Associate Director Human Resources @ From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Toronto, OntarioHR Manager @ •Functional HR Planning and support HR strategy for Wrigley Canada: Develop, design and execute all people initiatives for Operations, Engineering/Maintenance, Safety and TPM functions in support of overall business objectives including performance culture, vision, mission, leadership training and development see more
Associate Director Human Resources @ From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Toronto, OntarioHR Manager @ •Functional HR Planning and support HR strategy for Wrigley Canada: Develop, design and execute all people initiatives for Operations, Engineering/Maintenance, Safety and TPM functions in support of overall business objectives including performance culture, vision, mission, leadership training and development and engagement.
•Co creating and implementation of the Wrigley Canada Supply Strategy
•Associate Relations (co-pilot for approximately 300 associates): Support associate relations issues – ensure issues are facilitated, mediated, or resolved with alignment to our Five Principles and culture; align team development to ensure Line Manager Excellence and Wrigley Canada is a ‘great place to work’. Recommend, develop and revise range of P&O practices as required
•Talent Management for the Supply Chain: recruit, retain, identify development opportunities and create plans acordingly.
•Active member and Co-Pilot for the Supply Chain Leadership Team: Responsible to coach and support Factory Director in creating a high performance supply chain management team
Responsible for providing strategic insights and plans to support the development and implementation of the Supply Strategy for the Toronto Factory From December 2013 to April 2014 (5 months) Toronto, Canada AreaHR Co-Pilot - Food Segment (Uncle Ben's) @ Co-Pilot for the Site Director and the Supply Management Team.
Responsible for the effective execution of global, regional & local HR initiatives and signature processes,development of unique programs & solutions in collaboration/alignment with the HR specialists.
Human Resources Generalist for the Bolton Food Plant (Supply): Associate relations, Talent management & development, Talent attraction, Total rewards, Organizational development & effectiveness, Personnel policies & practices From January 2013 to December 2013 (1 year) HR Generalist: Retail Focus 10 months & All Chocolate Segment 3+ years @ Successful HR Generalist at Mars Canada, prior to this I was the Talent and Development Coordinator for close to a year and a half giving me extensive experience in a wide variety of situations.
I have managed the performance of many associates at Mars, have recruited at all levels in Sales, Marketing, Finance and Retail. I have planned and successfully executed Sales structural changes as well as Retail re-organization on a National basis while ensuring minimum business disruption and liability to the company. I don't shy away from tough conversation and actually feel really comfortable assisting senior managers or leading performance and/or behaviour conversations, I have coached junior and senior associates on different sensitive situations. I have instincts that rarely prove me wrong but can also be objective and provide supporting data when necessary.
HR Co-Pilot to the Sales Leadership Team as well as the National Retail Leadership Team of our Chocolate Business and thrive on being challenged by them on a daily basis. I am very comfortable with ambiguity which is a strong asset in our roles and I am bilingual in French and English.
I am outgoing, engaging, assertive, action oriented, driven, fair, efficient, dynamic and passionate about what I do. From November 2008 to December 2012 (4 years 2 months) Talent and Development Coordinator @ From August 2007 to November 2008 (1 year 4 months) Computer Graphic Designer (Self Employed/Freelancer) @ From January 2000 to June 2005 (5 years 6 months) Computer Graphic Designer - Production Specialist @ Design and develop print and multimedia presentations from concept to final production, including updating existing materials and creating new pieces.
In charge of designing report covers, corporate reports, presentations and templates in various programs (Microsoft Publisher, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator).
Responsible for the design and production of marketing materials that retain brand integrity such as marketing brochures, newsletters, invitations and pamphlets.
Create a new look for the Public Affairs Division of North America (Canada & US), including logos. From 1999 to 2005 (6 years)
Maude Hernandez is skilled in: Marketing, Customer Insight, Marketing Management, Sales Management, Leadership, Human Resources, Sales, Retail, Program Management, FMCG, Personnel Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Management, Brand Management, PowerPoint