Lucretia Sellers

About Lucretia Sellers

I excel in environments where I can pinpoint human capital needs and drive alignment between their vision and strategy. With more than 15 years of success in progressive HR leadership, executives rely on me to bridge the gap between their business and human resource organizations. My strength as an HR Director is stepping in during times of change to steer initiatives that rejuvenate matrixed, global organizations and teams. I also integrate frameworks that drive workforce and performance management, retention, and succession planning across accounting firms, chemical manufacturing, insurance, and government sectors. In my current role as Strategic Human Resources Advisor, I serve as an advisor to business and functional area leaders for a multinational production company. Together, we’ve organized change initiatives to align with 3 organizational transitions for the North American leadership team and their 6 service units. Leveraging deep data insights, I also played a key role in shaping talent strategies that met current and future needs.In previous roles, I have a record of success leading project-based initiatives that strengthen talent, culture, and leadership programming. A few highlights of my career success include- Reduced high turnover rates by 10% after collaboring with the workforce development Centers of Excellence team to establish new engagement and reporting initiatives- Impacted success of 3 major reorganizations that enhanced internal structures, allowed for 3 new leadership hires, and generated 20% cost savings- Pathed new pathways to promotion and leadership growth by prioritizing transparency of high-visibility opportunities, talent development, and mentorship for internal employees.Areas of Expertise:Human Resource Leadership, Training & Coaching, Business Transformation Strategies, Workforce Management, Workforce Planning, Data Analytics, Succession Planning, Employee Engagement, Talent Management, Performance Improvements, Recruitment & Hiring, KPI Management

Experience

1. Strategic Human Resources Business Advisor

   BASF

   Nov 2017 — Present · Florham Park, NJ, US

   I was recruited here to direct critical organizational change initiatives for the largest chemical producing company in the world. I served as a busienss and HR advisor on the North American leadership team for 6 service units in the GBS and Corporate Center. In addition to diagnosing workforce needs, I built blueprints that drove regional and global results for the agency’s HR and business priorities. Selected Applied deep data insights and stakeholder input to shape effective talent strategies for current and future Reduced high turnover rates by 10% after co-launching initiatives that corrected turnover Saved 20% in costs after eliminating and restructuring 50+ positions as part of a large reorg.

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School

  Master of Science, Organization Development/Strategic Human Resources

• North Carolina State University

  BA, Political Science