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Isabelle S. Kinderf

Consultant in Outplacement & Career counselling - Leroy Consultants, BPI Group

Paris - France

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• Individual Outplacement • Career coaching and counselling

-> Career coaching in English and French of mid-level executives in transition.

And before that:
• A background as an Engineer in food technology,
• 1 year in Australia in an international research organisation.
• 5 years experience in a European group: International BtoB sales and project management,

And in the meantime: developed listening and HR skills through:
• a post-graduate degree in Career management
• 3 years working for non-profit organisations
that built my approach of consulting.

Sosie and PerfomanSe Certified.

Schools attended

Université Paris 10 Nanterre (DESU Bilans de Compétences - VAE - Gestion de Carrières)
Polytech'Lille (Ecole Polytechnique EUDIL)

Since 2003: Leroy Consultants - BPI Group

HR Consultant - Outplacement & Career coaching
http://www.bpi-group.com/

Consultant in individual Outplacement – Career counselling (French and English languages)

o Coach career transition of mid-level executives: outplacement, occupational mobility, career changes.
o Coach foreign profiles in adapting their professional goals to French job market and language constraints.

o Advise and develop contracts with Human Resources Managers of industries & service companies.

o Facilitate workshops and training: employment strategy, including networking technique and interview practice, internal mobility, change management...


Self-employed (2003-2004)
Sector: Human Resources and recruiting

1998 - 2003 : SPCI - IMCD Group

Technical sales engineer & Product manager Fr/Europe
http://www.spci.fr/en/
languages : French + English

o Advised clients in innovative product development and set up partnerships with both clients and suppliers.
Negotiated markets for ingredients with Food industries.
--> Achieved a 10 to 30 % increase of margin per annum (2.5 M€ T/O France).

o Product manager for 6 ranges of ingredients and additives sold in France and/or Europe :
Provided technical and marketing support to the European network of engineers. Involved in European working groups.
Carried out and coordinated market research done by subsidiaries. Suggested new targets.
--> Set-up and developed multi-sector sales – Created and/or maintained clients and suppliers loyalty.

o Managed projects for prospecting new partners/suppliers for French and European portfolios.
Analysed markets needs, negotiated exclusive contracts, organised and followed-up marketing intelligence.

o Recruited and mentored 2 colleagues, ensuring their integration.
Sector: Chemical industries

1997 - 1998 : CSIRO Plant Industry - Research Centre - Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Research Engineer
http://www.csiro.au/
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

o Contributed to «Cereal Quality Improvement» programme, Published results in Journal of Bacteriology (USA).
Sector: Research and development

Interests

• Basic knowledge of Hungarian language and culture • Reporter for various newspapers while living in Australia, then travelling • Translated an article for an Indian Art revue based in Mumbai • Sculpture • Tai Chi Chuan • Cooking.

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