Sylvie	
  Devaux	
  
Belgian,	
  42	
  years	
  
T	
  +32	
  498	
  481136	
  
E	
  sylviedevaux@yahoo.fr	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
HUMAN	
  RESOURCES	
  AND	
  OFFICE	
  MANAGEMENT	
  –	
  BILINGUAL	
  FRENCH-­‐ENGLISH	
  
Rigorous,	
  detail	
  oriented,	
  discreet,	
  autonomous,	
  loyal,	
  creative,	
  organized.	
  
	
  
	
  
Great	
  expertise	
  in	
  People	
  and	
  Office	
  Management	
  	
  
Manage	
  the	
  recruitment	
  processes	
  and	
  office	
  budgets	
  
Design	
  and	
  implement	
  office	
  procedures	
  and	
  guides	
  	
  
Deal	
  daily	
  with	
  confidential	
  matters	
  
Ensure	
  the	
  corporate	
  communication	
  within	
  the	
  company	
  and	
  with	
  external	
  parties	
  	
  
Advisor	
  towards	
  Senior	
  Management	
  when	
  country	
  rules	
  need	
  to	
  be	
  applied	
  	
  
Manage	
  the	
  employee’s	
  trainings	
  and	
  development	
  plans	
  	
  
Liaise	
  with	
  employee’s	
  grievance	
  and	
  conflicts	
  
Plan	
  and	
  organize	
  internal	
  and	
  external	
  events	
  	
  
Plan	
  and	
  organize	
  CSR	
  activities	
  
	
  
	
  
LANGUAGES	
  	
  
	
   	
  
French	
  :	
  mother	
  tongue	
  	
  
English	
  :	
  excellent	
  spoken	
  and	
  written.	
  
German,	
  Luxembourgish	
  and	
  Spanish	
  :	
  good	
  knowledge.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
PROFESSIONAL	
  EXPERIENCE	
  	
  
	
   	
  
2011	
  -­‐	
  until	
  today	
  	
   HR	
  Advisor	
  –	
  Office	
  Manager	
  -­‐	
  BCD	
  Travel	
  Luxembourg	
  -­‐	
  Business	
  Travel	
  Company	
  	
  
	
  
Daily	
  management	
  of	
  Luxembourg	
  office	
  and	
  4	
  implants	
  (60	
  employees).	
  
	
  
Manage	
  the	
  recruitment	
  process	
  from	
  the	
  hiring	
  approvals	
  until	
  on	
  boarding	
  of	
  the	
  right	
  candidate	
  :	
  selection	
  of	
  candidates,	
  
interviews,	
  contracts.	
  
Work	
  with	
  the	
  managers	
  and	
  assist	
  them	
  for	
  the	
  annual	
  performance	
  appraisals	
  of	
  their	
  teams	
  	
  
Conduct	
  daily	
  confidential	
  matters	
  :	
  salaries,	
  parental	
  leaves,	
  company	
  cars,	
  staff	
  holidays,	
  sickness	
  registrations,	
  expenses	
  
management,	
  office	
  and	
  recruitment	
  budget.	
  	
  
Handle	
  employee	
  grievances.	
  
Manage	
  the	
  productivity	
  and	
  revenue	
  improvement	
  reports.	
  
Define	
  and	
  implement	
  local	
  procedures	
  to	
  ensure	
  compliance	
  with	
  country	
  laws.	
  
Daily	
  interact	
  with	
  HR	
  business	
  partners	
  in	
  The	
  Netherlands,	
  Belgium,	
  Germany	
  and	
  the	
  US.	
  
Focal	
  point	
  for	
  senior	
  management,	
  executives,	
  managers,	
  team	
  members,	
  suppliers,	
  clients,	
  auditors.	
  
Manage	
  the	
  training	
  program	
  &	
  the	
  annual	
  co-­‐funding	
  report	
  for	
  financial	
  eligibility	
  support	
  compliance	
  from	
  the	
  Luxembourg	
  State.	
  
Implement	
  CSR	
  principles	
  and	
  organize	
  the	
  activities.	
  
Organize	
  internal	
  &	
  external	
  meetings	
  &	
  events.	
  
Define	
  and	
  implement	
  office	
  security	
  procedures	
  and	
  compliance	
  with	
  Health	
  and	
  Safety	
  guidelines.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Tel: +32 498 481136 e-mail: sylviedevaux@yahoo.fr
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
2000	
  -­‐	
  2010	
   Operating	
  Manager	
  –	
  Sushi	
  Place	
  Luxembourg	
  -­‐	
  private	
  business,	
  Start	
  up	
  
	
  
Creation	
   of	
   the	
   company	
   :	
   definition	
   of	
   the	
   concept,	
   researches	
   for	
   locations,	
   creation	
   of	
   the	
   interior	
   design	
   of	
   the	
   stores,	
  
importation	
  of	
  sushi	
  robots	
  and	
  merchandises	
  from	
  overseas,	
  on	
  spot	
  trainings	
  with	
  suppliers.	
  
People	
  Management	
  :	
  recruitment	
  of	
  the	
  teams,	
  trainings,	
  follow-­‐up.	
  
Daily	
  management	
  of	
  the	
  stores,	
  merchandises,	
  employees	
  and	
  accounting.	
  
	
  
	
   	
  
1998	
  -­‐	
  2000	
  	
  	
  	
  	
   Office	
  Manager	
  –	
  TUI	
  Travel	
  Center	
  Luxembourg	
  –	
  travel	
  agency	
  
	
  
Manage	
  the	
  travel	
  agency	
  :	
  accounting,	
  facilities,	
  plannings.	
  
Organize	
  clients,	
  staff	
  events	
  and	
  trips.	
  
