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Since 09-2008
LINEDATA Services (FR) / HQ : Neuilly-sur-Seine (92). 165 M€ / 1 000 employees.
Production /distribution of Software for Finance market and management of complex financing.
Group Global Head of Human Resources, reporting to CEO.
HR strategies
- Definition and implementation of a global HR strategy for the Group (US, EMEA, ASIA).
- Positionning of the HR team members as true change leaders and business partners.
HR Development
- HR policies including profit-sharing plan and company savings scheme.
Change Management
- Restructuring plans (worldwide): 11% of headcount reduction in one year (- 9.7M€ in P&L).
- Saved 1,3 Million € in accruals by a proactive management of days off & win-win solutions.
- Acquisition and integration of FIMASYS (10Million €, 60 people)
Management
- 13 people in France, Tunisia, Latvia, UK and USA.
05-2005 / 08-2008
MSC.SOFTWARE GROUP (US) / Siège EMEA, Double Office :
Les Ulis - Munich. Production /distribution of Software (Virtual Product Development) :
HR Director EMEA, working for Senior Vice-President EMEA.
HR strategies
- Develop and implement EMEA HR strategy (including ISO & SOX process).
- Transition from a HR administrative role to a business-partner positioning.
Expertise
- Provide with a professional support to ensure a proactive HR management.
HR Development
- All HR policies incl. EMEA training plan & compensation plans. Comp & Ben function.
Change Management
- 3 EMEA reorganizations implemented in 2 years. PLM Business sold toTechnigraphics.
- RIF (Reduction In Force): lay-off of 10% of EMEA headcounts.
- Negotiations with Worker’s Council (Germany, Italy, France).
- Saved 1 Million $ by proposing and implementing an alternative scenario in restructuring.
Management
- 6 people in France, UK, Germany & Benelux.
07-2003/04-2005
NEWELL RUBBERMAID GROUP (US) / European Headquarters
(465 M$ / 3200 employees).
Production & distribution of consumer goods (Pyrex, Curver, Graco, Little Tikes, Rubbermaid).
Staffing & HR Development (Europe), reporting to President.
HR global role / Sales Offices employees (Europe)
Strategies
- Develop and implement HR development, strategies and policies, which are consistent with Corporate and European requirements.
Expertise
- Provide specific professional support to ensure a proactive HR management.
Support
- Support the management and the coordination of all HR activities in Europe :
- Recruitment of managers and directors for Europe.
- Appraisal system & evaluation. Organization review.
- Career management: succession plans, high potential identification.
- 360° interviews, feed-back, coaching, teambuilding.
- Training: conception, organization & delivering.
- Schools partnership: conferences, forums, internships.
- Support to local country HR managers & country General Managers. - Global HR Manager for Sales Offices (Europe) : all employees relations.
1999 / 06-2003
TELECOM GROUP / International Long Distance Network Division
Head « HR policies France & abroad ».
HR International Development: Mobility, Careers, Skills & Talent management.
Management
- 10-person HR team : recruitment, mobility, compensation & benefits, evaluation
- Substitute : management up to 35 people.
Strategic thinking
- HR policies, France & abroad.
Expertise
- HR development : mobility & career, skills and talent management, collective and individual accompanying programs, outgoing personnel, change management.
Skills & Careers
- Identification of transferable skills and needs assessment, talent management, career transition counseling.
- Responsabible for internal Mobility Agency. Chairing promotion committee.
- Training and coaching : resumes, application letters, job interviews.
Organization
- Coordinating and assisting managers, negotiating with hiring services.
- Reporting : outgoing personnel flows (past and future), forecasts.
Industrial relations
- Member of Consultative Joint Commission and Conciliation Board. Negotiations.
Communication
- HR interfacing between GlobalOne (USA) and FTLD (FRANCE).
- Coordinating construction of new “Vocational Guidance and Mobility” website.
- Facilitating mobility network
Crossfunctional projects
- Project manager : intranet appraisal system.
- Coordinator : cross-cultural management training for executives and managers.
- Member, HR Group internationalization and talent development project.
- International development support in the creation of new U.S. subsidiary.
1998-1999
FRANCE TELECOM Group / Multimedia Division / Finances & Resources Departments
On-line Services Business Unit, Phone Books, Audiovisual, Audience and Internet Services
Business Controller, France Télécom Headquarters.
Results :
- Updating data and implementing reporting procedures (budgets, business plans, logbooks).
- Creating Multimedia Division monthly and quarterly Headquarters reports.
- Budgeting 5-year business plan. Supporting line management.
1993 / 1997
PINAULT PRINTEMPS REDOUTE Group /BECOB (Wood & Building materials Trading), Paris.
460 M$, 80 agencies, 2 000 employees.
Business Controller / France Distribution Branch. (70 % of the Group's turnover). Performance and Organization Auditor & Project Manager IS implementation
Scope: 4 Business Units, 34 agencies, 90 M$ turnover.
Results :
- Budgeting (5 units). Monthly and quarterly results follow-up, logbook.
- Inventory analysis : procedures supervision, depreciation and dead stocks monitoring (nine agencies).
- Stock rotation dispatching time and mini stock analysis, stocklist gap analysis
- Optimizing purchasing, reducing delays: -21% of stock and +43% turnover (in 1 year).
- Implementing the BECOB monitoring system and vocational training in 17 agencies