Katrina Underwood
@katrinaunderwood
I improve talent operations, HR systems, compliance, and reporting at Kroger.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
At Kroger, I support talent operations through sourcing, screening, onboarding, candidate communications, interview scheduling, and employee lifecycle processes.
I maintain HRIS and applicant tracking systems, protect employee and candidate data accuracy, and prepare reports on headcount, recruiting metrics, turnover, and operational KPIs.
As Talent Acquisition Vendor Lead, I managed a cross-functional team that improved background-check and drug-screening turnaround time by 25%. I also implemented a data-driven vendor-management strategy that improved operational efficiency by 20% and enhanced federal-regulation compliance.
I'm eager to grow into an HR Business Partner role, using HR systems, vendor management, process improvement, and analytics to support strategic HR initiatives, employee engagement, and organizational goals.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Partner with hiring managers to support sourcing, screening, and onboarding of new employees.
• Manage job postings, candidate communications, and interview scheduling.
• Support employee lifecycle processes (onboarding, performance reviews, offboarding, etc.).
• Maintain HRIS and applicant tracking systems, ensuring accurate employee and candidate data.
Monitor and improve internal workflows,
• Support category managers in the development of supplier performance/continuous improvement targets and related scorecards
• Conducted thorough reviews of operations to devise and deploy improvement strategies
• Managed a cross-functional team to streamline HR vendor processes, resulting in a 25% improvement in the turnaround time for background checks and drug screenings, enhancing the candidat
Ensuring laws and regulations related were followed for all applicants during the hiring process.
SME for HireRight Background Screening system and compliance in hiring processes.
Managed HRIS and system administration tasks.
Supported HR functions and ensured data integrity.
• Act as a change agent for the adoption of the Program Management Office (PMO) portfolio processes and tools
• Super User for ePro transition to COUPA Business Spend Management
• Process and maintain vendor invoices
• Partnered with Talent Acquisition Team and vendors to enhance signed offers and invoices
• Work with the Koncert to create reporting capabilities for resources
Williams Lea Tag Worldwide, leader in delivering marketing and communications supply chain solutions.
Worked as Consultant P&G Supply Chain, Procurement Specialist at Corbus, LLC.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Concordia University Chicago
Master's Degree, Business Administration, Management
Tiffin University
Bachelor's Degree, Human Resources Management/Business
Concordia University Chicago
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management
Pursued a Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management at Concordia University Chicago.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
Job categories
Skills
Interested in hiring Katrina?
You can contact Katrina and 90k+ other talented remote workers on Himalayas.
Message KatrinaGet matched with your dream remote job
Sign up now and join over 250,000+ remote workers who receive personalized job alerts, curated job matches, and more for free!
