April 2014 – Today
Avery Dennison Materials Europe B.V./Materials Group (Leiden, the Netherlands)
HR Manager European Headquarters (with focus on C&B related projects in the Netherlands)
- (Co) develop and implement the organization’s human resource strategy so that the organization attracts, manages, develops and retains the employees it needs to achieve its current and future business objectives.
- Responsible for the development, management and coordination of a variety of programs and activities covering multiple HR activities.
- Special focus on projects related to compensation & benefits structures (pension scheme, salary structure...) .

May 2013 – March 2014
Avery Dennison B.V./Retail Branding Information Solutions (Leiden, the Netherlands)
Total Rewards Specialist Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
- Conduct analysis on different components of the remuneration scheme in the organization, prepare reports about the internal equity and external competitiveness and make recommendations to support the development and maintenance of effective C&B programs aligned with the organization’s reward strategy.
- Advise HR and line managers in the EMEA region in taking decisions in the area of compensation, benefits and motivation of employees.
- Contribute to the design and development of compensation policies.
- Responsible for the yearly development of the “Market Reference Points” for job holders in EMEA.
- Make recommendations in the establishment of the annual salary increase budget of the EMEA region.
- Responsible for monitoring and reporting on the budget during the annual salary review cycle. Provide support throughout the entire cycle of the annual merit process (worldwide managed via the eComp system).
- Remain informed of new employment/social legislation which affect employees’ C&B.
- Closely cooperate with external compensation consulting companies. Participate and follow up on salary and benefits surveys/benchmark studies and trends in order to advise the HR departments in EMEA and make sure the reward strategy remains market competitive and up to date.
- Conduct training sessions (on an as needed base) to local HR departments and line managers in the usage of different compensation policies.
- Participate as the team member in (strategic) projects and initiatives.
- Additional task: HR Advisor responsibility for the team of RBIS employees in the Netherlands.

2009 – April 2013
Bugaboo International B.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Global HR Advisor (main focus on compensation & benefits/international mobility/international employment law)
- Develop and conduct analyzes, interpret results and make recommendations to support the development and maintenance of effective C&B programs aligned with the organization’s reward strategy.
- Responsible for the job classification and evaluation process (Mercer IPE).
- Responsible for the development and updates of job profiles.
- Provide advice on the positioning of new entries in line with the structure.
- First point of contact (internal and external) for all C&B related issues.
- Remain informed of new employment/social legislations which affect employees’ C&B.
- Participate and follow up on salary and benefits surveys/benchmark studies and trends in order to advise the HR Director and make sure the reward strategy remains market competitive and up to date.
- Administer the annual performance process (salary increases and bonus) and make recommendations for the annual payroll/increase budget.
- Create and implement policies to support the above.
- Development of relocation packages, provide advice and coordinate the international relocations.
- Responsible for the setup of new entities abroad (employment contracts, C&B package, etc.).
- Provide support and follow up in (international) legal cases.
- Provide support in a broad range of HR services/employee related issues where necessary.

Global HR Advisor (main focus on recruitment)
- Responsible for a full range of HR services (EMEA/GLOBAL) in different areas such as compensation & benefits, recruitment … (200 FTE).
- Responsible for the entire recruitment process within EMEA.
- Development and implementation of different policies for the EMEA/GLOBAL region (e.g. global travel policy, local daily allowance structures, overtime/flex policy) and procedures (e.g. recruitment and transfer of holiday days).
- Development of relocation packages in line with company guidelines on an as needed base.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of a new salary and adjusted bonus structure (EMEA, US & China).
- Provide support to the Global HR Director in different legal issues (employment law).

HR Assistant/Recruiter
- Responsible for the entire recruitment process in EMEA (aligning profile with hiring team, preparing and placing ads and giving order to and managing recruitment agencies when needed, pre-selecting applications, conducting interviews, negotiating contracts etc.)
- Provide administrative support to the department (contract renewals, new hires, etc).







January – May 2008
Deloitte (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Assistant Global Employer Services
- Checking if the employees of the accounts are eligible for the 30% ruling.
- Responsible for the application process and follow up activities.

June 2006- December 2008
Royal Theatre Carré (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Supervisor/Assistant F&B Management
- Responsible for the organisation of all guest related issues (including the management of the personnel).
- (Co) responsible for the recruitment activities (theatre and kitchen staff).
- First point of contact for the instructing parties during the evening.
- Taking care of complaints and solving problems during the events.
- (Co) responsible for all F&B activities in the theatre, organising training to develop the necessary skills of employees, development of new F&B activities.
- Unique moments where I was involved in: Royal events, live television broadcasts.