Inka Heidermann

Interim Manager

Mainz, Germany

Experience

Apr 2023 - Sep 2023
6 months
Berlin, Germany

Interim Manager

Transdev GmbH

  • Analysis of business needs, HR strengths and weaknesses, and deriving an HR strategy
  • Change management (introduction of an HR Business Partner model)
  • Salary benchmarking for company positions
  • Development of a compensation system for company positions
  • HR project management (inflation compensation for employees, developing new approaches for the performance review process)
May 2022 - Apr 2023
1 year

Interim Manager

B-ON GmbH

  • Establishment of an HR department, building and training the HR team
  • Implementation of HR core processes (e.g., payroll and travel expense accounting)
  • Integration of employees following an acquisition
  • Introduction of an HR software (Personio)
  • Recruitment for the HR team and positions within IT/development (direct search)
  • Contract management and negotiations (terminations, salary increases, fixed-term contracts, etc.)
  • Business partnering for the leadership team
May 2021 - Apr 2022
1 year

Sabbatical

Private

  • Renovation project and travel
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
3 years
Mainz, Germany

Director HR People Management

BioNTech SE

  • Development and rollout of uniform HR strategies at all locations

  • Negotiations with the works council (salary structure, compensation system)

  • Recruitment and building of the HR team

  • Disciplinary leadership of the People Services and People Management teams (15 employees)

  • Analysis of HR reports and quality standards

  • Determination of contract terms, e.g., salaries

  • Deputy Head of HR

  • Introduction of a compensation structure and job evaluation using a grading system

  • Adjustment of HR processes for access to international markets and preparation for the IPO (e.g., introduction of an internal control system to ensure correct salary payments)

  • HR support for the restructuring of a company within the BioNTech group

  • Implementation and revision of the onboarding process

  • Introduction of reporting for HR metrics

  • Ensuring consistent HR processes at all locations (expansion of the HR software to the Idar-Oberstein and Berlin sites)

  • Digitization of processes using electronic workflows, system reminders, and tools from rexx Systems software

  • Electronic transfer of new employees from recruiting to HR services

  • Monthly reporting of headcount

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
2 years

Senior Manager HR People Management

BioNTech SE

  • Expanded the team from 2 to 8 members
  • Professional and disciplinary leadership of the employee support team
  • Ensuring proper application of all labor law regulations
  • Point of contact for complex issues and conducting warning and dismissal meetings
  • Designing and supporting changes as well as optimizing HR systems and processes
Jan 2016 - Dec 2019
2 years
London, United Kingdom

HR Advisor – Northern Europe

Burberry Ltd.

  • Regions: DE, AT, CH, NL, GB
  • Implementation of all prescribed HR policies and processes and proper application of all labor laws
  • Conducting investigations into brand fraud and dismissal meetings
  • Advising business partners on individual HR-related management and leadership issues
  • Support during restructurings, contract management, warnings, and terminations
  • Interface between recruiting and HR (onboarding, positive candidate experience)
  • Line management of 2 administrators for Northern Europe
  • Support for the relocation from London to Leeds
Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
4 years
Darmstadt, Germany

HR Business Partner

TÜV Hessen

  • Talent acquisition for two business units (Automotive and Life Service)

  • HR support for two business units (Automotive and Life Service)

  • Contract management (e.g., hiring, renewals, terminations)

  • Support and advice to managers on labor law issues

  • Collaboration with the works council and negotiation of company agreements

  • Simplification/improvement of internal processes

  • Revision of the onboarding process

  • Conversion of the dual study program

  • Expansion of the vocational training program "Material Tester"

Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
3 years

HR Departments: Recruiting Services; HR Marketing; Diversity & Inclusion

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH & Co. KG

  • Conducting national and international recruitment processes
  • Organizing and running job fairs
  • Establishing a diversity & inclusion approach in Ingelheim
Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
3 years
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

HR Specialist

Deutsche Bundesbank

  • Administrative processing within HR processes
  • HR marketing activities

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Fresenius Hochschule

Bachelor of Arts, Diversity Management · Business Psychology · Wiesbaden, Germany

FOM Universität

Master of Science, Success Factors for Retaining Generation Y Engineers · Human Resource Management · Frankfurt am Main, Germany