Magdalena Pluzinska

Vice President TJX Europe, Distribution Director Germany & Poland

Wroclaw Metropolitan Area

About

Manager, business partner & change leader with progressive experience in highly visible line and corporate positions. Results driven relationship builder with participative style when dealing with all aspects of an international environment related to strategic and operational issues.

Experience

  • TJX Europe (15 yrs 9 mos)
    • Vice President Distribution Director Germany & Poland
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • AVP, General Manager Distribution / Site Leader
      Apr 2013 - Dec 2023 · 10 yrs 9 mos

    • General Manager / Site Leader
      Jul 2012 - Dec 2023 · 11 yrs 6 mos

  • WABCO, HQ Brussels (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • HR Change Leader
      2008 - 2010 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for 5 WABCO global functions: Sourcing & Purchasing, Six Sigma Lean & Quality, Finance, Information Systems, Legal in key projects: • supporting initiatives in organizational design, restructuring and change management • driving key Talent Initiatives: Succession Planning, Leadership Development, Mentor Programs, Training, Selection & Assessment, and Hiring • creating and conducting low-cost interventions like workshops for managers that helped them become more effective in the areas of: Managing People, Dealing with Difficult Situations, Hiring and Staffing, Performance Reviews, Cross Cultural Awareness • designing functionally specific global competency models through focus groups (Lominger competencies used as a foundation) • internal communication: employees satisfaction surveys, supporting corporate communication’s initiatives around company Code of Conduct, Ethics & Values

    • HR Director
      2006 - 2008 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for: • leading the team of 22 people including: Recruitment, Training and Development, Payroll, HR Information Systems, Employee Relations • Annual Operating Plan preparation and execution related to headcount, compensation & benefits. Issues monitored and improved with salary benchmarks conducted • Annual Incentive Plan preparation for local senior management, “pay for performance” bonus system implementation for variable workers • works council / labor relations: salaries increases negotiations ensuring long-term strategic approach • implementation of lean manufacturing (Total Employee Involvement) with high employees’ engagement workshops on the shop floor, redesign of the organization based on Value Streams