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Alan Colin

Talent Acquisition Leader

€810/day
Amsterdam, NL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Alan

My areas of expertise

- Candidate sourcing & selection
- Recruitment process excellence, automation & AI
- Candidate Experience
- CRM/ATS integration
- Workforce analysis & optimization
- Problem-solving


  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Dutch

    Basic

Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Philips
    Total Workforce Program Lead
    MEDICAL
    January 2021 - September 2025 (4 years and 8 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Led workforce analysis projects aimed at identifying areas for improvement.
    - Functional scope: Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, IT, Manufacturing, Quality, Talent Acquisition
    • Methodology: deconstruction of work processes into tasks and skills.
    • Main outcomes: outsourcing, automation, offshoring.
    • Achievements: €14M in yearly savings.
    Project Management Workforce Analysis Process & Tools Data analysis
  • Philips
    Talent Acquisition Business Partner
    TECH
    January 2019 - January 2021 (2 years)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Acted as strategic advisor to global HRBPs and Leaders and coordinator on Talent Acquisition topics (Delivery Plans, Pipelining, Early Career Talent, Graduate Program, Talent Intelligence, Recruitment Marketing, Total Workforce).
    • Areas: Manufacturing, R&D, Design, and Enabling Functions (25,000 employees).
    • Achievements: delivered 2,000+ global hires across functions and geographies; designed and rolled out Graduate Program strategy for our Shared Service Centers; identified multi-million-euro savings through workforce optimization projects; supported major organizational restructuring by staffing Finance function during the spin-off of our Domestic Appliances business (200+ roles).
  • Philips
    Talent Acquisition Sr Manager, Southern Europe
    MEDICAL
    January 2011 - January 2019 (8 years)
    Paris, France
    - Directed TA strategy for France, Italy, Israel, Spain, and UK & Ireland.
    - Delivered 450 hires and 140 internships annually across our B2C and B2B
    businesses.
    - Built and led a high-performing team of 12 recruiters (onsite & remote),
    establishing consistent global TA standards.
    - Successfully onboarded Israel and Iberia to the global TA operating model,
    improving scalability and efficiency.
    Gigs:
    - Led Global Candidate Experience initiative with 12 Recruiters, applying
    problem-solving methodology and delivering actionable improvements (training,
    NPS refresh, KPI tracking).
    - Managed relaunch of CRM system in EMEA with team of 6 recruiters.

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Education

  • Master's Degree
    SKEMA Business School
    1996
    Master's Degree

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