About myself
An experienced, passionate, result oriented, international oriented HR professional, worked at multiple industries, such as IT, Telecom, Finance, E-commerce, Retail, Food, (food) Manufacturing.
Have extensive experience in managing HR Teams and HR Operations, HR (change) projects and building / professionalizing HR departments with a strong focus on processes and efficiency, therefore having a strong focus on HR (People) Operations / HR Backoffice.
Managing change and continues improvement is where I flourish. Throughout my career I got the opportunity in almost every role that I had to review, shape, plan, direct, align, digitize and professionalize and implement all areas of Human Resources. Examples of these areas are organization development, strategy, organization restructure, Compensation strategy, Employment benefits, Labor Law, employee relations, employee life cycle, payroll, performance management, talent management and development, HRIS, HR processes and procedures, health & safety.
I feel and perform at my best in organizations working within a diverse and inclusive team. An environment with an international focus and where room is for initiatives, growth and development.
Expertise
- Organization Development
- Professionalization of HR departments
- Performance Management / Performance Feedback
- Talent Management
- Employee Development
- Reward & Recognition
- Compensation & Benefits
- Job Crafting & Grading
- Health & Safety
- Vitality management
- HR Policies & procedures
- HR Process Management
- Recruitment
- Global Alignment
Education
- Bachelor of Human Resource Management – Hogeschool Haarlem
- MBA HRM – Masterclass Strategic HRM at NCOI Business School
- Integrated Vitality Management – HAN
-
AIHR – Compensation & Benefits
Certifications
- Bachelor HRM
- Masterclass Business Administration
- Process Management
- HR Agile
- Scrum & Kanban
- Coaching
- Active Lean Yellow Belt
- Certified TMA Professional
- HRM Business Partner
- Labour Law
- Ergonomics
- Project Management Prince2, Agile / Scrum
- Belgian Labor Law
- California Labor Law
- Ergonomic Coach
- Examiner NIBHV
- Prevention Worker
HRIS Knowledge
- BambooHR
- Youforce (Raet)
- SAP SuccessFactors
- Perman (ADP)
- E-synergy (Exact)
- Permasys (Oracle)
- PMS (Logica CMG)
- HCM (Oracle)
- Cobra
- Nmbrs
- EbLinq
- AFAS
Languages
- Dutch (native)
- English (fluent)
- German (intermediate)
Hobbies
- Watersports instructor
- (Sailing, kitesurfing, SUP)
- Cooking
- Bootcamp
- Yoga
- MTB
Work Experience
HR Consultant / HR (Ops) Manager / HR Projectmanager
FREELANCE / AD INTERIM January 2010 – present
Please click here, for my interim portfolio.
Global HR Manager
SaaSplaza / June 2017 – September 2018
Optimisation and professionalisation of Human Resources function globally. Focused on planning and execution of HR strategy which contains, but is not limited to Talent Management, Employee Development, Engagement, Recruitment, Culture, and Responsible for HR Global projects. Execution of Organization Strategy and structure.
- Member of Global Management Team
- HR Business Partner for all regions and MT members
- HR & Facilities budget responsible
- Management of the Global HR team (3 direct, 2 indirect reports)
- Reporting to CEO
Example of Achievements: new job structure, job titles and core values, new employment contract, Digitization of HR to SharePoint, OneDrive and Afas, new Payroll process, new HR policies & processes, Performance Feedback, Employee development Plan and GDPR.
HR Director
Intercity Technology / January 2015 – June 2017
Responsible for bringing HR, structure and the company to the next level. As being part of the Leadership team working on organization structure, development, HR strategy and restructuring.
- Responsible for HR in the Netherlands and Organization responsibilities as a Director (94fte)
- Member of NL Leadership team
- HR Business Partner for C-Level Management for NL (also in matrix)
- Management of the HR department (3fte direct including a trainee)
- Reporting to CEO
Example of achievements at Intercity: Restructured organization, new organization strategy, Professionalisation of HR to HRBP level, New Way of Working at the new office location, Performance Management incl. Calibrations, succession planning, Talent Management Program, new HR policies & processes, HR strategy, Talent Management etc. as well as alignment with UK headquarters.
Global HR Manager/ HR Director
Tradin Organic agriculture B.V. (a SunOpta company +3000fte)/ July 2012 – December 2014
Global responsible for the business units in The Netherlands, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, China and USA) (+/-500 fte) from an HR perspective. Reporting to the CHRO of SunOpta.
- Manager of the HR department (3fte direct and 4fte via a dotted line).
- HR Business Partner for line and senior Management of the Business Units
- Member of the Tradin Global Management Team
- Member of the Global SunOpta HR Leadership Team (9 HR Leaders)
- Member of the Top 80 leaders for SunOpta (Global)
Example of achievements: HRIS, Talent Management (9block, Individual Development Plans, Performance Improvement plans etc.), Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Employee Development, Incentive Plan and Global Compensation.
