Global HR Business Partner with true international mindset

Primary specialism: HR Business Partner

Markets with deep expertise: APAC inclusive of Pakistan & Japan, EMEA countries, South America countries and USA

Languages : English & Spanish, learning French

Salary expectations: Flexible depending on the country of residence. Currently EUR 187,000 + bonus + other local benefits

Workforce types directly supported: From the Board & CEOs down to blue collar employees in factories and retail shops. Have supported various functions and departments inclusive of manufacturing, logistics, purchasing, engineering, quality, R&D, sales, marketing, product management, communications, finance, legal, etc.

Current home country: Belgium

Mobility: Asia, Europe, Middle East, Pacific, North America, South America, Africa

Mobility Considerations: I hold a Spanish passport and my family are UK passport holders

Team management: I’ve led HR & H&S teams between 3 and up to 16 direct reports, while managing remote teams across many locations and/or countries

Current/recent employer: Have worked for a range of company sizes including multinationals of more than 50,000 employees and over EUR 9 billion revenues

Remits of particular interest: CHRO within a small firm or HRD/VP HR for a geo-region or a business division. Also interested in global Talent Management, Organisational Development, or Transformation project roles.

Unique expertise:

  • In addition to HR career I held a BU Leadership role with P&L responsibility, Mission was turn around or shut-down, which has made me a true business partner in my HR Leadership & Delivery.

  • Held the role of Chief Compliance Officer in addition to the CHRO, reporting to the Board, being the first one in the company, meaning being the responsible for the Strategy framework and the actual creation of the full functions, system, document, audits, controls, action plans, etc. Transformation/change of a traditionally administrative HR function into an international, modern, agile, digital, data-based, People & Culture function with pro active HR Business Partners.

  • Additional roles & responsibilities being the head of other functions such as the Health & Safety and Internal Communications in international environments.

Strengths:

  • Re-engineering companies (manufacturing and commercial) resulting in a new organization that is leaner, more agile, less costly, more customer-focused..

  • Multiple M&A projects from A to Z, incl. legal DD, post SPA integration, in different countries.

  • Organic growth targets & delivery, penetrating new countries and markets, starting from scratch.

  • Defining the strategy of the HR/People Agenda, then full delivery inclusive local country action plans.

  • Industrial Relations reform and negotiations with Works Councils and Unions across different countries, languages and legal frameworks.

  • Leading internal communications for both strategy and action plans implementation.

  • Complex Restructuring programs, industrial & commercial sites in many countries, incl. shutting down manufacturing sites.

  • Manufacturing greenfield projects, leading the HR & People agenda from zero-operations to SOP.

Commerciality:

  • Repeated examples of setting up greenfield manufacturing sites from nil to fully staffed operational.

  • Worked through complex restructuring and re-organisation, achieving up to 50% headcount reductions, exceeding targets for labour cost savings, and establishing new companies & teams in across continents.

  • Have led the analysis of manufacturing plants across EUR, spanning organisational structures, people roles & ways of working; that reduced labour cost reductions of 8.5%

Need to know:

  • True International mindset both professional & personal

  • Used to wearing many hats, multiple roles, projects, assignments, and going beyond the standard box of HR

  • Strong ownership and work ethics about doing the right thing for the organisation & business,

  • Team spirit as a true value, inspirational trigger of my behavior, in which the common goal is above any individual ego and personal agenda

  • Transparent, direct to the point, clear communication, dislike political games

  • Leader & Manager orientated to the continuous improvement and business/operational excellence

  • Successful experience working at the strategic definition & “vision of the future” and also working hands-on in the implementation and delivery of multiple projects and tangible results

Would you like more details on this professional, to fill a potential gap in your HR team? 

CMTS reference: 62344
HR Business Partner, HR Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Management, Change Management, Leadership DevelopmentLeanne Morris