Daija Spencer

Bachelor's

Supply Chain Management

Cisco

PROJECT SPECIALIST

Business Operations Project Specialist| Cisco Systems • Invited to join Supply Chain Chief of Staff’s workforce strategy team to own, develop and implement an end-to-end professional talent strategy focused on attracting seasoned diverse and technical talent while consulting the business on how to improve and enact sustainable hiring practices. This is a global organization with 7 functions made of 2,200+ employees. • Established program KPIs used to monitor trends and areas for improvement in hiring process to be reported monthly to organization leaders • Communicate key project milestones to internal stakeholders and develop professional hiring playbook for organization outlining best practices for attracting, acquiring and retaining talent. • Manage $100,000 workforce strategy budget to invest in new professional talent recruitment methods • Lead a cross-functional steering committee between internal stakeholders (HR, Chief of Staffs, and Supply Chain Leaders) to address bottlenecks in the hiring process, influence business hiring decisions and implement new processes and programs to address business needs • Drive social media marketing campaigns, global virtual recruiting events, and co-manage a global team of recruiting ambassadors with the goal of increasing brand awareness and job applicant pool (new user engagement with Cisco increased on LinkedIn by 55%, 20,000+ views on our career page, and 2,600+ new candidates applied to jobs)