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US FoodsPosting location: Everett · United StatesIndependent fictional example, not company material.

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Sarah Baker

Human Resources Manager · Everett · United States

Human Resources Manager with experience in people programs, employee experience, compliance, and organizational outcomes. Practical work includes Employee relations, HR case management, Policy interpretation, Employee lifecycle processes.

Experience

US Foods

Everett · United States

Human Resources Manager

Mar 2022 - now

  • Managed employee relations intake with documented facts, access restrictions, and escalation criteria; checked policy compliance with the relevant adviser before recommending a resolution.
  • Aligned HRIS onboarding records with manager training and performance management checkpoints; flagged missing role expectations before the first review rather than waiting for a disputed rating.
  • Checked employee-case decisions against policy and employment-law guidance, restricted access to sensitive records, and documented the agreed follow-up with the manager and employee.
  • Owned an onboarding audit using HRIS records, resolving missing compensation approvals before the monthly payroll cutoff and retaining access-controlled evidence.
  • Designed manager coaching using anonymized employee-relations cases, reducing incomplete performance-management submissions from 20 to 8 in the following review cycle.

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington · United States

Human Resources Manager

Jan 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Standardized case intake, severity, and response ownership for employee relations. Kept turnaround time within the agreed operating window.
  • Prepared a structured facilitation guide, tested the instructions with a small internal group, and revised ambiguous prompts before using the material in a hiring or employee-development session.
  • Reviewed an employee-facing process with HR and the responsible manager, separated mandatory policy steps from local team habits, and rewrote the guidance around actual questions received during onboarding.

Selected project

Human Resources — independent case study

Project owner

Feb 2024 - Jun 2024

  • Audited promotion decisions for level, tenure, and demographic consistency
  • Built a fictitious employee-case set with a policy question, an incomplete record and an escalation need; defined access limits and separated evidence collection from the decision reserved for an authorized adviser.
  • Prepared a manager guide with scenario-based questions and a review checklist; tested whether a reader could choose the correct next step without seeing confidential employee information.
  • Owned the fictional employee-case review using documented policy, resolved inconsistent manager instructions and completed a restricted-access decision log for adviser review.

Education

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington · United States

B.S. Business Administration

Sep 2013 - Jun 2017

Relevant coursework: Financial accounting, statistics, operations management, organizational behavior

Skills

Role expertise

Employee relations · HR case management · Policy interpretation · Employee lifecycle processes

Certifications

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

SHRM

Jun 2024

Publications

  • Published a personal HR practice note using anonymized training scenarios, explaining consent, evidence access and when a manager must consult a qualified employment adviser.

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US Foods

Human Resources Manager - Everett, WA

Everett · United StatesLead

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  • In the posting
      • employee relations
      • compliance
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Lead investigations with support of the ADHR when assigned, partner with Compliance on investigations they lead; effectively summarize findings and provide recommendations for employee relations investigations in conjunction with Region HR, Compliance, Legal, and functional leaders.”

    In this resume
    Managed employee relations intake with documented facts, access restrictions, and escalation criteria; checked policy compliance with the relevant adviser before recommending a resolution.
    Human Resources Manager · US Foods
  • In the posting
      • training
      • performance management
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Facilitate training as needed, I.e. orientation or leader development.”

    “Review and coach on hourly level disciplinary / performance management actions.”

    In this resume
    Aligned HRIS onboarding records with manager training and performance management checkpoints; flagged missing role expectations before the first review rather than waiting for a disputed rating.
    Human Resources Manager · US Foods
  • In the posting
      • HRIS
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Working knowledge of MS Office software required; HRIS familiarity; effective presentation skills; ability to interface with all employee levels.”

    In this resume
    Owned an onboarding audit using HRIS records, resolving missing compensation approvals before the monthly payroll cutoff and retaining access-controlled evidence.
    Human Resources Manager · US Foods
  • In the posting
      • Communication
      No relevant experience found

    “Execute & support communication and change campaigns for strategic HR and business priorities, driving employee adoption and accelerating ROI.”

    In this resume

    No supporting experience found. Do not add this keyword unless your own work supports it.

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  • In the posting
      • onboarding
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Support recruitment efforts, help develop staffing and retention strategies, manage onboarding, PIP’s and IDP’s.”

    In this resume
    Reviewed an employee-facing process with HR and the responsible manager, separated mandatory policy steps from local team habits, and rewrote the guidance around actual questions received during onboarding.
    Human Resources Manager · Microsoft
  • In the posting
      • coaching
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Provide coaching and consulting support to Area leaders, with guidance from the ADHR, in completing talent assessment and planning processes, performance management processes and talent identification for various programs.”

    In this resume
    Designed manager coaching using anonymized employee-relations cases, reducing incomplete performance-management submissions from 20 to 8 in the following review cycle.
    Human Resources Manager · US Foods
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