HR Manager
ZyLab Technologies B.V. / July 2010 – July 2012
Global responsibility for the business units in the USA, UK, Netherlands and Germany from an HR perspective (+/-100fte). Firstly, as an interim consultant later on payroll.
- Management of the HR department (1fte direct and 2fte dotted line)
- HR Business Partner for line and senior Management
- Member of the Management Team
Example of achievements: Start up and build the HR department with all necessary HR tools, policies, procedures etc., but also HR strategy, procedures, processes, compensation and benefits, recruitment, training, payroll and HR legal.
Implementation of digital personnel files, labour contracts, Employee Handbook, e-HRM system (EBlinq), outsourcing payroll, Performance Management, Competence Management, job descriptions, compensation and benefits for all countries, ZyLAB Academy, various HR policies/tools and procedures, HR management information, in house recruitment, Health and Safety program etc.
HR Manager
Albumprinter B.V. (a Vistaprint company) November 2007 – March 2010
Responsible for 2 locations Amsterdam and The Hague +/-130 FTE (excl. +/-100 temp. workers).
- Management of the HR department (3fte direct)
- HR Business Partner for line and senior Management
- Member of the Management Team
Example of achievements: Digitization of Personnel files, labor contracts, Personnel Manual. Implemented HRIS (Exact E-synergy), Performance Management, job descriptions, various employee benefits, Works Council, various HR policies/tools and procedures, in-house recruitment, Health and Safety program and HR Management Information. Further in-sourced payroll, advised the board and management in various HR cases and organizational changes. Development and implementation of HR strategy, HR tools, HR procedures, HR policies and compensation & benefits, trained management in various HR programs, coached employees in various HR cases (f.e. education, sickness, internal recruitment procedures), case management on long term illnesses of employees, managed legal proceedings (redundancy, resignation and dismissals) and recruitment.
HR Advisor
Varel Security B.V. (a Chubb company) March 2006 – October 2007
Responsible for 5 Business Units across The Netherlands (+/- 300fte)
- Overall responsibility for Employee Development
- HR projects on MD, PDP, recruitment
- Case management by long term illnesses of employees
- Recruitment
- Developed benefits, HR procedures and policies
- Developed Education plan and implemented Varel Academy
- Participated in MT, HR and OR meetings
- Management of 2 HRM bachelor trainees
HRM Interim Professional
Yacht B.V. (a Randstad company) March 2005 – March 2006
Responsible for several interim assignments, such as:
- HR Project- and HR Manager at Randstad Grootschalige Werving en Selectie
- HR Project leader Project recruitment for clients Aegon and Postbank
- HR Project specialist Job Crafting & Job Grading at ABN AMRO Group Compliance Worldwide
HR Generalist BeNeLux
BMC Software / July 2004 – February 2005
Responsible for all HR matters for the Finance SSC in the Netherlands and Business Unit in Brussels (Zaventem) +/- 100fte
HR Advisor
The Phone House Netherlands B.V. / March 2003 – June 2004
Responsible for all HR matters for 5 Business Units (+/- 250 fte)
HR Interim professional
September 2002 – February 2003 – Agency
Various short-term assignments:
- HRM Advisor – De Nederlandsche Bank (Dutch Central Bank)
- Interim Recruiter – Mc Kinsey
- HR Advisor – Troostwijk Groep
Recruiter / Jr. HR Advisor
Debitel – September 2001 – September 2002
Responsible for the recruitment of all vacancies in office Hoofddorp and junior HR advisor for the Marketing and Sales department.
Achievements: Implementing Recruitment Policy and a Mobility Center needed for the integration with Talkline.
Recruitment Consultant
Kelly Services / February 1999 – August 2002
- Kelly Professionals Services Project Consultant
- Consultant office Amsterdam-Overtoom
- Project Intercedent at the Amsterdam-ArenA (home of F.C. Ajax)
INTERIM PORTFOLIO
HR Manager – Vandemoortele Europe B.V.
Nov ’23 – May ‘24
MT Member. Worked on a new Collective Agreement with the Works council, Professionalize HR, train team and management on HR topics. Review, design, change, efficiency and implement processes, policies, benefits, create templates in alignment with other countries, 2 direct reports. Digitization and automation of HRIS Nmbrs, renewed the employment Agreement and Project Management NEW Pension plan (AWVN, PGB).
Manager People Operations – Fourthline B.V.
Jan ’23 – Sept ‘23
Review, design, change, efficiency and implement processes, policies, benefits, templates and alignment between Spain and Dutch office, 3 direct reports. Digitization and automation of HRIS BambooHR. Advisor to People Partners and Management of the People team. Maternity cover, responsible for HR Operations.
