Thomas Bouchez

International HR Business Partner, Lufthansa Airplus Servicekarten Gmbh (Lufthansa Group)
Responsible for all HR aspects (from Recruitment to ER issue, compensation & benefits and payroll coordination) for the following countries: France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, USA.

Also involved in different project such as transfer of employees in the creation of a joint venture, worker s council/employee rep election.

Sector: Finance

Area of Responsibility:
Non manufacturing activities (Approx. 500 employees): Engineering, Customer Services, Program Teams, R&D, Laboratory, Finance, Quality, HR/HSE.

Personal Initiatives/Achievements:
• Redesign and implementation of a new induction process that is better aligned with the requirements of the business
• Negotiation of competitive pricing with recruitment agencies (reduction of fees from 20% to 15% and management of a Preferred Supplier List)
• Creation of guidelines on HR processes to share best practice and ensure consistency across the members of the team
• Driving continuous improvement meetings between HR Officers
• Taking part in global projects as the HR representative
• Creation of a user guide for managers on pre-employment
• Creation of a relocation and welcome pack for newcomers to the area
• Implementation of a HRIS module for recruitment
General Human Resource Management:
• Audit/review of policies and procedures, and advice to line managers on their interpretation and operation - eg.: disciplinary/capability issues.
• Advice and support to line managers and employees on legislation, salaries and benefits - eg.: realisation of a salary study on engineering positions.
• Contribution to the identification of training needs for the business and development of programmes to deliver them - eg.: Creation of a management competency matrix to define the learning objectives for a top managers’ training.

Recruitment and Selection:
• Identification and review of customers’ needs in compliance with the requirements of the business - eg.: Questioning the needs of the business for a certain role, taking into account headcount issues.
• Recruitment and selection including identification and application of appropriate assessment techniques - eg.: up to 20 simultaneous vacancies, specialised in engineering/technical recruitment, organisation of assessment days, development of new sourcing methods.
• Carry out exit interviews - eg.: analyse information and follow-up discussion with the customers.

Internal Communication:
• Advice and support to managers in selecting the most appropriate communication method - eg.: improvement of communication on initiatives/projects and on recognition of individual/team efforts
• Responsible for the design and publication of an internal site newsletter - Managing an editorial team of 8 people to create a 12 page magazine, providing 2 or 3 editions a year, using Microsoft Publisher for the design.

Sector: Equipment and aeronautic systems

• Creation of a database for job descriptions.
• Participation in the implementation of a new Human Resources intranet.

Sector: Petroleum - Exploration - Production - Refining

• Management of job descriptions while using Peoplesoft.
• Trained to use Hay method. Participation in a job evaluation committee.

Sector: Petroleum - Exploration - Production - Refining

• Creation of a database for job descriptions.
• Participation in the implementation of a new Human Resources intranet.

Sector: Petroleum - Exploration - Production - Refining