I LOVE WHAT I DO! I am a dynamic, transparent, supportive and innovative Recruiting Leader with 19 years of professional Talent Acquisition experience including 9+ years in leadership roles. Helping my people find their livelihood and setting them up for success is what gets me up in the morning. I am a Recruiter through and through.... in all my years as a Leader, I have never stopped directly recruiting! I currently lead a team of fantastic global recruitment professionals managing all talent acquisition activities across the Globe for World Fuel Systems. This Fortune 100 organization is a high growth, successful and innovative Miami based company. I am leading the design, build and creation of a Talent Acquisition COE! At BP I managed a team of 7 Senior Recruiters and Coordinators. Our team managed experienced full-cycle recruitment for 28 Corporate Functions/Business, Integrated Supply and Trading and Alternative Energy for BP across the Americas and Canada. This phenomenal team of recruitment professionals partnered with our business leaders offering world class full-cycle, value-add recruitment services. My true passions include developing and coaching my team members, partnering with Senior Leaders to assist in the success of their business deliverables, operational full-cycle recruitment and everything that entails, networking with leaders globally across business segments and leading the design and implementation of overall recruitment strategy. Other skills/experience include Global Project Management, Organizational Design, Direct Sourcing, Experience with numerous ATS systems and Facilitation of Training Courses Previous experience includes recruiting and recruiting leadership positions at progressive organizations such as BP, Ernst and Young, Tatum LLC, IKON Office Solutions and Administaff.

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager @ I lead a Global team of accomplished Recruitment Professionals! Together we deliver full-cycle talent acquisition services with excellence to our diverse businesses around the world. I am currently in the process of creating and building a Talent Acquisition Center of Expertise across World Fuel Services, a highly complex and dynamic Fortune 68 Global Energy Solutions company! I am leading this transformation with an incredible team of HR professionals Globally. World Fuel Services is a FORTUNE® 100 global leader in the downstream marketing and financing of aviation, marine and land fuel products and related services. Our global team of local professionals delivers innovative fuel solutions and logistics at more than 8,000 locations around the world. We provide value for our business partners through fuel procurement, fuel management, credit and financing, and price risk management, as well as specialized segment services such as trip planning, quality control, transaction management services, and bulk supply. With sales nearly $42 billion in 2013, the company is known for Fueling Relationships Around the World™. From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Recruiting Leader @ Led a great team of up to 8 exceptional recruiting professionals! Together, we managed Corporate and Functions, Integrated Supply and Trading and Alternative Resourcing activity for the Americas. We were business partners to all of our clients and business facing HR assisting them deliver their goals through professional end to end recruiting services. My primary responsibilities included building, leading and developing the team, operational recruitment, global project management, OD and process implementation. From December 2010 to February 2015 (4 years 3 months) Talent Acquisition Manager @ Tatum is the largest and only Executive Services firm in the U.S. with a singular focus on helping companies maximize the Office of the CFO to accelerate business performance and create more value™. We work with companies of all sizes who need decisive leadership, talent, capacity, and access on an immediate basis. We understand the urgency of NOW and respond quickly to deliver the right executive leader and a highly flexible team of resources to address the most pressing problems facing the Office of the CFO. Recruited and hired executive level Technology Consulting Professionals, CIOs, CFOs and Controllers to become Partners and Employees of Tatum LLC. I also lead C level permanent searches for Tatum Clients. From June 2007 to November 2010 (3 years 6 months) Lead Area Recruiter, Assistant Director @ Led a team of Recruiters, Sourcing Analysts and Coordinators in the Southeast US. Recruited all levels of Financial and IT Audit professionals. From 2004 to 2007 (3 years) Greater Atlanta AreaCorporate Recruiter @ Recruit Sales and other corporate positions of all levels across the US. From 1999 to 2004 (5 years) Corporate Recruiter @ Corporate Recruiter for a public PEO company in the Houston area. From 1998 to 1999 (1 year) Recruiter/Sales Rep/Trainer @ Executive Search Firm in the IT industry From 1996 to 1998 (2 years)

BA, Communication @ University of HoustonHigh School @ Saint Agnes Academy Gretchen Kramer is skilled in: Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Executive Search, Sourcing, Leadership, Job Descriptions, Applicant Tracking Systems, Human Resources, Strategy, College Recruiting, Management, Internet Recruiting, Technical Recruiting, Consulting, SDLC