	
  	
   	
  
1996	
  -­‐	
  1998	
   Travel	
  Agent	
  –	
  Généraltour	
  Arlon	
  –	
  travel	
  agency	
  
	
  
First	
  job	
  as	
  a	
  travel	
  agent	
  following	
  my	
  apprentship	
  in	
  the	
  company	
  right	
  after	
  graduation.	
  
	
   	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
EDUCATION	
  
	
  	
  
Certification	
  Thomas	
  International	
  PPA	
  –	
  2014	
  
Human	
  Resources	
  Manager	
  Certification	
  –	
  SD	
  Worx	
  2011	
  
Marketing	
  &	
  Management	
  Graduation	
  –	
  High	
  Honors	
  -­‐	
  Belgium	
  1996	
  
High	
  School	
  Graduation	
  –	
  High	
  Honors	
  -­‐	
  Michigan,	
  USA	
  1993	
  
High	
  School	
  Graduation	
  –	
  ARA	
  -­‐	
  Arlon,	
  Belgium	
  1992	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
OTHER	
  
	
  
Yoga,	
  Pilates,	
  fitness	
  classes,	
  passion	
  for	
  travel,	
  decoration,	
  home	
  and	
  personal	
  styling,	
  healthy	
  nutrition.	
  
Nominated	
  as	
  Top	
  Employee	
  for	
  Circle	
  of	
  Excellence	
  2014	
  (90	
  employees	
  selected	
  among	
  11000)	
  

S.DevauxCVEN

  • 1.
      Sylvie  Devaux   Belgian,  42  years   T  +32  498  481136   E  sylviedevaux@yahoo.fr         HUMAN  RESOURCES  AND  OFFICE  MANAGEMENT  –  BILINGUAL  FRENCH-­‐ENGLISH   Rigorous,  detail  oriented,  discreet,  autonomous,  loyal,  creative,  organized.       Great  expertise  in  People  and  Office  Management     Manage  the  recruitment  processes  and  office  budgets   Design  and  implement  office  procedures  and  guides     Deal  daily  with  confidential  matters   Ensure  the  corporate  communication  within  the  company  and  with  external  parties     Advisor  towards  Senior  Management  when  country  rules  need  to  be  applied     Manage  the  employee’s  trainings  and  development  plans     Liaise  with  employee’s  grievance  and  conflicts   Plan  and  organize  internal  and  external  events     Plan  and  organize  CSR  activities       LANGUAGES         French  :  mother  tongue     English  :  excellent  spoken  and  written.   German,  Luxembourgish  and  Spanish  :  good  knowledge.         PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE         2011  -­‐  until  today     HR  Advisor  –  Office  Manager  -­‐  BCD  Travel  Luxembourg  -­‐  Business  Travel  Company       Daily  management  of  Luxembourg  office  and  4  implants  (60  employees).     Manage  the  recruitment  process  from  the  hiring  approvals  until  on  boarding  of  the  right  candidate  :  selection  of  candidates,   interviews,  contracts.   Work  with  the  managers  and  assist  them  for  the  annual  performance  appraisals  of  their  teams     Conduct  daily  confidential  matters  :  salaries,  parental  leaves,  company  cars,  staff  holidays,  sickness  registrations,  expenses   management,  office  and  recruitment  budget.     Handle  employee  grievances.   Manage  the  productivity  and  revenue  improvement  reports.   Define  and  implement  local  procedures  to  ensure  compliance  with  country  laws.   Daily  interact  with  HR  business  partners  in  The  Netherlands,  Belgium,  Germany  and  the  US.   Focal  point  for  senior  management,  executives,  managers,  team  members,  suppliers,  clients,  auditors.   Manage  the  training  program  &  the  annual  co-­‐funding  report  for  financial  eligibility  support  compliance  from  the  Luxembourg  State.   Implement  CSR  principles  and  organize  the  activities.   Organize  internal  &  external  meetings  &  events.   Define  and  implement  office  security  procedures  and  compliance  with  Health  and  Safety  guidelines.            
  • 2.
    Tel: +32 498481136 e-mail: sylviedevaux@yahoo.fr               2000  -­‐  2010   Operating  Manager  –  Sushi  Place  Luxembourg  -­‐  private  business,  Start  up     Creation   of   the   company   :   definition   of   the   concept,   researches   for   locations,   creation   of   the   interior   design   of   the   stores,   importation  of  sushi  robots  and  merchandises  from  overseas,  on  spot  trainings  with  suppliers.   People  Management  :  recruitment  of  the  teams,  trainings,  follow-­‐up.   Daily  management  of  the  stores,  merchandises,  employees  and  accounting.         1998  -­‐  2000           Office  Manager  –  TUI  Travel  Center  Luxembourg  –  travel  agency     Manage  the  travel  agency  :  accounting,  facilities,  plannings.   Organize  clients,  staff  events  and  trips.         1996  -­‐  1998   Travel  Agent  –  Généraltour  Arlon  –  travel  agency     First  job  as  a  travel  agent  following  my  apprentship  in  the  company  right  after  graduation.             EDUCATION       Certification  Thomas  International  PPA  –  2014   Human  Resources  Manager  Certification  –  SD  Worx  2011   Marketing  &  Management  Graduation  –  High  Honors  -­‐  Belgium  1996   High  School  Graduation  –  High  Honors  -­‐  Michigan,  USA  1993   High  School  Graduation  –  ARA  -­‐  Arlon,  Belgium  1992         OTHER     Yoga,  Pilates,  fitness  classes,  passion  for  travel,  decoration,  home  and  personal  styling,  healthy  nutrition.   Nominated  as  Top  Employee  for  Circle  of  Excellence  2014  (90  employees  selected  among  11000)