Oliver Harenberg

HR Director and HR Business Partner

Germany

Experience

Mar 2014 - Present
11 years 4 months

HR Director and HR Business Partner

Interim

  • Industries: Energy, Automotive, Pharma, Chemicals, Mechanical and plant engineering, FMCG, Banking, Media, IT, Retail, Logistics, Public administration, Sports and fitness, Advertising and communication
  • Customers and functions:
  • Kanadevia Inova Steinmüller GmbH (Part of HITACHI Corporation) – Labour relations leader
  • PMG Holding GmbH – Global director HR / HR restructuring lead (Spain, USA, China, Romania)
  • Klingel Medical Metal GmbH (Part of ELOS Group) – HR people and restructuring director
  • Venator Germany GmbH – HR business partner / Restructuring lead
  • neuraxpharm Arzneimittel GmbH – Head of HR – DACH, NL
  • Leistritz AG – HR director
  • TIB Chemicals AG – HR director
  • BestFit Group – HR director
  • Digitas Pixelpark – Talent director
  • CSA – Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. – HR director
  • Cummins Emission Solutions (CES) – HR director
  • Prym Group – INOVAN Automotive – HR director Germany
  • Johnson & Johnson GmbH – Janssen-Cilag GmbH – Employee & labour relations leader
  • Grohe AG (Part of LIXIL Group) – Senior HR business partner
  • Bauking GmbH – Senior HR business partner
  • RTL Mediengruppe – HR change manager
  • STADA Arzneimittel AG – Senior HR business partner
  • DRK Kreisverband Düsseldorf e.V. – HR director
  • Elbkinder – HR director
  • Sky Deutschland GmbH – Employee & labour relations leader
  • Orthomol – HR director
  • Gardemann Arbeitsbühnen GmbH (Part of Lavendon Group PLC) – HR director
  • Fondsdepot Bank – HR director
  • DSV Global Transport and Logistics – HR director
  • Nobilis Group GmbH – HR director
Jan 2013 - Feb 2014
1 year 2 months

HR Director – Emerging Markets

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Henkel Beauty Care

  • Strategic and operational HR management for APAC, NA, CEE, CIS, LA, MEA regions and global functions of International Sales, Export, Controlling, Business Development
  • Managed 6 direct reports in APAC, NA, CEE, CIS, LA, MEA
Apr 2011 - Dec 2013
1 year 9 months

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

ITSC Holding

Mar 2006 - Mar 2011
5 years 1 month

Vice President Human Resources

ITSC Holding

Jun 2003 - Feb 2006
2 years 9 months

HR Business Partner

ITSC Holding

Summary

  • Strategic and operational management, reengineering and improvement of HR departments in medium-sized companies and corporate groups
  • Responsibility for up to 40 direct reports
  • Accompaniment of business transfers according to § 613a BGB (German Civil Code)
  • Restructuring and staff reduction
  • Carrying out due diligence for company takeovers
  • Merging and dissolution of locations and departments
  • Accompaniment of corporate reorganizations and restructurings
  • All processes within the framework of the operative HR life cycle
  • Development of HR strategies in the context of the corporate strategy and thus inclusion of all core areas relevant to the company's success
  • Future-oriented positioning of HR topics to maintain and optimize competitiveness
  • Captain in troubled waters and accompaniment of companies in the change process
  • Analysis and optimization of existing processes
  • Development and optimization of structures and process standards with maximum flexibility
  • Assertive negotiator with works councils, trade unions, collective bargaining partners and employers' associations, such as Ver.di, IG Metall and IG Chemie
  • Experience in a wide range of collective bargaining constellations, such as chemicals, metal and TVöD
  • Restructuring manager
  • Elaboration and negotiation of company agreements, social plans and reconciliations of interests
  • Development of guidelines and regulations, such as national and international company car guidelines, secondment guidelines, incl. cultural training, compensation and benefits guidelines, etc.
  • Development of balanced scorecards (BSC)
  • Establishment of HR Business Partner structure according to Dave Ulrich and the corresponding competence centers, respectively national and international HR Service Centers
  • Introduction of HR software systems (HRIS)
  • Introduction of flexible working time and shift models to increase employer branding
  • Increasing employer attractiveness, e.g. through the introduction of a 360-degree feedback culture, training and development opportunities and a solid compensation & benefits structure

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

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LLM International Business Law · International Business Law

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MSc Human Resource Management and Development · Human Resource Management and Development