Apr 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Leading the global recruitment function of booking with a team of 100+ recruiters and sourcers Also responsible for building and delivering all hiring for COE in Bucharest and Bangalore for booking holdings with a team of 30+ recruiters and sourcers.

Jan 2021 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Rebuild the tech recruitment teams from 30 to 75 FTE .

Oct 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Lead the recruitment function in CE and Africa, which is responsible for over 3500 hires.
• Develop and roll out recruitment strategies with focus on best candidate experience.
• Leading the integrations of the TAG teams of the acquired companies Softvision, Mirabeau,
• Netcentrics & Samlink making sure we hire the best diverse talent out of the market. Drive change management and look into new digital solutions to drive next level recruitment
• Responsible for employment branding, P&L and leading a team of 100+FTE

Jul 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• The Senior Director recruitment reports to the VP Global Supply Chain. Build new strategy for
• Recruitment to make recruitment more digital. Implement new tools, work on branding and
• focus on direct hiring to make the process more cost efficient and faster with focus on better
• candidate experience within budget and timelines, P&L responsible. Providing hands-on
• strategic and tactical leadership to a group of recruiters (42) ,resources (19) on/offshore, 5
• ops support.

Aug 2014 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

• The Director recruitment reports to the VP Global Supply Chain.
• Providing hands-on strategic and tactical leadership to a group of recruiters (38)
• resources (17) on/offshore, 5 ops support and manage all recruiting activity for the
• Continental Europe region including Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Norway,
• Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Czech and
• Switzerland, Austria. Integrated recruitment team C1 and Equinox after acquisition. Develop
• of recruitment plans branding strategies, acquisition strategies to meet organization needs
• Within Geos and within budget and timelines, P&L responsible. Build new local career portals,
• Recruitment video’s Build recruitment delivery center in Poland.

Mar 2011 – Jul 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• The Associate Director Recruitment – Continental Europe is a member of the European Recruitment leadership team for Cognizant reporting to the Head of Recruitment - Europe.
• Providing hands-on strategic and tactical leadership to a group of recruiters and resources and manage all recruiting activity for the Continental Europe region including Benelux, Nordics, France, Germany , Iberia, Italia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Switzerland.
• Develop, plan, organize, implement and evaluate the recruitment team's function and performance, 17 recruiters across Europe, 8 resources in India
• Develop of recruitment plans and talent acquisition strategies to meet organization needs within Geos and within budget and timelines, P&L responsible. Make sure we hire the best talent from the market within the right source mix.
• Responsibilities include strong partnership with HR and executive management and leaders to develop workforce plans, budgets and hiring forecasts in existing markets across Europe including emerging markets as they emerge and planning, strategizing, directing, and establishing management metrics for tracking the recruiting team's performance.
• Work with Head of Recruitment Europe to track and review hiring statistics, create reports, and process analysis in order to understand trends and hiring results. Be part of bid team's to sell Cognizants proposition .

Apr 2009 – Feb 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Responsible for Managing and delivering a Managed recruitment service to Microsoft.
• Main task and responsibilities: To work in partnership with our Client to ensure the effective implementation and delivery of the recruitment service, including Ongoing operational management of service delivery, ensuring attainment of service level agreements for fulfillment, direct sourcing and cost efficiency objectives. Make sure we hire the best top 10% diverse talent (internal and external) from the market, Service enhancement and innovation. Develop the account to maximize Client satisfaction. Hit personal targets and team target’s contribute to the overall profitability, success and positive image of Kenexa with the Client responsible for budget and P&L, employment branding, diversity targets. Successfully manage a multi country team of 9 recruiters, 7 resources and 6 admin, delivering a RPO service to Microsoft. We are placing candidates starting from 5 years working experiences until MT level for all business units of Microsoft.

Jun 2006 – Apr 2009 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Recruitment Manager, (contract for Kenexa RPO)
• Responsible for delivering a new Managed Recruitment Service, managing the relationships with hiring managers, consultancy and best practice of all recruitment activities according to SLA.
• Main tasks and responsibilities:Implement and deliver the service and commercial strategy ensuring that targets are met or exceeded. Build and foster relationships with key players and decision makers.
• Provide advice on recruitment strategies, procedures, legislation and market conditions.Consult on new requirements, recommend and action recruitment strategies to ensure the highest quality resource is engaged in an efficient and cost effective manner. Write businessplan. Business Development. Impementing new database systemSAP Recruitment, responsible for rolling out employment branding campagne.Work with and mentor Researching teams to ensure quality supply. Manager off 2 resourcers and 3 recruiters 1 admin. FY07 hired 130 FTE and FY08 hired 178 FTE

Apr 2005 – Jun 2006 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Lead Recruiter, Benelux region (contract for Quorum/Kenexa)
• Responsible for delivering a new Managed Recruitment Service in the Benelux region, managing the relationships with hiring managers, consultancy and best practice of all recruitment activities according to SLA.
• Main tasks and responsibilities:
• Implement and deliver the service and commercial strategy ensuring that targets are met or exceeded. Build and foster relationships with key players and decision makers.
• Provide advice on recruitment strategies, procedures, legislation and market conditions.Build new sales teams for new Director in the Netherlands and Belgium.
• Consult on new requirements, recommend and action recruitment strategies to ensure the highest quality resource is engaged in an efficient and cost effective manner. Placed over 130 FTE including the sales leaders team in Amsterdam and Brussels.
• Work with and mentor Researching teams to ensure quality supply. Manager off 1 assistant and 2 researchers.

Oct 2002 – Mar 2005 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Oct 2002-March 2005 ACN Europe B.V- Amsterdam an International reseller of telecommunication and energy services using network marketing.Advise management on HR issues bases on own analysis, requests from employees or Management. Assist in the coordination of several HR instruments like career planning.Make proposal for in company or external trainings.
• Build and maintain ongoing external relationships with Internal Clients, serving their professional recruitment needs. Developing highly tailored and efficient and effective strategies to recruit candidates through direct, networking, agency, print or Internet advertising sources. Develop / execute the selection process; Take a leading role in the development and implementation of new recruitment strategies, programs, and procedures; .In charge of the whole recruitment process with the opening of the new office in åmål Sweden, recruit 50 employees for åmål. Recruit over 250 FTE’s
• Maintain FTE list, Employee Database, Headcount List.

May 2002 – Oct 2002 · 5 mos

• May 2002 – Oct 2002 Antal International Ltd-Amsterdam a leading international recruitment consultancy specializing in IT, E-business, HR, Sales & Marketing and Finance positions. (5 months project)
• Recruitment Consultant
• Focus on IT, sales and marketing roles for a number of international clients.
• Also work on in-house projects for select clients.
• Responsibilities: Developing client relationships, creating media adverts, sourcing suitable candidates, screening candidates, interviewing candidates, liaising with client contacts to arrange interviews with suitable candidates, managing offer process for clients.

Oct 2001 – May 2002 · 7 mos

• Oct 2001- May 2002 Alexander Mann BV-Hoofddorp (Alexander Mann Group is a leading International. Out-sourcing Company, delivering services for Telecom, IT, Finance and Pharmaceutical industries.)
• Recruitment Consultant
• Contracts Placements, business development, advertising and applicant resourcing, development of Internet Service Provider, Telecomm and Mobile Telephony Providers within Continental Europe the Canvassing of client prospects, the development of job vacancies within entire market for both Contract and Permanent desks, the resourcing and advertisement for suitable candidates in accordance with the client's needs, the arrangement of candidate interviews, the negotiation of Client and Candidate fees and the prospecting of the clients’ future requirements.
• Developing sole agency agreements, preferred supplier lists and client paid advertising.