Gene Schachte
HR Transformation & Operating Model Leader | Automation, AI & Workforce Analytics | Process Optimizaton Excellence | 35+ Years Driving Enterprise Efficiency & Delivering $100M Cost Savings | Amazon
- Role
- Sr HR Specialist - Business Excellence Program Management Office at Amazon
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gene Schachte
Strategic HR, Operations, and Program Management leader with 35+ years of experience driving enterprise transformation, operational excellence, and workforce optimization across global organizations.My work focuses on modernizing HR operating models, improving workforce experiences, and enabling organizations to scale through process optimization, automation, HR technology, and analytics.Throughout my career I have led large cross-functional initiatives that improved efficiency, strengthened HR capabilities, and delivered measurable financial impact.Career highlights include:• Reduce HR manual processes 30% across 134 HR functions through enterprise optimization initiatives. • Built and led HR automation program delivering $4M in annual savings. • Standardized associate-facing programs generating $2M in annual cost savings. • Increased operational efficiency and facility utilization 40%, improving operating income 10–15%. • Led enterprise unsaleables management program reducing costs $5M annually.I am particularly passionate about helping organizations improve the way HR operates through:• HR Operating Model Transformation • HR Technology & Digital Transformation • Process Excellence & Automation • Workforce Analytics & Data-Driven Decision Making • Organizational Effectiveness & Change ManagementExperience includes leadership roles at Amazon, HJ Heinz Company, and DRS Product Returns.
Experience
Sr HR Specialist - Business Excellence Program Management Office
Aug 2025 — Present · Etna, OH, US
Lead enterprise HR process optimization initiatives supporting modernization of the HR operating model across North America.Key contributions:• Reduce HR manual processes 30% across 134 HR functions. • Developed optimization strategy mapping 168 processes across seven business lines. • Lead team of 6 HR specialists driving HR process improvement initiatives. • Led Kaizen event reducing project backlog 90% and improving SLA turnaround from 2 weeks to 2 days.
Education
Duquesne University
MBA, Business
Penn State University
BS, Accounting
1985 — 1990
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