Support to Head Office Line Managers * Parental Leave Reporting * Delivery of Support Office Induction & Training * Reporting to the National HR Manager for Support Office

* Responsibilities include; * Generalist HR Recruitment / Administration duties * HR Support and Advice * Consulting on HR Policies and Procedures * Customer Service Orientation and Excellent Stakeholder Management * Interviews, Reference Checks and Training sessions * Support Office Induction & Training / Onboarding * Management of the Recruitment Database (PageUp) * Recruitment Reporting * Support Office roles * Parental Leave Reporting * Reporting to the National HR Manager Support Office

* Contract role with Myer Human Resources Victorian/Regional Team assisting with the end to end recruitment for the New Myer Fountain Gate store and Recruitment of 800 Christmas Casuals for Victoria in 2012. * Managing and Driving Recruitment process * Consulting on HR Policies and Procedures * Facilitating of Christmas Group Interviews * Observing Group Interviews * Managing Recruitment Data Base (Page Up) * – Data entry & screening of applicants * Job offers to successful applicants * Generalist HR Recruitment / Administration duties

* Certificate III in Financial Services & Tier 2 Adviser Accreditation * Deliver a Professional Service * Establish Client Relationships and Analyse needs * Develop, Present and Negotiate client solutions * Complete Referrals with sufficient details for specialists to follow up

In this newly created role I was at the forefront of building and developing RPGs end to end recruitment & selection process in addition to HR operations across all systems. I led and managed the end to end Recruitment, leading a team of two coordinators for all our NIKE Stores and Support Office roles whilst RPG was establishing its growth with new stores nationally. Some achievements were; - Leading the recruitment in opening over 26 brand new Nike Stores and contributing to the overall growth and success of Retail Prodigy Group through sourcing & scouting the best talent across management and sales specialists. - Successfully developed and implemented Retail Prodigy Groups talent / recruitment and onboarding strategy through designing, building and launching Page Up (Talent Management System) into the business.