Isabelle P
About Isabelle
An experienced and pragmatic HR Director, I am available immediately for a new challenge in the form of an interim management or a part-time assignment.
My preferred sectors are:
- industry: industrial capital goods, renewable energy, construction
- and B to B services: the digital world, distribution and maintenance
I work in contexts of stand-in management or of transformation such as growth and digitalisation, but also turnaround or disposal of a business.
5 skills stand out from my experience:
- HR development: 2 specialisms: talent management for hard-to-fill roles and leadership development,
- Advice, assistance and training for CEOs and managers
- Auditing and securing legal obligations: payroll, employment contracts, company-level agreements, dismissals and mutually agreed terminations
- Easing the employee relations climate in tense environments
- Management of international projects within European HR teams, such as the implementation of an HRIS or of SAP, or the closure of sites in Europe
Previous professional background
Since 2023 ACPAA, Association des Centres de Prévention Agirc-Arrco, headcount: 290
Assignment: harmonising the employment terms following the merger of 14 establishments
2021/2022 EPI Ingénierie, building engineering consultancy, Best Work place 2022, headcount: 120
Assignment: audit and structuring of the recruitment processes, recruitment of hard-to-fill profiles, training of the HR team and of the line managers
2021 Nordex France, Spanish group, wind turbine maintenance, headcount: 370 /18 sites, HR headcount: 5
Assignment: supporting the growth strategy
- Leading the HR team (5 staff) in a context of intense change
- Securing time management / payroll with the provider (CEGEDIM)and the operational teams of Nordex
- Securing the legal aspects and rolling out a recruitment plan for 100 staff
2020 Hirsch Isolation France, Austrian group, expanded polystyrene construction products, headcount: 250/6 factories, HR headcount: 2
Assignment: setting up the HR structures following a carve-out/ TSA (disposal by the Saint Gobain group)
- Structuring the social dialogue: running the elections of 2 works councils (CSE) and of a central works council, drafting a company-level agreement, managing a tender for healthcare cover
- Securing the legal aspects in a context of implementing new time management and payroll software
2020 LEA Partners, recruitment firm
Assignment: recruitment of scarce profiles in the automotive sector
2019, Galapagos, Belgian biotechnology group, headcount: 160
Assignment: supporting the growth strategy
- Securing the legal aspects and rolling out the international recruitment plan.
2018/2019 Ingersoll Rand France, American industrial group, distribution of compressors, headcount: 116
Assignment: supporting change
- Assisting the CEO with the implementation of a remote working charter (63{36f0dec4b9fbd9f67b4115dd61856eabeff964d41f64e5ec1fece95af04ad0ce} of the headcount concerned), works council (CSE) elections
- Rolling out the employment policy: recruitment, negotiated departures, litigation
2018 American digital start-up, France headcount:14
Assignment: implementation of a collective redundancy plan/cessation of business in France
- Advising and assisting the Operations Director and the HR Director based in the US and the UK (CSP)
- Rolling out the redundancy procedure, running the meetings with the works council (CSE) and managing the CSP career security contracts.
2018 Westcon-Comstor France, American software publisher, distribution of security solutions, headcount: 150
Assignment: audit of the recruitment function, in a growth context
2016/2017 Gardner Denver France, American group, distribution of compressors and pumps, headcount: 120
Assignment: supporting the reorganisation strategy of the group under LBO before its disposal,
- Advising the European HR Director and implementing a restructuring plan (10{36f0dec4b9fbd9f67b4115dd61856eabeff964d41f64e5ec1fece95af04ad0ce} of the headcount)
- Developing an internal customer service culture among the managers and the employees.
2015/2016 Nexteer Automotive France, Chinese industrial group, automotive design office, headcount: 70
Assignment: supporting change: implementation of Success Factors, transfer of activity to Poland
- Advising and assisting the site management on the handling of employee relations
- Setting up an executive committee,
- Rolling out the employment policy: recruitment, management of expatriates, negotiated departures.
Since 2013, HR consultant at France Compétences, Est Ensemble, PARTHENIA, AFPA…
2011/2012, SWISSLOG France and Benelux
Swiss-German industrial group, manufacture and maintenance of logistics systems, headcount: 150 /4 sites.
Assignment: defining an HR policy in order to roll out the reorganisation strategy
- Increasing skills: recruitment plans, training (budget x3, 30{36f0dec4b9fbd9f67b4115dd61856eabeff964d41f64e5ec1fece95af04ad0ce} in grants), performance management (+50{36f0dec4b9fbd9f67b4115dd61856eabeff964d41f64e5ec1fece95af04ad0ce} of appraisals carried out),
- Securing the legal obligations: outsourced ADP payroll (from 4{36f0dec4b9fbd9f67b4115dd61856eabeff964d41f64e5ec1fece95af04ad0ce} to 0{36f0dec4b9fbd9f67b4115dd61856eabeff964d41f64e5ec1fece95af04ad0ce} of errors), running the employee representative bodies and the annual pay negotiations,
- Managing the closure of a site in Luxembourg and transferring 9 employees within Europe.
2006/2008 DANTHERM FILTRATION
Danish industrial group, manufacture and maintenance of air filtration systems, headcount: 235 /6 sites, HR headcount: 5
Assignment: defining an HR policy in order to support the turnaround strategy
- Developing skills: recruitment of 20 welders/6 months, leadership development for 20 managers, introduction of the annual appraisals,
- Securing the legal aspects: company-level agreements, 12{36f0dec4b9fbd9f67b4115dd61856eabeff964d41f64e5ec1fece95af04ad0ce} reduction in the payroll including the transfer of a business for 11 employees (L1224-1)
- Steering the employee relations (2 works councils/staff representatives, 1 central works council) and easing the tense climate during the annual pay negotiations.
2005/2006 Atos, IT services company, telecoms department, 700 people/4 sites
Assignment: rolling out the HR policy: recruitment, training, "older workers" agreement …
2003/2004 Douwe Egberts (formerly SARA LEE) brands: Maison du Café, L’Or, Senseo…
American industrial group, consumer goods, FMCG, 400 people /4 business units
Assignment: rolling out the implementation of SAP in a multicultural environment
2000/2001 THOMAS COOK BANKERS France
British bank, subsidiary of Thomas Cook travel, 200 people/25 offices
Assignment: rolling out the new commercial strategy
- Developing recruitment and training policies: 20 bilingual sales advisers
- Securing the legal aspects: payroll (ADP),employment contracts, the "35-hour week", dismissals, employee relations
- Designing a customer service policy for the managers and the employees in crisis situations.
1998/1999 Deputy HR Director, SNOP, tier 1 automotive subcontractor, 1500 people: 15 sites in Europe Assignment: supporting the implementation of SAP
- Recruiting 60 people/year and managing the training plan: budget of 600K€ including 40{36f0dec4b9fbd9f67b4115dd61856eabeff964d41f64e5ec1fece95af04ad0ce} in grants.
1988/1997 Deputy HR Director, SYSCOR / MARINE CONSULTING, IT services company, 400 people
Assignment: attracting and retaining qualified staff
- Developing recruitment, communication and performance plans: 100 IT engineers /year
Areas of expertise
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