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Country HR Leader for IBM Netherlands. Responsible for implemention and execution of the People strategy and in-country execution of core HR Processes.Member of the in Country Management team and reporting to the IBM Northern Europe HR Director.

Amsterdam

Drive the overall Employee Relation and Labor Relations (ER/LR) in The Netherlands plus coordinating for Belgium and Luxembourg, ensuring the deployment & implementation of global and local projects and supporting the business in their specifics.Member of the HR Management team and reporting to the European ER/LR Leader.Responsibilities:- Maintain and enhance the overall LR relationship with Central & Group Works Council and Business Unit Works Councils- Maintain the overall LR relationship with Trade Unions and be the point of contact for external parties such as Ministery of Social Affairs and Employment and other governmental authorities - Manage the ER/LR processes, provide the appropriate level of information to employees and/or employees representatives in accordance with local legislation - Drive discussion/negotiation process regarding new projects which are subject to Works Council information and consultation processes- Continue to create/maintain business connections with senior management and executives, to anticipate any disruption to business operations caused by LR factors, provide early warning, and set up action plans where needed- Provide expert advice and counsel to (senior) managers, executives and other HR functions regarding ER/LR, including delivering education programmes - Manage the employee complaints and appeal processes

Manager of the HR Business Development team in the BeNeLux. Leading a team of 5 HR Consultants supporting outsourcing, acquisition and divestiture projects.Member of the HR Management team of IBM BeNeLux and the European HR Business Development Leadership team. Operates in a complex matrix with many stakeholders. Responsibilities:- perform people management tasks, manage resource plan and assign HR consultants to deals;- collaborate with business development and sales leaders:- participate in opportunity selection and keep track of deal pipeline;- participate in deal reviews and holding approval authority for the HR solution on bid releases;- on behalf of BeNeLux HR director accountable for signing off HR solutions for deals;- maintain all approval documentation for deals in accordance with HR governance and management process;- ensure consistent methodology and tools within team;- acquire necessary knowledge and competence in legal matters, employee and labour relations within team;- engage in strategic, large client projects. Personally led the HR workstream of large, complex IT outsourcing agreements with a number of clients in the financial services sector including the transition of hundreds of client employees to IBM employment.

As HR Business Development Consultant responsible for the full scope of a HR engagement of a potential Client contract for IT Outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing and Acquisitions and Divestitures. Involvement starts at the early business development phases of a potential outsourcing agreement and continues through the integration of the business entity and the transition of the affected employees into IBM and/or a partner vendor.Leading all of the early Client discussions on HR issues and provides input and advice on the overall People Transition solution including Employee Transfer Regulations, Consultation processes, Communication, harmonisation of HR Terms and Conditions and Change Management.Responsible for developing People Transition solutions that result in a “win-win” situation for the Client and IBM as well as the overall welfare of the affected employees.

Member of the Pan European leadership team supporting Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) opportunities. Responsibilities:- BPO Focal point for European HR Business Development team;- Responsible for transitioning the BPO focus from emerging business to a “business as usual delivery within HR Business Development team;- Integrating the Competency and Country Leaders into the BPO business mode- Aligning the team with BPO leadership in Europe;- Actively participate in HR Sign off and Governance process of opportunities with Business and HR team;- Participate in the building of stronger Engagement Delivery Capability with Competency & Country Leaders;- Build competitive intelligence channel for HR Business Development team;- Participate in development of alternative Resource Solutions for BPO opportunities

Teamleader of the IBM Global technology HR Partner team to develop and implement the IBM HR strategy in support of the business strategy of IBM Global Technology Services (2800 employees) in The Netherlands. Driving organisational change, building organisational capabilities and improving organisational climate. Supporting and advising (senior) management about the different HR Programmes. Member of the GTS Management Team and reporting to the Country HR Leader of IBM The Netherlands.

HR Partner for a number of Business units within IBM Global Technology Services (GTS). Supporting and advising managers on HR Programs and tools. Implemented new Position Reference system in GTS, developed HR Calendar, Talent Retention programmes, supported Resource Optimization programmes, facilitated several management workshops

Yacht Account Manager, 09/1996 – 10/2000Worked as Accountmanager at Randstad Projectrecruitment, part of YACHT, a business unit of the Randstad Holding, offers Recruitment services to clients who outsourced their recruitment activities. Randstad Uitzendbureau,(Senior)Intercedent 07/1990 - 09/1996Worked as Intercedent on the start up of a new Randstad office for three years and then another 3 years as a senior interrcedent on a large account unit.