Barbara Watters

Experience

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  PepsiCo

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1987

  Personnel Manager

  Personnel Manager, SE Zone Sales - Pepsi-CoPersonnel Manager, SE Zone Sales and Operations - Frito-Lay (merger)

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  Verizon

  Jan 1987 - Aug 1992

  Human Resources Manager

  Division HR Manager- GTE Sylvania Lighting (Bangor, ME), soldManager, HR - GTEDS (Tampa, FL), promotionSupervisor, HR - Contel/GTE (Atlanta, GA) Data Center

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  Jostens

  Aug 1992 - Apr 1996

  Promoted to head Josten's Corporate recruitment, policy and diversity functions based in Minneapolis, MN after successful start-up and subsequent sale of Josten's Learning Division. Hired to start-up and manage all HR activities for Josten's Learning, Inc.'s newly formed Eastern Division based in Atlanta, GA. Hired 800+ employees, created orientation and new hire processes, created HR staff/team, outsourced training resources and member of the Executive Customer Contact Team.

  • Director Corporate Recruitment, Policy and Diversity

    Feb 1994 - Apr 1996

  • Division Human Resources Manager

    Aug 1992 - Feb 1994
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  State of Minnesota

  May 1996 - Jan 1999

  Director, Workforce Planning & Talent Aquisition

  Functional responsiblity for all recruitment activities, job evaluation and internal placement for this 55,000 unionized employee organization. Staffing, testing, redeployment, job analysis and dispute resolution. serving 55 agencies. Developed, lauched and lead state-wide initiative to reengineer 3 core HR processes. Developed state-wide employee communications program, introduced resume data base technology and marketing plan as well as a Workforce planning model. Negotiated legislative approvals for initiatives with State Legislature and acted as Agency liason. Show less

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  Gelco Information Network, Inc.

  Mar 2006 - Oct 2007

  Vice President Human Resources

  -M&A activities relating to the split and subsequent sales of both Corporate software Divisions - Trade Management Group LLC (Adesso) and Gelco Expense Management, Inc. (CONCUR)-Developed & Implemented Corporate Compensation System-Start-up of International Human Resources Operations in UK-Instituted new programs including PTO, 9 box performance management program, and outsourcing of benefits administration.-Employee Relations and staff develpment focus. Staff of 6

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  Driveline Retail

  Mar 2008 - Oct 2010

  Vice President, Human Resources

  Member of Executive Team with responsibility for staff of 11 and the functional areas of Human Resources, Employee Relations, Legal, Payroll, and Communications. Over 11,000 employees nationwide. Driveline is a national company that provides premier merchandising, retail category management and related retail consultative services.

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  Factory Motor Parts

  Oct 2010 - now

  Vice President, Human Resources

  Executive Team member responsible for corporate-wide direction and strategy of all Human Resources functional areas and services for this 2000 employee, national sales and distribution organization including employee relations, compliance, talent acquisition, payroll, compensation and benefits and OD/training. Staff of 12