Marta Connor

In charge of various projects and initiatives within the company, close cooperation with EU and USA Kennametal colleagues.
- Managing a number of HR projects across all EMEA locations in line with the long-term priorities and HR strategies
- Developing tactical plans to achieve business results and provide feedback and input on strategy
- Monitor projects progress and provide reports on progress and achievement of business objectives
- Managing projects - create processes, ensures consistency of HR practices across multiple locations
- Partner with functional executives and/or site leaders on people, organization and business strategy (talent management, development & acquisition, employee engagement and organizational capability
- Monitor emerging business plans and risks to determine talent implications, provide feedback to key stakeholders and play a strong role in subsequent decision making and organizational alignment
- Develop metrics and scorecard that defines organizational performance and growth
- Lead and support change management initiatives across functions and multiple projects

- Covering hard and soft HR matters in Poland (sales and production), Czech, Slovakia and Russia, whereas wide HR administration for the facility in Poznan
- Recruitment and hiring, selection of the staff, preparation and coordination of the on-boarding programs for new employees, conducting orientation sessions, staff retention
- Cooperation with all functions managers in personnel management
- Narrow cooperation with the headquarter in Switzerland and HR Director Europe
- Strategic HR, budget and headcount planning
- Performances and talents reviews support
- Compensation and benefits programs management and coordination
- Creating and communicating company policies and procedures
- Ensuring laws, rules and regulations are enforced, legal compliance
- Payroll supervision, payroll sign off
- Salary review and merit review processes coordination with support for managers

- Recruitment, selection of the staff and preparation of the on-boarding programs
- Cooperation with all departments’ managers in personnel management
- Narrow cooperation with the headquarter in Switzerland
- Coordinating the regional CEE projects
- Cooperation with the trainings companies and consultants in creating training programs
- Budget and headcount planning
- Delivering internal trainings for employees
- Managing the internal communication within CEE and between CEE and headquarters
- Wide HR administration in Polish facility and support for Czech and Slovak locations, responsible for Płatnik and Social Insurance for Poznan facility
- Lean activities
- Taking part in many development for employees and managers

Trainee program in HR and Talent Development Department
- Participating in the European projects
- Support in compiling and preparation of the trainings and recruiting activities
- Preparation of the on-boarding programs for new employees

Prowadzenie biura, przygotowywanie i prezentacja zapytań ofertowych i ofert sprzedażowych dla klientów, przygotowywanie kosztorysów przetargowych, tworzenie wizytówek i reklam.

GEOBUD Building Company, Office and Sales Assistant – recruitment and preliminary selection, new employees’ training and implementation, preparing and presenting sale offers for clients, managing the office.

Pomoc edukacyjna i psychologiczna uczniom z różnymi problemami, asystowanie pedagogowi szkolnemu.

Primary School (Mosina, Poland), Educator Volunteer – educational and psychological help children with various disabilities, assisting to school pedagogue.