Aude Slama

Sector: Consumer Goods

Goodyear Proving Ground, San Angelo,Texas HR Manager 07/06-Present
- Union Free facility (90 associates)
- Member of leadership team composed of Plant Manager, Accounting Manager, Chief Engineer and Human Resources Manager.
- 2 direct reports: Training & Safety Coordinator and Purchasing Manager

Training: Develop partnership with local training institute and build a proposal for a grant that would enable Goodyear associates to get free training (in progress). Created a training request form in order to help track department needs and prioritize those needs from a business critical perspective. Manage the 360 Feedback Process: this program is designed, on the basis of feedback from peers, superiors and direct reports, to create an individual plan that will enhance and develop management skills.

Safety/Health/Ergonomics: Created 4 new prevention programs for 2007 to reduce workers’ compensation payments.

Maximize associate involvement: Highlighted the importance of the Safety Committee, and encouraged associates to report safety issues, with a goal of decreasing absenteeism due to injury. Created a communication committee for 2007 to improve relationship between leadership and associates.

Union free environment: Created a union free campaign plan to cope with existing threat of unionization at the Goodyear Proving Grounds. Cooperated with legal department on how to educate associates about the benefits of remaining union free.

Recruitment: Manage recruitment process (from job posting to hiring). Focus on candidates who fit with a High Performance Organization culture.

Experience with strikes in other unionized Goodyear facilities: Reorganized different departments during the strike (needs assessment and personnel transfer), created a list of volunteers (in order to help the unionized facilities continue to serve the customers), served as first point of contact with Headquarters.

Benefits: Managed the annual enrollment processes (help associates with enrollment on website; communicate the changes for 2007, etc).

Exit: Manage exit processes (resignations, retirement, and terminations).

Policy manual: updated the document and reinforced the smoking and attendance policies in response to excessive casual absenteeism and the danger of second-hand smoke. Manage the disciplinary process in case of non-compliance (in progress).

Affirmative Action Plan: analyzed workforce and develop plans to meet desired diversity ratios.

Communication: created a communication center for the associates and set up birthday meeting (meeting held on the associate’s birthday, designed to better know associates and get a candid feedback on the facility).

Purchasing: check contractor’s liability insurance level in order to be compliant with the Goodyear policy. Develop benchmarking process with the purpose of reducing purchasing costs.

Process Implementation:
- Manage Migration from AME system (Hourly system) to Merit system (based on performance)
- Build local succession planning that feeds the national succession plan.
- Build high performance teams: assess team, analyze and put training plan in place (in cooperation with corporate training center) in order to get associates to a self directed mode.
- Manage 2007 Performance Management Process.

Personal Development: Developed relationship with other US plants (visit to Beaumont chemical plant in September 2006). Nominee for 2006-2007 San Angelo Leadership program (9 months program). Attended seminar on Hiring, Managing and Maintaining healthy employees.

Sector: Consumer Goods

Human Resources Specialist, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company , World Headquarters, Akron, Ohio 01/05-06/06

- Support for Global Finance and Global Information Technology Departments.
- Part of the FGL Program (Future Global Leader)

- Recruitment: Managed recruitment process (from job posting to hiring). Created targeted selection questionnaire to ensure an effective selection process. Updated and created job descriptions. First point of contact for contingency firms.

Created “Recruitmax for Dummies” to help Managers navigate the recruitment system. Created IT video for College recruitment. Created “New Manager HR Checklist” to help Managers be quickly prepared with their new responsibilities.

Represented Goodyear at the National Society of Hispanic MBAs: conducted interviews with high potential candidates, effectively recruited 2 candidates.

- Performance Management Process: Managed the performance management process for the corporate IT and Finance Department: Review IPR (Individual Performance Rating) for approximately 300 associates to ensure consistency.

Created a document that summarized results for all 300 associates. Created peer grouping, validated and completed the Merit Budget document, updated the one page associate profile for all associates. Identified candidates suitable for promotion based on management ratings to facilitate succession planning.

- 360 Feedback Process: Managed the 360 Feedback Process (enroll participant, maximize feedback and provide resources and tools) for the corporate finance department and create a participant guide.

- Relocation Management: Managed associates global relocation in collaboration with the outsourced company.
Visa process: Managed the visa process in collaboration with the hiring manager and the lawyer.

- Event Management: Led the Career Development Day organization for the Global Finance Department and member of the Career Development Day Committee.

- Process Implementation:
- Participant Guide for 360 Feedback Process
- New associates orientation
- Global IT and Finance succession planning
- Job shadowing process
- On boarding process

- French English Translation: Translated professional documents (Labor Agreement, Associate Engagement Survey, and Global Safety Messages).

- Personal Development: Courses completed include Management Self-Service, Managing Performance: Tool & Process Workshop (Certified by Goodyear University), Recruitmax, Targeted Selection Interviewing (Certified by Goodyear University), Emerging Leader Program (Certified by Goodyear University).

Sector: Consumer Goods

Technical Analyst, Benefits Resources Group
BENEFITS RESOURCE GROUP, Cleveland, Ohio Technical Analyst, 2004

Quotation Management: Managed vendor quotation from start to finish including:
RFP (Request For Proposal) development, client interaction to ascertain needs and objectives, build and refine vendor relationships, manage and spreadsheet the work flow from vendors, recommend and negotiate product to Account Managers.
Additional Responsibilities include: Meeting with vendors on product knowledge, research new products, create and modify new template for workflow.

Sector: Consulting and Services

Human Resources Assistant, Adecco
ADECCO, Cannes, France Human Resources Assistant, 2003

Created job descriptions, interviewed clients, and selected workers for appropriate openings. Conducted statistical analyses and maintained records for ISO 9002 standards.

Assisted in the recruitment process, taking full responsibility during the hiring manager’s absence. Typically fulfilled 100% of client companies’ needs.

Sector: Consulting and Services

Human Resources Assistant, CITY HALL
CITY HALL, Cagnes sur Mer, France, 2002


Evaluated and analyzed position descriptions for internal audits. Evaluated workers’ barriers to task accomplishment and recommended changes in the organization’s communication structure that were designed to increase information flow between individual units.

Sector: Public Services - Administration

Project Coordinator, YSSINGEAUX TENNIS CLUB
YSSINGEAUX TENNIS CLUB, Yssingeaux, 1999-2001

Managed all club and social activities. Developed new methods of internal and external communication to promote club activities, which increased event participation. Worked with the Wilson Company to sponsor special events to promote club membership.

Developed a partnership between the city school and the club that increased profits by providing sample lessons to students. Increased the membership of the club by 20% during my tenure.

Sector: Associations