Joe Barnard
Vice President Human Resources @Ken Garff Automotive Group
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President Human Resources @Ken Garff Automotive Group
Salt Lake City, UT, US
Elevated to Vice President to continue the building and establishment of HR excellence. Change agent focused on leadership, culture, and employee experience. Leading the people function for a $7 billion company with employees and a 9-state footprint with 73 rooftops and multiple business entities in industries ranging from automotive sales, parts and service, lending, insurance, media and ranching. • Drove initiatives with a focus on selection and connection. Turnover fell from 51% year ending 2019 to perennial years of 25%. Industry standard has been 50% turnover for 100+ years. Female sales turnover dropped from 112% to 22% and overall to levels equal to overall pace.• Partnered with Business Operations to implement the Pro Tech initiative designed to attract and retain 4 roles of automotive technician. Gross profits have increased by 10% per year. • Oversee a $32mm self-funded healthcare budget; efficiently managing costs and behavior through creative design. • Constructed metrics and reporting to evaluate human capital by partnering with Business Operations leaders who are able to see and act on trends and data. • Created the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging function and integrating it into a 90-year-old business for the first time. Promoted an employee under my long-term mentorship and sponsorship into the role of VP of DIB. • Oversight of the successful integration of 25+ acquisitions and start up projects.• Designed and implemented a leadership training program across the enterprise called STEP Up. This leadership program has resulted in enormous change and employee engagement scores 10 points higher than Qualtrics and Peakon national average.• Formation of an emerging leader program (GEL) focused on identifying, empowering and connecting emerging talent. This program allows a diverse group of people including non-traditional employees to develop and grow in confidence, knowledge and potential.
EDUCATION
Utah State University
Business Management, Business, Dental
Utah State University - Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Master's degree, Human Resources Development
SKILLS
ABOUT JOE BARNARD
A top-performing Human Resources leader with an extensive background in development and implementation of training programs. Steeped in Human Resource administration including benefits, employee relations, compliance, and compensation. Strong business acumen across the enterprise. Ability to effectively influence leaders and employees alike to produce sustainable results. Resourceful professional with an ability to align employees and organization around correct principles. Strong experience in acquisition and startup propositions. Creative risk and legal specialist with demonstrable success. Relentlessly positive with a high aptitude in HCM, training, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and recruiting competencies. Well-versed and practical human capital expert who understands how to influence at both the individual and enterprise level.I love solving problems. My brain is wired with a creative lean and so I relish the opportunity to find a new solution to any issue. However, I understand that thinking outside the box is a distraction if you are unable to execute on and consider the things inside the box first. I have immense passion for teaching, training and coaching. I love developing my people and our leaders. I take great pride in leaving people better than I found them and in organizations who do the same. I am fortunate to work for a company and owners who know their people are the key to success. Treating people RIGHT and becoming the most esteemed auto group in America are the aim and focus of the organization.
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