Sonja Campens

Current

Owner at Solutions RI

Past

Branch Manager at Drake International - Montreal
Area Manager at Manpower Belgium
Business Unit Manager Medical at Adecco belgium

Training and development Manager at Adecco Belgium
Office Manager at Adecco Belgium
Placement Recruiter at ECCO
Safety inspector - Retail at GIB

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Education

Krauthammer
Erasmushogeschool Brussel
Canadian Management Center - Toronto

Hans Begeer
Dynaconsult
de Witte, Morel & Musschoot
TMI
Canadian Management Center - Montreal

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Recommended

24 people have recommended Sonja

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Human Resources

Websites

Sonja Campens’s Summary

Management experience in a sales driven environment
Successful track record in Business to Business sales management
Solid proposal, presentation and negotiation skills
Devoted to customer satisfaction
Ability to motivate people and encourage achievement
Ability to delegate effectively and direct others
Proactive, action oriented, calm, diplomatic, resourceful
Innovative thinking and creative problem solving
Strong analytical skills and business acumen
Fair minded, positive thinking, teamplayer
Strong knowledge of, and proven proficiency in adult learning
Ability to plan and manage projects and work autonomously
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Trilingual French, English and Dutch

Sonja Campens’s Specialties:

coaching, recruitment, integration

Sonja Campens’s Experience

Owner

Solutions RI

(Human Resources industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Solutions de recrutement & d'intégration
Recruitment & integration solutions

Offrir des solutions sur mesure dans le domaine du recrutement et de l’intégration du personnel, qui répondent aux objectifs stratégiques et aux besoins ponctuels en ressources humaines des petites et moyennes entreprises du Grand Montréal.
18 ans d’expérience comme Directrice Régionale dans le domaine du recrutement et de solutions ressources humaines pour le compte d’entreprises internationales en Europe et au Canada.
Aujourd’hui ma mission est de vous offrir ces solutions qui mettent l’emphase avant tout sur la personnalisation du service et qui prennent en charge pour vous une ou plusieurs étapes du processus d’embauche et de l’intégration du personnel.
Branch Manager

Drake International - Montreal

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Human Resources industry)

February 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 6 months)

Foster a team-based environment that encourages continuous improvement and growth
• Meet and exceed personal and team sales goals
• Manage financial operations that include forecasting, budgeting, business line analysis, risk assessment, services cost analysis, and weekly / monthly reporting?
• Manage branch staff recruitment, retention, mentoring and performance
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with both internal and external customers
• Think creatively to overcome challenges
• Promote Drake at community events and business associations, such as Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce and other networking events
Area Manager

Manpower Belgium

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Human Resources industry)

June 2001 — December 2005 (4 years 7 months)

Meet and exceed 10 branches financial targets
Manage all financial operations: forecasting, budgeting, business line analysis, cost of services, weekly/monthly reporting, lost business analysis, etc
Responsible for both meeting and exceeding personal sales goals and team selling activities
Manage area staff ( 30 persons): recruiting, retention, training, coaching, mentoring and performance management
Ensure the integrity of the Manpower Quality System
Promote an environment that encourages and fosters continuous improvement and growth
Establish and maintain positive relationships with both internal and external customers
Promote and actively participate in community and business organisations/associations
Business Unit Manager Medical

Adecco belgium

(Public Company; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2000 — June 2001 (1 year 6 months)
Training and development Manager

Adecco Belgium

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Human Resources industry)

January 1997 — January 2000 (3 years 1 month)

Start-up of the Adecco Academy
Responsible for the development and upskilling of the staff.
Identifying training needs/issues. Design, deliver, train and evaluate effective training programmes across all areas of the business, focusing on sales solutions, customer care, coaching and management skills.
Working closely with external training providers to source and implement cost-effective training solutions.
Co-ordinating all activities to make it happen and establish feedback and evaluation mechanisms to measure the success of training.
Office Manager

Adecco Belgium

(Public Company; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

December 1992 — December 1997 (5 years 1 month)

Adecco = merge of Ecco & Adia

Responsible for all branch operations and pro-actively service existing customers and developing new business relationships. ( Major clients: European Community and European head quarters/ co-ordination centers of American companies)
Placement Recruiter

ECCO

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

November 1991 — December 1992 (1 year 2 months)

Identifying applicants who meet the particular needs of the customer by interviewing, testing skills, performing reference checks and matching candidate to job listing.
Safety inspector - Retail

GIB

(Supermarkets industry)

November 1981 — November 1991 (10 years 1 month)

Sonja Campens’s Education

Krauthammer

Sales Management Courses - all levels 2001 — 2001
Erasmushogeschool Brussel

BA , art , 1978 — 1980
Canadian Management Center - Toronto

Advanced Executive Leadership Program by Jack Pratt 2007
Hans Begeer

Leadership & Coaching 2004
Dynaconsult

Sales and negociation 2003
de Witte, Morel & Musschoot

Situational Leadership & Transactional Analysis 2000
TMI

Presentation skills 1998
Canadian Management Center - Montreal

Project Management Skills by Reginald Scotland 2008

Additional Information

Sonja Campens’s Websites:

Sonja Campens’s Interests:

organizational development, strategic planning,professional networking,international travel,gourmet cooking,reading novels

Sonja Campens’s Groups:

LION, Board of Trade of Metropolitain Montreal, association, Linkedin, Friends of Quebec, Manpower, Friends of Belgium
Member of the Board of Trade South Shore of Montreal