Multilingual and skilled recruitment and human capital professional with track record in and focus on Sales, Fashion, Operational and Management positions in Benelux.

Energetic, driven and customer oriented.

Passionate about: Human capital, Recruitment, Employer branding, Employee relationship and Performance, Improvement, Payroll and Change management.

Focus on long-term "win-win" relationships with customers, employees and candidates.

HR generalist with experience in:.

• General HR management

• Human Capital

• Recruitment

• Optimizing HR processes (initiate, streamline and implement HR processes and projects with Lean and Six Sigma tools)

• Training & development

• Job classification

• In depth knowledge of payroll

• Change management

• Thorough knowledge of Belgian social legislation

• Translate HR strategy into implementation

Specialties

Strong analytical and problem solving skills, structured, pragmatic, sense for simplification, flexible, hands on personality.

Excellent language skills (Dutch, French and English) .

My Motto

As good as it gets going with David Ogilvy: Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.”

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Experience Education Licenses & Certifications

VdG Consult is a leading interim management consultancy specialized in the delivery of business transformation, change, re-structuring, HR and operational excellence.

We work in close partnership with our clients to deliver widespread, positive change regardless of the business objectives, organizational size or company culture.

A part of this service is Human Capital management; to ensure business continuity, setup, adjust, transition, negotiations and change, with a pragmatic approach and a commitment results towards people and board members.

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The Coach Bureau is a career center recognized by the Flemish Government with expertise in work and career. The Coach Bureau is known for its personal approach to career coaching.

Clear, inspiring and result-oriented. From the first contact with the coaching agency to the end of your career.

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A single mission drives everything we do: Bring inspiration and innovation to every brand or business communication.

The B&C Collection has 24 years of experience and started in 1997 with the creation of the first truly integrated European promotional textile brand. Now the B&C Collection is a leading brand in the European market, focused on continued development opportunities.

As a freelance Payroll & Employee Admin Manager I’m responsible for the Human Resources Department in Belgium, Italy, Germany and France including compliance with applicable laws and payroll tax obligations, implement, maintain and review processing systems, reporting, developing company policies and procedures.

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Shape, lead and implement a change management process across the group to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by business objectives; Provide direct support and coaching to all line managers and supervisors as they help their direct reports through transitions.

Provide direct support and coaching to all line managers and supervisors as they help their direct reports through transitions.

Identify and manage anticipated resistance through all layers of the organization. Negotiate and execute social plans, communications and activities with internal and external unions, board members in Paris and clients in Europe. After successful transformation and change including new business contracts the board decided to close the site In Diegem. Positive note is that we found a similar job for most of the employee’s.

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Group Alain Broekaert or GAB is the official distributor in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg of Pepe Jeans, Scotch & Soda, Andy Warhol, Hackett London, Strellson, Joop, Love Stories, Denham, Vingino, Xpooos, Arnie Says, Façonnable, McGregor, NA-KD and Karl Lagerfeld. The Belgian company was founded in 1986. The breakthrough came with the launch of the Pepe Jeans London label in the Benelux. Its unique product and brands mix and the strategic location of its showrooms in the Brussels triangle ensured that GAB quickly grew to become an important player in retail and wholesale at fashion level.

Its strong reputation and long expertise in the fashion world soon enabled Group Alain Broekaert to face new challenges. The company thus established itself as a permanent value on the European fashion market with a portfolio that until today includes 17 strong brands, more than 500 wholesale clients and approximately 60 own retail channels.

As HR Officer I provide support in functional areas of the Human Resources Department, which include recruitment and employment, personnel records, employee relations, job evaluation, compensation management, benefits administration, organization development, payroll and training.

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The "De Meuter" Group can be described as a ‘specialist of the extra-ordinary’.

Their activities are demolition works, earthworks, cleanup, rapid interventions, recycling or purchasing building materials.

The professional approach by specialized teams guarantees that all projects will be a success. Thanks to the carefully balanced and well maintained machinery they can handle a wide range of activities.

Prevention and security are priorities to De Meuter, going “better be safe than sorry” when it comes to personal injuries and damage to material or the environment.

De Meuter has set the example to its competitors and still takes the leading position in above fields in Belgium. Vision and expertise made De Meuter, a Flemish family business, evolve into an national group, building their future on the foundations of a rich past. Nothing too big, nothing too high, they can disassemble, drain and recycle it.

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• Recruiting and staffing

• Organizational departmental planning

• Performance management and improvement systems

• Organization development

• Employment and compliance to regulatory concerns regarding employees

• Employee onboarding, development, needs assessment, and training

• Policy development and documentation

• Employee relations

• Company-wide committee facilitation

• Company employee and community communication

• Compensation and benefits administration

• Employee safety, welfare, wellness and health

• Charitable giving

• Employee services and counseling

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• Prepare journal entries

• General ledger operations

• Monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements

• Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts

• Draw up monthly financial reports

• Prepare analysis of accounts as requested

• Assist with year end closings

• Administer accounts receivable and accounts payable

• Prepare tax computations and returns

• Assist in preparing budgets and forecasts

• Assist with payroll administration

• Monitor and resolve bank issues including fee anomalies and check differences

• Account/bank reconciliations

• Review and process expense reports

• Assist with preparation and coordination of the audit process

• Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures

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• Deputizing for the managing director, making decisions and delegating work to others in the manager's absence

• Devising and maintaining office systems, including data management and filing

• Arranging travel and accommodation and, occasionally, traveling with the manager to take notes or dictation at meetings or to provide general assistance during presentations

• Screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate

• Meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority

• Organizing and maintaining diaries and making appointments

• Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post, often corresponding on behalf of their manager

• Employee payroll

• Recruiting & Staffing

• Carrying out background research and presenting findings

• Producing documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations

• Organizing and attending meetings and ensuring their manager is well-prepared for meetings

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• Creating/visualizing an idea and producing a design by hand sketch

• Keeping up to date with emerging wedding/fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colors and shapes

• Planning and developing ranges

• Working with others in the design team, such as buyers and forecasters, to develop products to meet a brief

• Liaising closely with sales, buying and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure the item suits the customer, market and price points

• Understanding design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns, toiles and technical specifications for designs

• Sourcing, selecting and buying fabrics, trims, fastenings and embellishments

• Developing a pattern that is cut and sewn into sample garments and supervising the making up of these, including fitting, detailing and adaptations

• Overseeing production

• Negotiating with customers and suppliers

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Operational transformations and change management initiatives, aimed to improve or re-desgin performance in terms of cost/productivity, quality of service, humans resources, employee engagement, controls and risk management.

Education