Sander

• Led international recruitment for white-collar talent across countries, successfully filling more than 300 white collar roles per year in engineering, technical and other domains for business-critical functions. • Reduced annual recruitment costs by €2M+ via direct sourcing, referral programs, internal mobility, and effective supplier renegotiation. • Transformed fragmented recruitment into a centralized function with standardized processes and data-driven decisions, directly supporting business growth goals. • Designed and implemented employer branding and referral initiatives, doubling direct applicant inflow and improving quality-of-hire. • Oversaw Workday deployment (on time and within budget), enabling analytics and process automation. • Managed, developed, and coached a multi-national recruitment team, improving time-to-fill, candidate experience, and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Drove recruitment delivery of 300+ professional hires annually in engineering, technical and all other domains. • Achieved 50% cost reduction and 15% increase in retention via optimization and internal mobility campaigns. • Consolidated supplier base, built KPI dashboards, and introduced new ATS platforms (Bullhorn and Workday). • Enhanced employer brand visibility and increased active applications during period of organizational change.

• Led HR and recruitment projects for pan-European restructuring, standardizing L&D, onboarding, and redeployment for 750+ employees. • Implemented Taleo system and unified recruitment workflow across multiple divisions.

• Built and directed an executive search practice serving clients including McKinsey, Philips, ASML, ICC, and GE.

• Led cross-border recruitment and HR projects for IBM, Shell, Accenture, and PWC.

• Completed structured program in recruitment, account management, and payroll operations.