Sophie L
About Sophie
Since September 2018 : HR CONSULTANT at Boost'RH Group, specialising in change management /quality of working life / redesign of workplace spaces to improve human relations in the company, HR development and training management, recruitment and career development within very small businesses and SMEs.
Previous professional background
March 2017- June 2017 : EATON - €23 billion- 100,000 employees
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER France
(Multi-site, 450 people-METALLURGY) Member of the management committee- Supervising 5 people
o Leading an employee survey
o Putting together the legal file
o Supervision and HR management of two sites
September 2013- February 2017 : HAEMONETICS- $227M- 4000 employees
European management, 350 people
HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER France
(Multi-site, 70 people- SYNTEC) Member of the management committee- Supervising one person
o Managing the transformation of the organisation following a takeover:
- Managing the integration of two entities
- Steering the geographical relocation of the two entities
- Negotiating and steering a redundancy plan (PSE)
- Negotiating and implementing voluntary departures
- Supporting the management team in ensuring continuity of service and re-motivating the teams
- Adapting the structure to the new strategic direction (job descriptions, skills profiles, managing staff transferability)
- Managing the physical reorganisation of the workplace
o Social dialogue and running the employee representative bodies:
- Steering the bodies (works council/staff representatives and health and safety committee)
- Renegotiating employee benefits
- Negotiating company agreements
o Legal advice:
- Handling disciplinary matters
- Advising and supporting the management team
o Administration and payroll:
- Supervising payroll and day-to-day HR management
o Recruitment and skills development management
o Steering HR projects:
- Steering and launching the corporate retention programme across Europe
- Overhauling the annual appraisal process
- Designing & running training modules on management & professional effectiveness and change management
November 2011- September 2013: UP TO LEAD, single-member limited company HR CONSULTANT
o Assessing psychosocial risks and drawing up a resolution plan
o Coaching /training: identity work
o Interim management assignment = HR Director, Sofitel Paris
June 2005- May 2011: HILTON LYON - 170 people, €14M- (hospitality sector) HUMAN
RESOURCES MANAGER Member of the management committee-
Supervising four people
o Social dialogue and running the employee representative bodies:
- Negotiating an end to a strike and restoring social dialogue
- Steering the works council/staff representative and health and safety bodies
- Steering collective bargaining (working time, pay, employment of older workers…)
o Legal advice:
- Amicable settlement of cases
- Handling litigation cases
- Negotiating departures
- Handling disciplinary matters
- Advising and supporting the management team
o Personnel administration and payroll
- Transferring payroll to ADP
- Supervising payroll
- Day-to-day HR management
o HR development:
- Rolling out the Group HR policy within the entity
- Putting people back at the centre of the customer relationship
- Designing a skills development programme for the management committee
- Steering an HR policy promoting the employment of disabled workers, …
- Leading the HR projects of the Group (quality, customer satisfaction, sustainable development…)
o Talent management:
- Internal career development plan/ professional mobility / career committee
o Internal communication:
- Organising internal events: job discovery games, cooking and sports activities, team challenges, employee of the month, 5 minutes for the planet…)
- Running a quarterly HR forum and company culture workshops
- Designing the in-house magazine
- Developing the employer brand: external relations, school partnerships
- Organising open days
- Relations with the local press
April 2002- June 2005 : CPAM Isère, 250 people, multi-site- HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Member of the management committee- Supervising five people
o Personnel administration and payroll:
- Setting up a time management tool /clocking system
- Rolling out the capabilities of the payroll system
- Supervising payroll and HR management
- Designing the HR processes as part of the certification of the HR activities
o Social dialogue and running the employee representative bodies:
- Steering the employee bodies (works council/staff representatives and health and safety committee)
- Annual negotiations and implementation of the company agreements
- Overhauling social dialogue
o Legal advice:
- Managing and settling employment disputes
o HR development:
- Supporting the ISO 9001 version 2000 certification project
- Change support (the user becomes the customer/ customer satisfaction measured/ performance requirements …)
- Developing the HR skills of the HR team
o Internal communication:
- Designing an in-house magazine on Quality
- Organising the launch day of the Quality programme
October 2001- January 2002 : SEMALY, multi-site 240 people- €850M ( SYNTEC) Temporary assignment - PERSONNEL MANAGER
o Payroll, social security contributions and HR reporting
March 2001- May 2001 : KPMG-Rhône Alpes regional management, 330 people, multi-site- SNTEC Temporary assignment - HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
o Introducing the working time agreement across all the sites
July 2000- February 2001 : ELIANCE, ELIOR Group- 120 staff 120 people (hospitality sector) Temporary assignment
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
o Collective negotiation of an agreement on working time /fixed pay rather than tips)
o Handling disciplinary matters and departures (unfitness for work …)
o Operational HR management (personnel administration and payroll)
o Designing and implementing the training plan
o Designing the HR and payroll management processes (manager's handbook/ payroll manual …)
Jan February 2000- April 2000 : EURO INTERACTIVE, 70 people (call centre) Temporary assignment-
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
o HR administration
o Recruitment
Let's work together on your HR projects
Sophie is available to discuss your needs and propose tailor-made support.
Free initial phone call
Personalised assessment and recommendations
Support proposal within 48 hours