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Interim Human Resources, Europe

Interim Human Resources, Europe

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I am a senior Human Resources Generalist with extensive European experience in recruitment, employee relations, compensation, pay, benefits, training, & organisational design & development. I am a strong leader with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. I am now aiming to use my extensive skills as an INTERIM MANAGER within Europe and particularly in France.

July 2010 – Owner
Creation of my own company for the provision of Interim HR Services, Solutions and Support

May 2006 – May 2010 Bombardier Transport – Paris La Défense
(Company – Canadian; Sector - Manufacturing Transport; N° of employees - c30,000; Revenues –4.2Billion USD)
HR Business Partner - Europe
• Senior HR Business Partnering to the Vice President for Finance and Senior HR Director
• Advice on general HR to Senior Finance Executive Team on the management of key projects
• Management of 13 employees within the HR Shared Services Centre
Responsibilities included coaching, facilitation & implementation of programmes relating to:
• Organisational Design/Restructuring, including strategy for consultation
• Organisational Effectiveness
• Performance Management programmes
• Organisational Culture Change
• Change Management programmes
• Training & Development (identifying business needs and developing and implementing a programme)
• Workforce Planning & Recruitment at all levels of personnel
• Succession planning
• Implementation of company compensation and benefits programmes

June 2004 – March 2006 Intermec Technologies Inc, Human Resources Manager, Paris
(Company – American; Sector – IT; N° of employees – c2,000; Revenues – 660M USD)
Human Resources Manager (Stand Alone Role within the US French subsidiary)
• General HR Administration
• Responsibility for Negotiation with Trade Union/Staff Representatives
• Responsible for the Payroll
• Manpower Planning & Recruitment of all staff
• Training & Development
• Performance Management
• European Level Project Work including leading the implementation of the Global Compensation Plans for Europe. (writing from the US versions, ensuring legal compliance with 11 different European legislation, organising translations into 11 European languages, getting approval from Senior Managers for the contents and implementation of the plans)
• Recruitment at European levels (France, Germany and the UK)
• Chose recruitment partners to provide recruitment within EMEA

April 2003 – June 2004 Interim HR Consultant, France
Fujitsu, Merger Consultant, Paris (4 months)
(Company – Japanese; Sector – I.T Solutions; N° of employees – c160,000; Revenues – 53billion USD))
• Implementation of re-organisation for the French subsidiary of 2000 employees for a reduction of 10% of the workforce
• Negotiations with Trades Unions

Novozymes, Human Resources Manager – Europe, Paris (9 months)
(Company – Danish; Sector – Bio Solutions; N° of employees 5,000; Revenues 2,3billion DKK)
(France, UK, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy)
• Stand along generalist HR for the French subsidiary

March 2002 - MOVED TO FRANCE

May 1998 - March 2002 THE PQ CORPORATION, UK
(Company – American; Sector – Chemical Manufacturing; N° of employees - 1,600; Revenues – c500M USD)
Human Resources Manager – European Operations (U.K, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Poland)
• A member of the European/Senior Management team providing strategic HR direction and advice to the Managing Director regarding pay, benefits, training, development, recruitment, employee relations, and organisation change programmes.
• Advice to local management regarding all personnel matters
• Senior level recruitment (writing advertisements, placing newspaper/ internet advertisements, interviewing and selection)
• Implementing terminations including severance/redundancies, and organisational change programmes.
• Preparing training plans for the European region & Training budget management
• Develop and implement policies and procedures within national laws and cultures
• Undertake local salary surveys to ensure company pay and benefits package is competitive
• In conjunction with local managers review, design and implement changes to working patterns and pay schemes where necessary
• Management of internal salaries and benefits programmes
• Responsible for ensuring company compliance with changes to national laws (i.e. 35hrs in France (1999), The Working Time Regulations in UK (1999) etc
• Management of Employment tribunals/court appearances on behalf of the company
• Management of and negotiations with Trades Unions/ Works councils

February 1996 - May 1998 P&O Ltd, UK (Now owned by Dubai Ports World)
(Company – British; Sector – Transport; Employees - 50,000; Revenues 2.8billion USD)
Personnel Manager - Southern European Division (U.K, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium)
• Administration and Oversee Management of Pay and benefits
• Develop localised training and development initiatives
• Recruitment and selection for staff in U.K and Continent
• Provide advice and support to Country General Managers on issues including redundancy, disciplinary, performance and general personnel.
• Undertake disciplinary interviews for the UK and Continent
• Preparation of Monthly and Annual Manpower reports
• Responsible for updating personnel information system

September 1990 - February 1996 LONDON UNDERGROUND Ltd, UK
(Company – British; Sector – Transport; N° of employees c22,000;
Revenues – 2,9billion GBP)

April 1995 to February 1996
HR Consultant - Employee Relations
• Strategic advice and support of annual pay negotiations
• Composition of briefing papers, policy/procedural documents for Board level meetings
• Advice to Senior Management on Trade Union legislation
• Secretary to "joint working parties" between LUL and Trades Unions
• Preparation and analysis of financial reports to support annual pay negotiations
• Liaise with head office Trade Union and local Trade Union representatives
• Pay and benefit analyst and researcher
• Advice and guidance to local personnel managers on employee relations matters (principally disciplinary, grievances, contracts of employment, working interpretation of LUL/LT policies/procedures).
• Prepare and maintain annual budget

April 1994 - March 1995
Personnel (Support) Manager
• Recruitment and selection for business unit, including competency based interviewing, undertaking feedback sessions, preparation and updating of contracts
• Provide advice to employees on contracts of employment and conditions of service
• Voluntary Severance counselling
• Advise to local management on disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Management reports on manpower planning, attendance, and industrial tribunal
•Arrangement of (ad hoc) training for employees

1990 – 1994
Various administrative roles


Education

• M.B.A – Middlesex University 1997

• B.A (Hons) – Nottingham University 1988

• French Language Course - Sorbonne University - Paris

• Hay Job evaluation

• Mercers Job Evaluation


Languages

French & English

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