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Jenny Axelsson, HR Adviser

Jenny Axelsson

HR Adviser·AstraZeneca

United Arab Emirates

Diploma, Personnel

Work experience

Total years of experience: 19 years, 0 months

HR Adviser

March 2013 - Present

AstraZeneca

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2013 - Present

Key Responsibilities:
A General Administration
• Involved in creating and updating company policies including creating the new Recruitment Policy and updating the Tuition Aid Policy.
• Ensuring the company’s new recruitment process is in place with all necessary documentation, including tracking all the steps of the process.
• Responsible for sourcing CV’s and registering them in the company database.
• Tasked with managing various internal projects such as implementing a new quarterly introduction programme and facilitating internal initiatives such as the “Changing Suits” assignment programme and the quarterly recognition programme “AZ Race”.
• Ensuring trackers are in place for various processes.
• Preparing and tracking of Annual Performance Management process, sending reminders and following up with managers.

B Human Resource Management
Recruitment, Training & Development
• Responsible for planning and executing the annual training calendar, identifying and organizing trainings with providers, scheduling venues including informing and inviting delegates to the trainings. Keeping spreadsheet record of all employee trainings and compile satisfaction rates from evaluation forms.
• Handling end to end recruitment of various Sales, Specialist and Manager positions including handling recruitment agencies.
• Making arrangements for induction and orientation programs for the candidates to making them familiar with company work ethics & culture, ascertaining the specific training needs of employees and accordingly plan, schedule and organize training programs for improving learning curve.

Major Accomplishments:
• Successfully recruited around 15 Medical representatives, 6 internal promotions and 6 Specialist positions during 10 months.
• Participated in creating, planning and implementing the new improved company recruitment process, leading to a more effective and standardized way of recruiting and sourcing candidates. Responsible for training all managers on the process.

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR Specialist

April 2008 - August 2012

Yves Rocher Suède AB

Sweden

April 2008 - August 2012

Company brief: Yves Rocher is a French cosmetics company that produce and sell botanical beauty in over 90 countries worldwide. The Nordic division with its HQ in Sweden has 250 employees and a small HR department; Comp & Ben Specialist, HR Specialist and HR Director. I started as HR Officer with focus on recruitment, payroll and administration, and in time my role has developed, and I with it, into a HR Specialist.

Key Responsibilities:
A General Administration
 Responsible for the follow up HR KPI - sick leave, staff turnover, number of open/specified job applications
 Involved in creating and updating company policies including social media policy, dress policy, crisis management policy and participating in negotiations
 Ensuring availability of all necessary processes and procedures according to the law with the company
 Responsible for the employer branding including career fairs and arranging internships for university students
 Tasked with managing various internal projects such as implementing the new company intranet, reconstructing the company restaurant and conducting employee survey
 Ensuring proper upkeep and security of all confidential documents.
 Preparing, handling and processing of Annual Appraisal and Confidential reports of subordinates.
 Keep minutes at meetings and negotiations

B Human Resource Management
Personnel Management
• Involved in hiring, maternity leave, salary, working hours, vacation etc.
• Ensuring HSE compliance in the company and monitoring adherence to the Health and safety risk analysis
• Handling payroll and various personnel administration for 80 blue collars and daily supporting 200 employees in various HR related questions
• Supporting employees orientation, training, wage & salary administration, leave planning & counseling/ grievance handling.

Recruitment, Training & Development
• Entrusted with the responsibility of imparting training to 25 Managers and conducting performance appraisals
• Handling end to end recruitment of various Specialist and Manager positions including handling recruitment agencies
• Making arrangements for induction and orientation programmes for the candidates for making them familiar with company work ethics & culture, ascertaining the specific training needs of employees and accordingly plan, schedule and organize training programmes for improving learning curve.

Employee Relationship Management
• Regularly discussing specific issues with the personnel regarding their grievances, hindrances and undertaking steps for resolving them.
• Determining motivation & satisfaction levels of personnel through personal interaction

Major Accomplishments:
• Successfully recruited 25-30 managers and specialists with high competence and skills
• Participated in implementing the company intranet leading to better communication and information
• Instrumental in modernizing the company canteen, resulting in a better lunch area and reducing headcount
• Assisted in implementing and independently conducting the annual employee satisfaction survey leading to more effective processes and communication in work teams

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Consultant Manager

January 2007 - March 2008

Proffice

Sweden

January 2007 - March 2008

Key Responsibilities:
• Supervised a team of 50 members and reported to the Business Unit Director
• Managed the entire recruiting process in hiring large staff pools in warehouse and production
• Designed job descriptions with clients and handled advertising, interviewing candidates, hire and exit staff
• Followed up consultants with clients and engaged in additional sales

Major Accomplishments:
• Successfully managed the biggest order from a client for hiring 120 consultants in one and a half months and covered the client’s need.

Company industry:
Recruitment & Employee Placement Agency
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

Knowledge Partner

March 2007

March 2007

Diploma, Personnel

Sweden

Recuitment Consultant including; labour law, interview techniques, business skills, corporate finance

Lund University

June 2006

June 2006

Bachelor's degree, Sociology

Sweden

Social Science; Sociology, Pedagogics, Psychology

Skills

Work Environment
Expert
Work Environment
Expert
policy procedure development
Expert
policy procedure development
Expert
Training Personnel
Expert
Training Personnel
Expert
Employer Branding
Expert
Employer Branding
Expert
Recruiting process
Expert
Recruiting process
Expert
OPQ -Occupational Personality Questionnaire
Expert
OPQ -Occupational Personality Questionnaire
Expert
Office 2010
Intermediate
Office 2010
Intermediate
Training
Intermediate
Training
Intermediate
Work Environment
Expert
Work Environment
Expert
policy procedure development
Expert
policy procedure development
Expert
Training Personnel
Expert
Training Personnel
Expert
Employer Branding
Expert
Employer Branding
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Swedish

Expert