Glen Pierce

Experience

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  Kimball International

  Dec 1995 - Jan 2001

  Divisional Human Resources Director (11/2000-1/2001)Provide HR direction and leadership to the Home, Health and Hospitality Division - 4 manufacturing facilities producing wood furniture for home, hotel/lodging and healthcare use.Corporate Workforce Development Manager (5/1998-11/2000)Led and managed all corporate training and development programs. Provided leadership and direction to all organizational trainers as well as managed external consulting and training partners.HR Process Leader, Information Systems (12/1995-5/1998)Responsible for leading the HR function for the Corporate Information Systems department. Served on the CIO’s leadership team. Show less

  • Director Human Resources - Home, Health & Hospitality Division

    Nov 1999 - Jan 2001

  • Corporate Workforce Development Manager

    May 1997 - Nov 1999

  • HR Process Leader - Informa

    Dec 1995 - May 1997
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  The Home Depot

  Jan 2001 - May 2002

  Manager - Human Resources (District Resource)

  Responsible for traveling to various markets and opening new stores in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia including 14 new stores in 16 months. Onboarded and assisted new HR Managers in the staffing of the his/her new location as well as provided insight into HR policies and procedures. Participated in the mentored and coaching of both Store level and District Level managers and associates.

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  SERVUS! (BR Associates)

  Feb 2001 - Jan 2002

  Director - Support Services

  Corporate Support Services DirectorProvided leadership and direction in support of 230 restaurants. Direct responsibilities for leading the areas of Human Resources, Benefits, Safety and Health, Finance, Payroll and Information Technology. Led six direct reports and 21 office and professional associates. Implemented a quarterly leadership development roundtable to facilitate experience-based shared learning in a high turnover, low experience industry (including bringing in state regulatory agencies to train on standards). Designed and implemented several key employment practices to address key business concerns as well as improvement in the areas of background screening, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process, harassment and diversity training. Show less

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  MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc

  May 2003 - Aug 2009

  Senior Director - OD, Talent Management and Strategy (05/2007-08/2009)Responsible for providing day-to-day leadership and direction in the areas of Training and Development, HR Programs and Planning, Organizational Development, Staffing, Benefits/Compensation/Retention, HR Technology, and Corporate Communications. Team consisted of seven direct reports and a total of 16 professionals.• Led effort to design and implement a Mentoring Program for top talent.• Redesigned the Performance Management and Career Development processes into integrated Talent Management System.• Led transition planning efforts in executing a manufacturing footprint rationalization/re-alignment project (the closure of 3 manufacturing facilities within North America). Show less Director – HR Programs and Planning (9/2005-5/2007)Responsible for the design and implementation of various HR programs to enable business goals. Provided all updates (to the EVP HR) and managed the organization-wide HR and aviation budgets. Worked with all areas of HR to maximize efficiency and drive out administration.• Led the re-design and standardization of the Succession/Workforce Planning Process.• Led the re-design of a new employment brand to include both internet and intranet sites (www.MasterBrand.com).• Conducted RFP, facilitated vendor selection and led implementation of a Talent Acquisition System. Show less Senior Manager – Corporate Staffing (5/2003-9/2005)Led the development and growth of a corporate staffing function including sourcing and selection for exempt level and office staffing for entire enterprise (21 manufacturing facilities within US, Canada and Mexico/25+ distribution facilities/field sales operations). Staffing volume ranged from 500-700 positions per years. • Redesigned Corporate Staffing model built on Cost, Time to Fill and Quality of Hire.• Redesigned and standardized an external partnership model/agreement.• Reduced external recruitment fees by over $700k (75%) annually over two years.• Built internal staffing competency with team of four staffers and one recruitment coordinator. Show less

  • Senior Director - OD, Talent Management and Strategy

    May 2007 - Aug 2009

  • Director - HR Programs and Planning

    Sept 2005 - May 2007

  • Senior Manager - Corporate Staffing

    May 2003 - Sept 2005
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  Dyno Nobel

  Aug 2009 - Feb 2020

  Responsible for proving strategic leadership in support of all Nitrogen and Initiation Systems manufacturing sites across the US and Latin America. This includes providing leadership to a group of 15 Human Resources professionals, while actively participating as a member of both the MLT (Global Manufacturing Leadership Team) and the HRLT (Human Resources Leadership Team). Key accountabilities and projects include:• Support for the successful construction and commissioning of a $1billion ammonia manufacturing plant in Louisiana.• Significantly improved leadership bench strength and promotion rate through effective succession planning and development. • Implemented an annual employee engagement strategy and improvement process resulting in significantly increases engagement and employee involvement.• Implemented a new Learning Management System to deliver online content and track training completion.• Negotiated the transition of employees working for a USW (United Steelworkers) service agreement provider to direct employment with Dyno Nobel.• Implemented a significant Diversity and Inclusion strategy for the entire North American manufacturing group. Show less Responsible for providing HR and Business Leadership to all Initiation Systems Manufacturing Plants in the US and Mexico as well as support for manufacturing, operations and commercial business in Chile. Served as labor relations lead for all North American labor contracts. • Served as the lead negotiator in successfully negotiating flexibility and standardization into 5 North American CBAs in 2012 and 2013 – all negotiated under budget.• Implemented a Workforce Planning process to include Talent Assessments, Succession Planning, Retention Strategy and Development Planning for all North American manufacturing sites.• Addressed talent deficiencies to include up-scaling key talent roles identified as critical and non-performing.• Led the restructuring of Mexican Business, after the discovery of significant internal controls concerns. Show less As a part of a major Corporate HR restructure, asked to support and drive standardization and process efficiency for all Canada. This includes spending 3 plus weeks per month based in Montreal and Calgary and serving as a key advisor to the Vice President - Canada.• Served as a facilitator and key member of the Canadian Leadership Team.• Implemented KPIs to measure both HR and operational success.• Led the assessment of current talent pool and facilitated the restructure of the Canadian business to include the redeployment of top talent. Show less Accountable for the development of key strategies and business processes for the talent management function within the North American operations. This includes the development of a North American integration strategy to standardize and drive consistency with all HR Processes for the US, Canada and Mexico (taking in account the country specific regulatory and cultural needs). Team consisted of eight direct reports and a total of 15 professionals.• Led effort to design and implement a Talent Acquisition strategy to reduce hiring/sourcing costs by $300K.• Implemented a Business Partner model to simplify business interactions (single point of contact approach).• Redesigned the field HR structure to drive cost efficiency and increase effectiveness of customer support. Show less

  • VP HR - Global Manufacturing Americas

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2020

  • Senior Director - Initiation Systems Manufacturing and Latin America

    Sept 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Senior Director - Human Resources Canada

    Aug 2010 - Sept 2011

  • Senior Director - Talent Management and Field Operations

    Aug 2009 - Aug 2011
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  Krempp Construction, Inc.

  Dec 2020 - now

  Site Safety Officer/Quality Manager

  Provide Quality and Safety Leadership for the construction of a large multi-acre Army Ammunition Activity support site.