Royal Caribbean Group

Lead Talent Partner, Early Career Recruiting

Business Groups: Leadership roles for HR, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, IT, Medical, and Newbuild

Lead Talent Partner, Leadership Recruiting

Technical Sourcer

Wix.com

Recruiter and Talent Operations for the Sales and Account Management/ Customer Success organization. Led weekly meetings with stakeholders to strategically plan around funnel conversion rate, process length, and source of hire data. Experience in mass hiring (200+ AM growth in <6 months) as well as strategic and executive level searches. Managed hiring events for over 30 sales professionals to decrease our process length by 6 days. Worked with international TA team to research and execute on candidate experience projects. Led referral hiring strategy to increase referrals received by 15% over the past year. Created guidance on internal mobility programs. Advisor to WixRainbow ERG.

Recruiter

Surpassed yearly hiring targets for the world’s most profitable cruise by 150% by placing entry level to senior-level hires across 5 unique departments (Marketing, Revenue, Beverage, Housekeeping, and Shore Excursion Sales). Experienced in sourcing and generating a healthy pipeline through career fairs, LI recruiter, agency partnerships. referrals, and specialty job boards. Used talent market insights and industry benchmarking data to influence decisions within the leadership groups and cross-functional team. Managed data integrity process improvement for Talent Acquisition as the project lead. Partnered with the data analytics team to create recruitment metrics, implement a forecasting system, and gain access to 7 new reports to increase female and diversity hires. 
•	President of Young Professionals Employee Resource Group.
•       Onboarded candidates through monthly new hire ship tours.

Global Recruiter

Aflac

Implemented a strategy of consistent campus presence which led to a doubling of the number of candidates applying for the Sales Intern Program. Recruited over 500 agents throughout the southeast region.
Streamlined evaluation of recruiting metrics such as daily call volume, new applicants, new enrollments, and retention by switching from outdated data collection systems to Excel spreadsheets

Recruiting Manager

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner @ Royal Caribbean Group | Empowering candidates to Job Hunt Like A Recruiter

As a Lead Talent Acquisition Partner at Royal Caribbean Group, I am passionate about helping people find the next piece of the puzzle in their career journey. I lead the recruitment for leadership roles in various business groups, such as HR, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, IT, Medical, and Newbuild. I leverage data analytics, employer branding, and diversity and inclusion strategies to attract and retain top talent in the cruise industry. 

I hold a Master of Science in Management from the University of Florida, where I also completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. I have also obtained a Certificate of HR Data Analytics from Cornell University and participated in business and Spanish exchange programs at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and Universidad de Salamanca. I am fluent in English and Spanish and have a Bloomberg Certification and a Certified Gator Professional credential. 

Outside of work, I create content on here to help empower candidates to "Job Hunt Like A Recruiter". I host live webinars, coaching sessions, and provide templates for folks to recharge their search. Check out the link in my bio to learn more!

Nicole Fernandez-Valle

Hunter Douglas, Inc.

Supply Chain Planner

Archer

Supply Chain Intern

Alliant Infotech

•  Led a cross-functional team for Procurement & overall TCO reduction, Forecasting, Inventory control & logistic scheduling along with preparing and presentation of the project results and compliance to the top management

•  Reduced 14% annual holding costs at a 90% service level by developing an Excel based Inventory modeling tool using probabilistic model to cater demand seasonality

•  Curtailed shipment delays by 8% by increasing 15% share of locally sourced materials by modifying the supplier network

•  Identifying & managing the KPIs along with handling Forecast & Capacity Planning, Quality Control, Audits, and Cost negotiation

• Implemented DMAIC methodology to analyze and improve the efficiency of the supply chain processes, resulting in a 11% increase in production output.

Supply Chain Analyst

Jash Engineering Limited

• Collaborated with 9 consulting firms’ clients to execute a total of 8 projects worth $10.1 Million, with 91% On-Time Completion for Intake Equipment for Thermal & Captive Power Plants, Desalination Plants & Lift Irrigation Schemes in India and abroad

• Cross functionally worked with Design, Purchase, Planning, Quality, Production and Service Department for developing dashboards using Tableau to track project and sales performance along with tracking key performance metrics

• Implemented S&OP and planned replenishment policies for new SKU’s & carry over SKU’s considering constraints like lead time, vendor capacity, etc.
 
•  Developed new customers for business growth by incorporating novel marketing strategies

Project Management Specialist

I see myself as an optimistic, passionate and a skillful learner.

My innate impulsions to delve out technical solutions for day-to-day problems and my work experience as a Supply Chain Professional have bolstered my abilities to solve complex problems. I’ve worked on multiple projects in the domain of Project Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Forecasting, Inventory Management and Supply Chain Analytics.

Software Proficiency: Microsoft Excel | My SQL | Orange | Python | AutoCAD | Solidworks | ANSYS

On a personal level, I am a 'glass-half-full person' but also have a keen desire to develop various ways to make that glass full.

I’m open to Exciting opportunities in the field of Project Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Continuous Improvement & Process Optimization, Supply Chain Analytics, Supply Chain Design and Optimization.

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