Lutz Preyer
Managing Partner
Experience
Managing Partner
LOP Consulting
Partner in a consulting firm focusing on HR and interim management.
Advising companies with innovative recruiting concepts.
Building employer brands.
Active sourcing.
Interim HR Director Germany in the construction industry: Integrating into the new parent company, analyzing and optimizing current processes, building new HR structures, reviewing GDPR issues, supporting the parent company with corporate law matters, carrying out a restructuring.
Analyzing the existing HR structure in a medium-sized company: Assessing the workforce age and calculating exits over the next 5-8 years, interviewing over 30 managers about their sense of HR service level and their expectations, analyzing areas for HR development, implementing a new recruiting strategy, recommending action plans, hiring a new recruiting HR team member and a junior HR business partner, analyzing HR processes, communicating with the management team, coaching managers on developing their organization.
HR Director
Columbus McKinnon Corporation
Responsible for leading, motivating and training 1,750 employees and for developing and standardizing HR processes and managing the HR organization across various EMEA locations.
Advising the business unit Vice Presidents and their leadership teams on various key topics.
Administering and systematically analyzing the organization and defining areas for action and recommendations.
Recruiting for management positions, strengthening employer branding and carrying out strategic tasks.
Planning and monitoring HR budgets and leading projects in HR processes and personnel and organizational development.
Supporting M&A activities, due diligence and company integrations.
Point of contact for compliance and safety at work, coordinating with works councils.
Main contact for GDPR focusing on data protection in the region, leading a team of 12, representing the company.
Reduced headcount by 10% through restructuring business processes in the region.
Transformed the HR department into a business partner model for all business units.
Cost-saving outsourcing of payroll in the region.
Successfully developed and implemented a personnel development program.
Planned succession effectively.
Innovatively developed and implemented standardized employee reviews.
Successfully developed and implemented a new company vision.
Efficiently renegotiated a collective agreement for a corporate company.
Head of HR
Stahl CraneSystems GmbH
Responsible for recruiting, leading, motivating and training 750 employees within the group company and determining qualitative and quantitative HR needs.
Advising employees and staff and managers on personnel and labor law issues, drafting and amending employment contracts, internal postings and works council hearings.
Continuously reviewing and optimizing existing HR tools and processes and strengthening employer branding.
Working on international projects and job classification.
Further developing HR and leadership development.
Contact person for the works council, authorities and audits.
Drafting contracts for international assignments, developing a policy for employee secondments and short-term transfers.
Advising management on assignments.
Managing eight international assignments to the USA, Dubai, China and Singapore.
Successfully implemented the ERA collective agreement.
Profitably reduced headcount by 10% through restructuring business processes in the region.
Effectively integrated the company into the parent group.
Successfully implemented an HRIS system.
Led global HR projects effectively.
Achieved targeted site expansion.
HR Specialist
Stahl CraneSystems GmbH
Determining qualitative and quantitative HR needs, recruiting employees and drafting or amending employment contracts.
Carrying out customer-focused HR tasks as a service provider.
Transferring employees internally and supporting supervisors in critical personnel matters and works council hearings.
Job classification and building a personnel development program.
Point of contact for the works council and representing the company at public events.
Successfully built a personnel development program.
Developed a leadership training program.
Established a reporting system.
Effectively implemented a master vendor concept for staffing agencies within the group in Europe through efficient negotiations.
Personnel Coordinator
I.K. Hofmann GmbH
Recruiting, leading, motivating and training internal staff and managing, supporting and administering external employees.
Drafting employment references, terminating employment relationships and staff scheduling.
Placing personnel in management and commercial positions.
Responsible for a new branch, acquiring new clients and supporting existing ones.
Handling contracts and setting client billing rates.
Conducting workplace risk assessments, annual budgeting, reporting, marketing planning and execution and public relations.
Communicating with authorities and training providers, attending branch manager debriefings.
Successfully built the branch to a positive balance within 12 months.
Personnel Coordinator
Dekra Arbeit Bera GmbH
- Recruitment, leadership, motivation and training of internal staff as well as management, support and administration of external employees.
Junior Merchandising Controller
Zeus GmbH
- Further development of product presentation and assortment design.
- Calculation of business metrics.
- Execution of project work.
Sales Representative
Klenk Holz AG
- Recording and processing orders.
- Preparing quotes for customers.
- Conducting telephone sales.
- Acquiring new customers.
- Correspondence with customers.
Staff Service Soldier
Bundeswehr
Deputy Department Manager and Project Manager
Kaufland
- Leading staff and merchandise planning.
- Ensuring the sales readiness of the department.
- Customer support.
- Executing projects such as store openings and branch renovations.
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing (12.5 years), Professional Services (8 years), Retail (3.5 years), and Aerospace and Defense (1 year).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Human Resources (19.5 years), Project Management (12.5 years), Legal (9.5 years), Sales (3 years), Operations (3 years), and Customer Service (3 years).
Summary
Experienced HR Director with deep experience in project and personnel management as well as intercultural communication with Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and the USA, and trusted collaboration with the Group Works Council. Successful in implementing new tools and mechanisms and in developing personnel development programs. Effective in reducing personnel costs and restructuring business processes. Efficient in advising leaders and staff on a variety of topics. Goal-oriented in developing and implementing new company visions and experienced in supporting M&A activities and divestments. Introducing structures and carrying out change management processes.
Skills
- Ms Office
- Sap Hr3
- Alpha As 400
- Aida
- Sql
- Lotus Notes
- Volunteer Labor Judge, Labor Court Heilbronn
- Member, Heilbronn-franken Junior Chamber Of Commerce Support Association
- Examiner For Industrial Clerks, Ihk Heilbronn-franken
Languages
Education
Kaufmännische Schule Schwäbisch Hall
State-Certified Business Administrator · Business Administration · Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Kaufmännische Schule Schwäbisch Hall
Advanced Technical College Certificate · Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Kaufland Schwäbisch Hall
Retail Sales Clerk · Retail · Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Systemic Business Coach
Personnel Development Specialist
IHK Heilbronn
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