HR Manager – Advario B.V.
Sept’22 – Dec ‘22
Restructure People Operations, design and implement processes, policies, employee handbook and working on executing the carve out from Oiltanking to Advario. Managing 2 direct reports.
HR & Office Manager – GreenFlux Assets B.V.
Januari 2022 – September 2022
Leading the HR & Office team, responsible for NL, DE, UK, FR. Key achievements: proces optimisation onboarding, offboarding, relocation, budget, international payroll, HR way of working. Training of team. international C&B inventory and roll out, benchmark and clarity, health and safety, new performance management cycle, values translation to competences, adjustment of contracts and implementation of legal change
People Operations Lead – Otrium B.V.
August 2021 – Januari 2022
Interim Lead off the People Operations Team. Responsible for NL, UK, USA, FR, Ger, PT. Main focus on process improvement, digitization, comp & benefits analysis. After approval renewed and introduced various processes from onboarding to digitization and all admin and payroll processes to improve candidate and manager experience.
Sr. HR Project Manager – Action B.V.
July 2020 – July 2021
Managing 6 European projects for Group HR with all an impact on IT. Examples are implementation of a VMS for all stores in France, Employee Survey for 60.000 employees.
Sr. HRBP – Lightspeed B.V.
Januari – December 2020
As HRBP for Marketing & Sales EMEA working on projects such as Covid-19, alignment of EMEA compensation & benefits, wellbeing plan, Talent Management, Performance Management (incl. Calibration), Job level structure etc.
Sr. HR Project Manager – Action B.V.
November 2019 – Januari 2020
Readiness assessment on and Project Stream on Change, Communication and Training to implement several modules of SAP SuccessFactors.
HR Project Manager / sr. HRBP – Credit Agricole Consumer Finance
Augustus 2018 – December 2019
Project (Change) Management of 6 HR Digitization projects, Solve Audit findings, Develop Policies and supporting / advising the HR team on strategy and HR operations excellence.
- Outsourcing Payroll and HRIS Application Management
- Simplify Compensation and Benefits
- Optimize usage of the Performance Management (Talent Excellence) system
- Optimize usage of the ATS Carerix (Applicant Tracking System)
- HRIS Raet Youforce and implementation of Verzuim Management module, digital signature, digitized documents, scanning into HRIS, full digitized onboarding process and digitized forms
- Restructuring and merge of several departments
- Work Council meetings and managing HR requests to works council and Management Board
- Optimize HR Operations Processes
- Improve efficiency of the HRM team.
- Back up for Head of HRM as of February 2019
Various assignments 2010 – now
Delmic – HR consultant and company confidant, advising the board on HR Matters such as organization structure, pay grade system, selection and implementing of HRIS, Coaching of HR & Office coordinator
Soliede Opleidingen – HR Consultant – Involved from the start, advising the entrepreneur on all HR related matters such as recruitment, terminations, sickness, compensation and benefits, labor law. Deliverables were documents for internal usage such as Employment agreement, Employee Manual, job descriptions and performance management process and form. Performing RI&E (Risk Inventory on Health and Safety) at their clients, Trainer for the role of Prevention worker (ArboWet). Co-developing the training for ELBHO and training of their clients, which is related to the guidance of bachelor interns.
CheckCrew Event and Support – HR Consultant – Involved from the start, advising the entrepreneur on all HR related matters such as recruitment, terminations, sickness, compensation and benefits, payroll, labor law, Arbo Law and Health & Safety. Deliverables were documents for internal usage such as Employment agreement, Employee Manual, job descriptions and performance management process and form.
Vitesse PSP Rotterdam – HR Consultant – Involved from the start, advising Senior Management on Dutch Labor Law and delivering a management agreement for their usage. Development of several HR policies on onboarding, recruitment, screening and performance for a DNB license.
Vouchervandaag/Vouchercompany – HR Consultant – Involved from the start 2012 till 2016, advising the entrepreneurs on all HR related matters such as recruitment, terminations, sickness, compensation and benefits, labor law. Deliverables were documents for internal usage such as Employment agreement, Employee Manual, job descriptions, performance management, various policies, processes etc.
ZyLab – HR Manager – 2012 After 2 months enrolled to permanent employee.
ShareBusiness – HRBP – 2010 Contracted at their client Wedeo in Doetinchem
Project001 – HR Consultant – 2010-2012 Advising the entrepreneur on various HR related matters such as recruitment, terminations, sickness, compensation and benefits, payroll, labor law, Arbo Law. Deliverables were documents for internal usage such as Employment agreement, job descriptions and a performance management process.
Alckmaer Administratie kantoor – HR Consultant – 2010-2012 Advising the entrepreneur on HR related matters such as recruitment, terminations, sickness, Deliverables were documents for internal usage such as Employment agreement, employee letters, job descriptions.