Harry S. - Sabbatical

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Leverkusen, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

1 year

Sabbatical

Sep 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 4 months

Warstein, Germany

Senior Recruiter

Infineon

Candidate management
Conducting interviews

Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

1 year 1 month

Senior Recruiter and HR Manager

Fiber Experts GmbH

End-to-end recruiting for construction coordinators and project managers
Coaching for the company's HR manager
Advising the executive management

May 2022 - Aug 2022

4 months

Dortmund, Germany

Senior Interim Recruiter

Gasto Hero GmbH

360° recruiting in eCommerce

Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

4 months

Warstein, Germany

Senior Interim HR Manager

Infineon Technologies

Candidate management
Conducting interviews (digital and f2f)
Implementation of performance recruiting
Active Sourcing

Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

3 months

Essen, Germany

Senior Interim Recruiter

Brenntag SE and Brenntag GmbH

Operational and strategic recruiting
Documenting the current recruiting process and improving the recruiting structures
Introducing performance recruiting
Advising the team leader and team members

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

4 months

Dortmund, Germany

Senior Interim Recruiter and Consultant

DEW21

Operational and strategic recruiting
Documenting the current recruiting process and improving the recruiting structures; producing relevant documentation and an improvement report
Acting as a liaison between recruiting, HR support, and development
Liaison to employer branding
Introducing performance recruiting
Advising the team leader and team members

Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

4 months

Bellheim, Germany

Ltd. Senior Interim HR Manager

Kardex Production in the Kardex Group

Advising HR management
Restructuring the HR team
Setting up a recruiting center
Conducting "Neuro-Recruiting" workshops
Coordinating with on-site managers and actively managing the entire selection process (from defining a clear profile of requirements to the final candidate selection or a shortlist for the hiring manager)
Internal communication and collaboration with six decentralized HR business partners and the Senior HR Director

Feb 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year 5 months

Psychologist and educational consultant

Advising on issues related to foster and adoptive parents living with their foster children

Jul 2019 - Feb 2020

8 months

Head of Recruiting

Keolis Deutschland GmbH

Managing and leading the five-person recruiting team
Managing and leading two employees from the personnel marketing / employer branding interface
Coaching the HR director
Liaising with the training department and HR business partners
HR reporting / report consolidation
Further training of the recruiters
Responsible for nationwide recruiting in Germany, especially for locomotive drivers and customer service agents
Strategically involved in the mobilization campaign
Monitoring and reporting, especially of social media channels
Planning, executing, and optimizing high-performance social media campaigns in line with corporate identity guidelines
Supervising and managing agencies and other service providers

May 2018 - Mar 2019

11 months

Senior HR and Recruitment Manager ad interim

Transporeon GmbH and Group Ulm

Operational end-to-end recruiting for positions in IT, Legal, Finance, Customer Care, Customer Service, Sales, Business Consulting, etc.
Moderation of face-to-face interviews and advising hiring managers
Strategic identification and operational implementation of stable structures in the recruiting team and the entire HR team
Operational support and guidance for junior recruiters
Deputy role for HR Directorate / recruiting team leadership including advising stakeholders
Recruiting additional HR staff, including managers
Owner of the applicant management system, including identifying bugs and resolving them with the software provider in the UK/US
Project management for identifying and setting up an external payroll provider through to the implementation of the new system, negotiating price and LOA
Evaluating and compiling a preferred supplier list, as well as legal and content management of external staffing service providers, negotiating framework and individual contracts
HR reporting

Feb 2013 - Apr 2018

5 years 3 months

Monheim am Rhein, Germany

Talent Acquisition Manager D-A-CH

Interflex Datensysteme GmbH

Responsible for filling new and open positions in junior, middle and senior technical, sales, and commercial management/line roles in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium, including reporting
Contact person for employee development and talent management
Responsible for company integration management (BEM) at all German locations; crisis intervention
First point of contact for long-term sick employees and their supervisors
Responsible for internal coaching for our specialists and managers (indirect management of specialists and managers)
Responsible for two- and three-day onboarding events
Responsible for introducing a mentoring model in the company and other internal training with a psychological focus
Full applicant management from pre-screening documents to salary negotiations
Proactive recruiting, social media recruiting, campus recruiting
Close coordination with HR leaders, management, individual business units, and other stakeholders
Leading and moderating structured phone interviews and in-person interviews with candidates at twelve different locations
Close collaboration with various hiring managers during interviews, feedback sessions, and the hiring process
Salary and contract negotiations with new employees
Collaboration with corporate HR colleagues in Europe, the USA, and the UAE
Extensive travel for in-person candidate interviews
Selection and management of external service providers
Budget monitoring and reporting
Selecting apprentices nationwide, including running an assessment day
Conducting end-of-probation reviews, exit interviews, and termination discussions together with the respective line manager
Managing external service providers
Regularly representing the HR Leader and HR Generalists

Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

5 months

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

External Recruiting Assignment

Clinic (Abu Dhabi)

Responsible for end-to-end recruiting of doctors and IT professionals, successfully filling around 40 positions
Managing the hiring processes from Germany for an international infrastructure fund
Leading and moderating structured phone interviews and in-person interviews

May 2012 - Jul 2012

3 months

Essen, Germany

Outplacement Consultant for L&D and Training

weitblick-personalpartner GmbH

Responsible for profiling 50 employees, training and providing L&D consulting for 70 employees

Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

4 months

Berlin, Germany

In-house Interim HR Recruiter

NETINERA Deutschland GmbH

Responsible for filling around 20 open vacancies in middle and senior technical and commercial management roles for various group subsidiaries across Germany
Reviewing incoming applications
Proactive recruiting
Close coordination with management
Maintaining contact with candidates
Conducting phone interviews and in-person interviews
Recommending candidate selections to management

May 2011 - Sep 2011

5 months

Burscheid, Germany

In-house Interim HR Recruiter

Johnson Controls Deutschland GmbH

Responsible for filling about 40 open vacancies in engineering and car design
Processing incoming applications
Proactive recruiting
Close coordination with hiring managers
Maintaining contact with candidates
Conducting phone and in-person interviews
Drafting contracts
Making recommendations for candidate selection to the various business units within the group
Onboarding new employees

Mar 2011 - Apr 2015

4 years 2 months

External Coach

Lanxess Deutschland GmbH

Coaching employees during career transitions just before or right after starting new roles at the company
Working with co-coaches in my office to handle tasks

Mar 2010 - Mar 2011

1 year 1 month

Outplacement Consultant / Coach

weitblick-personalpartner GmbH und Toenne Coaching

Coaching, advising, supporting and placing 50 employees into the regular job market
Conducting group events and individual job market coaching
Developing and delivering training sessions
Arranging job interviews
Identifying training needs and submitting applications to approve training

Feb 2009 - Feb 2010

1 year 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Personnel Coordinator & Supervisor

context WAE Berlin

Job coaching for people going through career change and reorientation
Reviewing and improving application documents, managing applications
Planning and conducting training sessions
Arranging job interviews
Leading and having partial responsibility for about 120 employees in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Conducting hiring and termination interviews
Providing hands-on training to employees, identifying training needs
Coordinating content processes at training sites