Heather Sauls

HR Business Partner Manager - Tampa, Lakeland, St Pete & Ft Myers @Manheim by Cox Automotive

Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL, US

March 2014 - CurrentCurrently serving as an influential HR Business Partner providing strategic planning, guidance, and advice to the leadership team to build and maintain a diverse and productive workforce that embodies the COX core values.• Provide continuous strategic support in executing key HR initiatives including talent management, leadership and individual contributor development, workforce retention, team member engagement, compensation evaluations, safety initiatives, employee relations, and workplace culture.• Collaborate with executive leadership at both the location and corporate levels to create a culture that embraces success and future thinking through regular interactions with team members, location leaders, Executive Leaders and Corporate COEs. • Collaborate with the Regional HR team to implement and execute consistent people management practices ensuring the locations are operating effectively and driving excellence at every level. • Partner with leadership for the annual talent planning process focusing on talent development, succession planning and growth opportunities.• Collaborate and coach the leaders and HR team regarding the HR policies, procedures, practices and progressive discipline process with emphasis on fair, consistent, and accurate fact-based documentation. • Lead the team within the Tampa Market Center by setting an example in behavior, championing the Cox values, and ensuring that all employees are treated with compassion and respect. • Lead facilitator and program advocate for the Future Leaders program for Cox Inventory Solutions. • Provide virtual and in-person Civil Treatment training sessions across all Cox Automotive divisions.• Partnered with the General Managers at Tampa, Lakeland, and St Pete to create the foundation of the Tampa Market Center. Provided guidance in the strategic planning and implementation of the organizational structure to share talent, and resources.

The University of Arizona Global Campus

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General