Aran Brown

Current

• Senior HR Adviser at Express Couriers

Past

• Recruitment Consultant at Express Couriers Ltd.
• Recruitment Consultant at NZ Post
• Recruitment Consultant at Verax Consulting

• Recruitment Consultant at TMP Worldwide / Hudson Group
• Account Manager at TMP
• Recruitment Consultant at MBT/TMP Worldwide
• Retail Operations Controller at The PC Company
• Assistant Store Manager at The PC Company
• Sales Consultant at The PC Company

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Education

• University of Auckland

Connections

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Industry

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Aran Brown’s Summary

I am a Human Resources Generalist with 8 years of experience in the wider HR field including 7 years of recruitment experience across almost all areas of recruitment. I've recruited across various Industries after making my start in IT recruitment. I am current based in the Freight and Logistics Industry, working for Express Couriers - a joint venture between NZ Post and DHL.

I currently provide Generalist HR support to CourierPost in the Northern Region - the largest Business Unit for Express Couriers.This incudes a number of generalist projects inclusing the development of an HR Tool Kit, Engagement and other proejects.

Prior to taking on this role I recruited across the Express Couriers business for all their Management and Specialist staff as well as some of their frontline operational leaders and staff. I have designed Graduate/Cadet assessment centers, manage Employment Branding (in conjunction with Marketing), and ran various recruitment projects.

Aran Brown’s Specialties:

My areas of expertise are in Generalist HR, Recruitment, and Employment Branding. I am Familiar with IT and Freight/Logistics Industries in particular.

Aran Brown’s Experience

• Senior HR Adviser

  Express Couriers

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  March 2008 — Present (9 months)

  Have transitioned into an HR role within the CourierPost business to support the existing HR Consultant who is providing the HR support required for a major project.
  
  This role covers all aspects of day to day generalist HR. Additionally I will also be providing ongoing support for the project and change management assosciated with the project.
  
  I've already delivered a comprehensive turnover analysis for the business unit I support, which has been used in decision making for both the project and business as usual.

• Recruitment Consultant

  Express Couriers Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  July 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 9 months)

  I was moved inhouse into Express Couriers from NZ Post (who own half of Express Couriers in conjunction with DHL). This was a continuation of my prior recruitment role at NZ Post.
  
  However, I also picked up and delivered a number of key Recruitment projects, including an overhaul of the companies job descriptions and job description library, employment branding and day to day management of recruitment suppliers.

• Recruitment Consultant

  NZ Post

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Package/Freight Delivery industry)

  October 2004 — July 2006 (1 year 10 months)

  Recruitment Consultant, providing recruitment services to Express Couriers - a subsidiary company of NZ Post. Recruited to Senior Management level across the corporate functions, as well as Operational roles within Business Units Operating from Northland down to Taupo.

• Recruitment Consultant

  Verax Consulting

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Human Resources industry)

  April 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 7 months)

• Recruitment Consultant

  TMP Worldwide / Hudson Group

  (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years)

• Account Manager

  TMP

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Human Resources industry)

  June 2002 — March 2003 (10 months)

• Recruitment Consultant

  MBT/TMP Worldwide

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Human Resources industry)

  January 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 6 months)

• Retail Operations Controller

  The PC Company

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2000 — December 2000 (1 year)

• Assistant Store Manager

  The PC Company

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 1999 — January 2000 (11 months)

• Sales Consultant

  The PC Company

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1998 — March 1999 (1 year 3 months)

Aran Brown’s Education

• University of Auckland

  1995 — 2000