Applied Materials Work Values

Daily Duties at Applied Materials:

 Managed HR staff and division HR budget of $2.5M for semi-conductor industry leader employing thousands worldwide. Locations included: UK, Germany, France, Malaysia, Singapore, etc. Led HR team in partnering with executives and managers of large division; handled all employee relations, working with managers on performance, discipline issues, and/or ethical concerns; recruiting/retention, benefit enrollments, compensation plan design, legal compliance, manager and Employee development, talent management, succession planning, training programs, and more.  Develop and deliver communication plans and training for any and all new policies or programs, as well as any revisions or changes in policies or programs. Ensure understanding, buy-in, and commitment to those changes.  Restructured organization, increasing customer-service ratings more than 27% in two years.  Member of organizational effectiveness team; enabled Company to become an “Employer of Choice.”  Trained and developed HR team, enabling many of team to be promoted within two years.  Managed workspace planning for opening of international offices in China and Ireland; developed training regarding cultures of those countries.  Delivered PeopleSoft implementation project on time and on budget.  Assisted project team with design and rollout of online HR service and information center.  Reduced divisional turnover from 11.7 percent to less than 4 percent in two years.  Implemented cross-functional teams to speed up development of new tools, delivering $4B in additional sales  Collaborated with VP to create and develop cross-functional product teams.  Laid off due to ten successive reduction-in-force actions that reduced us from over 22,000 to less than 8,000 employees as semi-conductor industry took a huge downturn.

What they like about Applied Materials:

You give high priority to hiring firms with prestige. Market reputation and prestige of a firm may be determined through on-line research, and conversations with individuals working in your target industry. Note that firms "in the public eye" receive a great deal more critical publicity and attention than those operating with more anonymity. So as you assess your employment opportunities, be sure to seek out the positive aspects of the firm's reputation in addition to noting negative publicity the company may have received.

Tags

Change management, Mergers/acquisitions, Talent acquisition, Labor/employee relations, HRIS/HR Technology, Employee engagement, Performance Management, Succession planning, Compensation plan design/admin, Benefit plan selection/admin, On-boarding

Skills

Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , Change Management, HR/OD Leadership, Legal Compliance, Staff Development, Talent Management, Performance Management, Leadership coaching, Compensation, Benefits, Workers Compensation, International HR

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