Jim Reznicek

Human Resources Executive

Greater Tampa Bay Area

About

Progressive HR leader with broad-based, global HR experience (Americas, Europe, Asia) adept at aligning HR strategy to business strategy and delivering value-driven outcomes. Multi-industry leader with public, private and consulting firm experience. Significant involvement with Boards of Director and extensive compensation & benefits experience. Full-cycle M&A capability (due-diligence, integration, synergy execution) and active community volunteer (company-led initiatives, past YMCA Board Member, Junior Achievement, Clearwater Marine Aquarium Board Member). An MBA from Boston College with concentrations in Strategic Management & Finance. • Talent Management • Compensation & Benefits • Leadership Development • Labor Awareness & Negotiations • Staffing & Recruiting • Coaching • Organizational Design • Succession Planning • Regulatory Compliance

Experience

  • Chief Human Resources Officer at Ashley Furniture Industries
    Jul 2024 - Dec 2024 · 6 mos

    Ashley Furniture is the world’s largest manufacturer of home furnishings with over 10k SKUs designed, built, and shipped globally. With 35k+ employees working within 30M+ sq ft of state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facilities, Ashley is well positioned to remain the best home furnishings company far into the future.

  • VP of Human Resources at Jabil
    May 2017 - Jan 2024 · 6 yrs 9 mos

    $34 billion global manufacturing solutions provider employing ~250k workers at 100+ locations in 30 countries. Industries include Automotive, Capital Equipment, Cloud Computing, Defense & Aerospace, Energy, Healthcare, Mobility, CPG, Retail Tech, Smart Home & Wearables. Recently served as the segment CHRO for all front-end business units, Supply Chain, Asia Operations, and the Enterprise Functions. HR team of 300+ Business Partner, Talent Development and Talent Acquisition professionals supported 150k workers globally.

  • VP, Human Resources at C&S Wholesale Grocers
    Apr 2009 - Apr 2016 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    17k associates, 50+ warehouses and over 10k SKUs in the dry, perishable, frozen and general merchandise categories. Provided leadership to the following teams who fully staffed all shifts, delivered $15m in retention rate improvements, helped achieve industry-best safety results (<5.0 ORI) and grew the business from $19b to $30b in seven years: • Field HR Business Partners – Team of 97 salaried & hourly associates and a budget of $7.6m with primary responsibility for talent acquisition (via high-velocity hiring model), talent assessment, succession planning and employee relations • Field Training & Development– Team of 15 associates responsible for the design, implementation and delivery of all field-based technical training programs including 6-8 week Selector training/ certification program

  • Sr. Director, Human Resources at Timberland
    2003 - 2009 · 6 yrs

    5,500 associates globally with a significant amount of product manufactured via 3rd party vendors. Provided HR leadership to the Global Supply Chain and the North American, European and Asian commercial regions, Global Procurement, Aviation, North American Event Planning and the Global HQ Facilities teams.