An experienced Human Resources Director, accomplished at managing teams through change, whilst coaching individual talent, experience in multisite organisations, across Construction, Care, Distribution, Logistics, Manufacturing and Retail sectors. Commercially focused, strategic thinker, negotiator and influencer with a proven track record of building vision and delivering change for leading companies. Adept at building and motivating high performance teams, highly capable with a commitment and passion to continually create corporate value. Key Strengths - Developing and implementing business aligned HR strategies, leading organisational change programs in challenging environments, motivating teams to high levels of achievement in both growth and adversity, strong decision making, problem solving, communication and planning skills. Expertise in the delivery of change, business improvement and robust HR solutions to transform organisational performance, an Executive Board member that places HR as a commercial partner to facilitate strategic objectives. Specialties: TUPE, mergers and acquistions, employment law, organisational design and restructures, motiviating and developing a team, employee engagement

Interim Head of Human Resources @ Responsibility for leading the Human Resources, Learning & Development, Payroll and Health & Safety teams From September 2015 to Present (4 months) United KingdomHuman Resources Consultant, Interim Human Resources Director @ An experienced HR professional who provides pragmatic commercial employment solutions on a retained or adhoc basis. From August 2011 to Present (4 years 5 months) United KingdomGroup Human Resources Director @ Appointed to design and implement the people integration and change management programme at the time of the merger between Keepmoat and Apollo Group. To establish the HR strategy for the Group, form the Learning & Development teams to provide a legacy framework for the future. A member of the Executive Team participating in the wider design of business strategy. From April 2012 to April 2015 (3 years 1 month) United KingdomInterim Human Resources Director @ Working with Executive Team to integrate circa 60 care homes in to the organisation, develop the people agenda to improve employee engagement, reengineer the HR team, manage ER issues and participate in Group HRD forums and actively support the business development team in tender processes with local authorities to facility new business. From October 2011 to April 2012 (7 months) Interim TUPE Consultant @ Assisted in the TUPE transfers of 44,000 employees, consulted with GMB and elected employee representatives. From August 2011 to October 2011 (3 months) Group Human Resources Director @ Responsibility for Human Resources, Training & Development and Payroll for circa 5000 employees across over 400 UK and Ireland sites From May 2004 to June 2011 (7 years 2 months) Leicester, United KingdomTrustee and Board Director @ Leicestershire Cares is a not for profit organisation which aligns business corporate responsibility with local community and assists individuals with barriers to entering the workplace. From March 2010 to April 2011 (1 year 2 months) Head of Human Resources @ From December 2001 to May 2004 (2 years 6 months) Human Resources Director @ From December 1997 to December 2001 (4 years 1 month) H R Manager @ From 1996 to 1998 (2 years)

Personnel Management @ Birmingham City University From 1990 to 1993 Sandra Smith is skilled in: TUPE, Employee Engagement, Change Management, TUPE transfers, Personnel Management, Employment Law, Restructuring, Organizational Design, Human Resources, Mergers, Performance Management, Management, Negotiation, Job Evaluation, Strategic Planning