Client Testimonial
HR Insourcing: Thyssenkrupp Material France’s
successful experience
Find out how thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe France (tkMPE France) implemented a Human Resources insourcing project, following a carve out, with our team’s support. In an exclusive interview, Ludovic Grignola, managing director, and Nathalie Séverin, director of Social Affairs and HR Consulting at Primexis, share their experiences and perspectives.
Why did TKMPE decide to reintegrate their HR internally?
LG : We recently reintegrated our HR following a carve out that we successfully completed on July 1, 2023, and to do this, we had to bring our HR management up to standard and, beyond that, get our employees to adhere to and integrate into the company’s strategy.
NS : Human resources insourcing was carried out in two major stages: the first phase consisted of reappropriating all the HR documentation that had been centralized within the group’s Share Service Center (SSC). This was done in three stages: the first consisted of taking inventory of all the HR documentation; the second step was an analysis and recommendations for regulatory and contractual compliance with regard to the new legal entity; and lastly, the third stage was to rewrite the HR processes and policies in collaboration with senior management.
At the same, we administered Thyssenkrupp France‘s day-to-day management of Human Resources. This was done through various actions such as preparing and participating in Social and Economic Committee (CSE) meetings, disciplinary and litigation management, and more broadly, personnel administration, as well as onboarding and offboarding employees.
Following these initial actions, we also ran communication campaigns, mainly led by Ludovic Grignola for the demerger, particularly with employee but also by HR, to explain to employees what new HR processes and policies being implemented throughout 2023 were. These communication initiatives showcased the senior management’s strong commitment to re-insourcing their Human Resources and encouraged the employees’ involvement in the life of the company.
Nathalie Séverin, Director of Social Affairs and HR Consulting at Primexis, Ludovic Grignola,
Managing Director at Thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe France, and Julie Cottencin,
Financial and Administrative Manager at Thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe France.
What are the critical success factors for this project?
LG : There are three critical success factors for this project. First, attentiveness. This allowed Nathalie Séverin to understand our structure and our needs. The second was the expertise and skills that allowed all the necessary tools to be implemented. The third was the communication and conversations with our internal teams, which enabled us to develop this HR strategy.
NS : The project’s success depends on close collaboration between TKMPE France and Primexis. It’s a question of understanding the senior management’s wishes, history, business, culture, and men and women.
What is the roadmap for TKMPE France’s HR team in 2024?
LG : The roadmap for 2024, set up with Primexis, is to structure the integration of the HR skills, which we identified as being key to our business. Today’s team is young, and they need to be aligned with the company’s format and able to take over what the Primexis team has be doing up until now.
NS : We listed all the HR areas that still need to be covered. We have identified the right people to carry out this project, and we have also drawn up a schedule of priorities and corresponding deadlines. For example, the demerger led to renegotiating the company’s agreements.
Why did you choose Primexis?
LG: Initially, we chose Primexis to carry out a payroll project in the former company, and in July 2023, when we were to become independent, I needed to make sure that the HR structure would be at the right level. We then met the Primexis HR team. Nathalie Séverin understood the challenges and how we wanted to organize our HR too, and as such, we were successful in our joint assignment.
Today, we are in the midst of rolling out our future HR department. Over the months, we have succesfully established a close working partnership, which, today, allows us to implement the HR policy we wanted. I can only recommend the support we have received because it is truly valuable.
This collaboration allowed Thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe France to successfully reintegrate their HR and strengthen their employees’ commitment.
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Ludovic Grignola: I am the managing director at thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe France (tkMPE France). We are a Service Center that transforms steel coils for car manufacturers and an industrial customer. We are part of the German thyssenkrupp group and part of the European network of service centers, which allows us to address higher-volume markets.
Nathalie Séverin: I work with companies on their HR development or transformation projects, managing their labor management relations, and optimizing their HR performances. It was in this context that Primexis helped tkMPE France with their Human Resources insourcing project.
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