Sharon Seymour
Pelican Waters,QLD
Summary
Dynamic Executive General Manager - People adept at strategic profitability and enhancing consumer experience. Recognised for excellence in people, learning, and safety. Skilled at motivating, training, and developing teams for business sustainability. Strategic leader in aligning teams with corporate goals
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Manager - People Safety Learning and Culture
Sundale Ltd
04.2021 - Current
- Developed comprehensive human resource policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance with applicable employment legislation using best practice principles
- Developed and implemented strategic plans to meet organisational objectives and set future direction aligned to Sundale's vision whilst protecting Sundale's long-established brand and history
- Delivered effective organisational development strategies that inspire high performing dedicated teams and support the long-term strategic direction
- Leveraged intellectual capital to develop innovative Human Resource strategy and initiatives tailored to organisational objectives and creating operational efficiency
- Created a culture of inclusion through diversity initiatives, employee engagement activities and team building exercises and reward ceremonies
- Applied strategic leadership principles to drive organisational change and growth
- Coordinated training programs for managers and staff to enhance productivity, consumer service standards and overall business operations
- Provided guidance on employee relations issues such as conflict resolution, disciplinary actions and workplace grievances
- Established safety protocols to ensure compliance with workplace health and safety legislation and protect the wellbeing of all employees
- Utilised uniqueness in leadership style to create a distinctive corporate culture
- Executed thought leadership by developing and communicating clear strategic vision for the company
- Oversaw payroll processes including rostering systems, benefits administration and tax filing requirements
- Monitored labour costs by analysing headcounts against budget forecasts to ensure cost efficiency whilst maintaining regulated staffing ratios
- Negotiated collective bargaining agreements between management, unions and employee representatives
- Ensured compliance with federal and state employment legislation pertaining to employee rights and obligations
- Assessed current HR functions system capabilities in order to identify gaps or deficiencies requiring improvement
- Developed hiring and recruitment policies to drive transparent and fair hiring process for selecting candidates on basis of merit and relevance with job
- Created comprehensive orientation program to acquaint new employees with company programs, guidelines, policies and procedures
- Created and managed departmental annual budget with input to $80m organisational operating budget
- Proven ability in fostering a collaborative environment, leading to an increased team efficiency and effectiveness
- Led cross-functional teams in development of Risk Management plans, reducing company exposure while enhancing efficiency
- Analysed human capital metrics to develop strategies for improvement
- Implemented comprehensive skills training programs to enhance staff capabilities and performance
- Negotiated contracts with third-party vendors for services
- Monitored employee satisfaction levels through staff engagement surveys.
HR Specialist
Woolworths Group
Sunshine Coast
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Formed an integral part of a transformation project team focusing on business improvement across the supermarket arm of Woolworths Group
- Worked closely with State and Group Managers to undertake consultation process to implement a new customer operating model impacting on management roles across nearly 1,000 supermarkets nationally to drive competitive advantage
- Facilitated complex selection calibration sessions with managers
- Ran consultation conversations with impacted team members and subsequent redundancy conversations
- Dealt with complex industrial relations issues that arose as part of the process
- Played an integral role in data validation of a sophisticated model to determine individual underpayments, which exceeded $350 million
- Played a pivotal role in the consultation process related to underpayments.
HR Specialist
Australian Digital Health Agency
Brisbane
07.2018 - 06.2019
- Worked through complex industrial relations issues with a workforce consisting of federal government, common law employees and a high number of long-term contractors across 3 states and territories
- Instrumental in developing the 12-month HR Business Plan aligned to corporate objectives
- Developed and facilitated workshops to enable individual departments to develop their strategic business plans
- Established a project to reduce the high levels of absenteeism across the organisation
- Undertook a policy review to ensure differing legislative requirements were met for both public servants and common law employees.
Managing Director (Founder)
Larosh Pty Ltd
Sunshine Coast
01.2014 - 06.2019
- Worked through complex industrial relations issues with a workforce consisting of federal government, common law employees and a high number of long-term contractors across 3 states and territories
- Instrumental in developing the 12-month HR Business Plan aligned to corporate objectives
- Developed and facilitated workshops to enable individual departments to develop their strategic business plans
- Established a project to reduce the high levels of absenteeism across the organisation
- Undertook a policy review to ensure differing legislative requirements were met for both public servants and common law employees.
Director Human Resources
UnitingCare Health
Brisbane
02.2010 - 01.2014
- Led a team of 30 people across four locations to support a workforce of 4,000
- Responsible for the development and implementation of HR strategic and operational plans
- Built an industry respected organisational development team
- Worked within a complex industrial relations setting underpinned by five separate enterprise agreements
- Managed complex industrial relations and legal matters
- Responsible for cultural transformation and measuring results through engagement surveys and driving change through action plans
- Managed complexities of highly manual payroll processes.
Education
Graduate - [Study Type]
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Brisbane, QLD06-2011
Postgraduate - Chartered Institute of Personnel And Development - [Study Type]
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
United Kingdom12-2006
Skills
- HR Function Management
- Building high performing, collaborative teams
- Aligning Human Resource strategy to organisational vision and objectives
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Industrial relations
- Stakeholder management Building strategic partnerships
- Workforce Planning
- Organisational development
- Employee relations
- Qualified mediator
- Onboarding and training
- Risk Management
Websites
Timeline
Executive Manager - People Safety Learning and Culture
Sundale Ltd
04.2021 - Current
HR Specialist
Woolworths Group
07.2019 - 03.2021
HR Specialist
Australian Digital Health Agency
07.2018 - 06.2019
Managing Director (Founder)
Larosh Pty Ltd
01.2014 - 06.2019
Director Human Resources
UnitingCare Health
02.2010 - 01.2014
Graduate - [Study Type]
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Postgraduate - Chartered Institute of Personnel And Development - [Study Type]
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
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