KLAUS EIKE MAHLSTEDT
HR Interim Manager
professionell. team-oriented. analytical.
Profile
The fundament of my work
30
years
professional experience in HR management
20+
years
leadership experience and functional responsibility
10
years
each industrial experience in FMCG and Media
60+
HR projects
managed successfully
Project Experience
1Mergers & Acquisitions
- Due Diligence, responsible for HR section
- Merger of two sales organisations, involving a change management process and subsequent training programmes
2Management of Ideas
- Relaunch of Idea Management
- Created and implemented an employee-suggestion system on a Wiki basis
3HR & Leadership Development
- Development & introduction of Company Guiding Principles
- Development & implementation of leadership concept & training
- Designing of a Performance Appraisal System
- Designed and implemented development and training programmes at senior and junior management levels, e.g. Leadership Training, Project Management, communication and creativity workshops
- Established a diversity task-force, specific emphasis on working mothers, resulting in an increase of women in the target section from 20% to 30%
- Developed and successfully introduced a global Management Appraisal System
- Designed and implemented a company-wide Management Potential Analysis for managerial staff (as a basis for a Management Development Programme)
- Organised and managed the Succession-Planning process for the German section
- Developed and implemented a team-building concept for Senior Management
4Work Council/ Collective Bargaining/ Employer's Association
- Negotiated and implemented a in-house salary-tariff
- Initiated and conducted a salary benchmarking within industry
- Designed a tariff system for the non-managerial staff
- Introducing a concept to optimise net salaries
- Developed and implemented a sales bonus system
- Developed and implemented a Senior Management bonus-system
5Restructuring
- Restructuring of internal HR processes
- Design & implementation of restructuring program
- Organisational analysis to improve working efficiency and cost structure and implementation
- Planned and managed the split of a company into divisions within the limits of German labour law
- Managed downsizing projects in various sections including the negotiation of social-compensation plans
- Designed and introduced a cost-cutting programme, reduced the variable costs by 10%
- Redesign of hand over processes/ interface to Shared Services Center
- Heading and Contributing to conceptualise and implement a virtualisation of a Head Office
- Merger of two sales organisations, involving the design, introduction and facilitation of a change management process and the subsequent training programme
- Reorganised the retail sales force with the 10% HC reduction and change management and organised the Change Management process of the newly established unit
- Managed the merger and post-merger of two companies for ‘Central Functions’
6HR Management
- Introduction of measures for reduction of sickness rate (-20%)
- Introduction of measures for reduction of downtime due to staff shortage (-70%)
- Designed and implemented a SAP-based HR planning, controlling and reporting tool
- Designed and successfully implemented an electronic personal-file system
- Redesigned and implemented HR reporting system and process
- Contributing to and facilitating the development of a new business model
- Due Diligence, responsible for HR section
- Negotiating shop agreements with work’s council
Way of Working
As an Interim Manager you need sound functional knowledge, a sense for people and the skill to find yourself into new situations. This characterises my work:
- Knowledge of and sense for company rules
- Analytic-methodical approach
- Team-oriented
- Strong negotiator
- Focus on solution and implementation
Industries
Experienced in all operative and strategic HR- and organisational topics, comprising
- Five industries (FMCG, Media, Car Rental, Production, Finance)
- Medium-sized privately owned companies
- International companies
Portfolio
When do I join in?
Challenges
MANAGEMENT BOTTLE NECK
Is there a need for management resources? Do you want to fill a HR management vacancy efficient and effectively for a limited period of time? Typical examples or situations may be:
- Build up a working HR organisation
- Bridging temporary vacancies, e.g. until permanent replacement or for maternity leave, sickness and sabbatical
- Additional need for resources in case of restructuring or redesign of processes
- Managing recruiting processes
- Restructuring
Challenges
KNOW-HOW TRANSFER
Mergers & Acquisitions, restructuring and growth can be huge challenges and require adequate know how. As interim manager I can provide to your team sound professional knowledge and experience. Typical examples or situations may be:
- Support in change processes & restructuring
- Optimising HR processes and procedures
- Head count reduction and negotiation of social plans
- Balance of interest with works council and unions
- Rebuilding HR management and implementing complex projects
Areas of Competence
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Core Areas
- Process analysis and definition of interfaces
- Reorganisation und restructuring
- Reorganisation of HR processes
- Employee suggestion schemes, Management of ideas
- External and internal audits ISO 9001/ 50001, BRC/IOP, FSC
- EHS Management
- M & A, Post-merger management
CHANGE MANAGEMENT & RESTRUCTURING
Core Areas
- Merging and integrating organisational units
- Planning of measures and processes
- Head count reduction
- Communication
- Process management and -controlling
HR DEVELOPMENT
Core Areas
- Assessment of (high) potentials
- Leadership Development Programs
- Succession Planning
- Training programs
- Diversity Management
COLLECTIVE & INDIVIDUAL LABOR LAW
Core Areas
- Shop Agreements
- House tariff agreements
- Collective bargaining
- Social plans
- Transfer of Undertaking (§613a BGB)
- Work-contract management
OPERATIVE HR MANAGEMENT
Core Areas
- "day today routine..."
- Recruiting, internal transfers, exits
- Contract management
- Salary management
- Conflict management
- Management of absenteeism
- Personnel and manpower planning
- Electronic files
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS, CONTROLLING & REPORTING
Core Areas
- Salary Management, defining job & salary groups, bonus programs
- Job assessment (HAY systems)
- Payroll
- Salary benchmarking
- Company pension plan
- Budgeting and Controlling
- HR information systems & deployment planning
- Expatriate management
STRATEGIC HR MANAGEMENT
Core Areas
- HR policies
- Developing HR strategy from analysis of company strategy
- Defining target and current condition
- Gap analysis Developing and implementing defined measures
EMPLOYER BRANDING & RECRUITING
Core Areas
- Employer Branding
- Internal & external Recruiting
- International recruiting
TRAINING, WORKSHOPS & COACHING
Core Areas
- Training: Leadership, communication, challenging situations, recruitment interviews
- Workshops: Change processes, team building, creativity & problem solving, Assessment Center, analysis of management potential
- Coaching & Mentoring: Senior Management, career development, situation of conflicts, changes of (organisational) context
EM Interim Management: Your benefit
1Availability
2 Support as of day 1
3Sound functional competence and cooperation
4 External and independent view
5 No increase of Head count
