An Interim Industrial Relations Director operational within 72 hours

Job protection plan, tense negotiations or a deteriorating social climate: Delville Management presents within 72 hours Interim Industrial Relations Directors able to resume dialogue with your employee representatives from day one.

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Responsibilities

The responsibilities of an Interim Industrial Relations Director

The Interim Industrial Relations Director leads social dialogue, conducts collective bargaining and secures the legal side of transformation projects. They step in when the social dimension determines the success of a reorganisation, a merger or a job protection plan (PSE).

Leading social dialogue and employee representative bodies

They chair works council (CSE) meetings and committees, organise mandatory consultations and build a relationship of trust with union delegates, even when the climate is tense.

Conducting collective bargaining

They prepare and lead annual mandatory negotiations (NAO), agreements on working time, remote work or profit-sharing, and method agreements, with a clear objective: reaching a sustainable majority agreement.

Supporting restructurings and job protection plans

Job protection plan (PSE), collective mutual termination, site closure or transfer of activity: they build the social timetable, secure the information and consultation procedure and negotiate support measures.

Harmonising employment terms after a merger or acquisition

They reconcile the statuses, collective agreements and company agreements of the merged entities, then set up employee representative bodies suited to the new scope.

Preventing and managing industrial disputes

They anticipate warning signs, restore dialogue in the event of a strike or blockage and secure compliance with employment law to limit the risk of litigation.

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Several suitable profiles presented within 72 hours

We offer you several Interim Industrial Relations Directors suited to your context within 72 hours, with the assignment able to start as early as 5 days after selection.

Fast, measurable and lasting results

The selected manager re-establishes contact with employee representatives in their first days and sets a realistic negotiation timetable within the first weeks.

A tailored analysis of your challenges

Each assignment begins with an assessment of the social climate, the agreements in force and the legal deadlines, to identify the profile best suited to your situation.

Rigorous selection from a network of experienced executives

We select experts in employment law and collective bargaining, assessed on comparable assignments: job protection plans, mergers, collective disputes.

Continuous support with clear indicators

Regular follow-up by a Mission Director, with indicators defined from the outset: agreements signed, adherence to the social timetable, change in the social climate.

A local and international presence

Our offices in France (Paris, Lyon, Lille, Nantes, Toulouse, Strasbourg) and internationally (Germany, Italy, Spain) ensure maximum responsiveness on the ground.

Delville Manager Profile

Used to tense negotiating tables, the Interim Industrial Relations Director steps in where the social balance determines the success of a project.

Our Interim Industrial Relations Directors generally have more than 15 years of experience in employment law and collective relations. They are selected for their command of employment law, their negotiating skills and their ability to quickly build trust with parties whose interests diverge.

Their external position gives them valuable neutrality: they operate where every decision affects the social climate and business continuity, from job protection plans to resolving disputes.

industries
Automotive

Our automotive interim managers step in within 72 hours to lead your electrification and secure your production sites.

Environment & utilities

Our Environment & Utilities interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to lead your transformations, secure your operations, and support your business performance.

B2B Services

Our interim managers can be on-site within 72 hours to lead your B2B service initiatives and ensure operational performance.

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Pharmaceutical industry

We deploy pharmaceutical industry executives and experts within 72 hours to ensure the continuity of your operations and lead your critical projects.

Chemical industry

We identify and deploy executives and experts in the chemical industry capable of maintaining your operations and taking charge of your key projects.

Information Technology / IT

Our IT interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to manage your IT crises, lead your digital transformations, and ensure the performance of your information systems.

Insurance

Our interim insurance managers are deployed within 72 hours to lead your transformation projects, ensure your regulatory compliance, and guarantee the performance of your operations.

Aerospace Defense

Our aerospace, space, and defense interim managers are available within 72 hours to secure your industrial operations, manage your complex projects, and accelerate your production ramp-up.

Medical-Social Services

Our Medical-Social interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to ensure service continuity, steer your strategic projects, and support the transformation of your organisations.

Energy and Resources

Our energy interim managers are available within 72 hours to lead your industrial projects, secure your operations, and accelerate your energy transition.

Construction

Our interim managers specialising in Construction are deployed within 72 hours to secure your construction sites, manage your projects, and restructure your construction operations.

Transportation and Logistics

Our interim transport and logistics managers are deployed within 72 hours to optimise your flows, drive your transformations, and secure your organisation's performance.

Public Sector and NGOs

Our public sector and NGO interim managers are available within 72 hours to lead your reforms, modernise your organisations, and ensure the continuity of your public interest missions.

Luxury

Our luxury interim managers are available within 72 hours to lead your strategic projects, strengthen your operational excellence, and support the transformations of your brands.

Banks

Our interim banking managers are deployed within 72 hours to lead your digital transformations, secure your regulatory compliance, and ensure the continuity of your banking operations.

Agri-Food

Our agri-food interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to secure your operations, lead your transformation projects, and ensure your regulatory compliance.

Technology and Media

Our tech and media interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to drive your digital transformations, manage your crises, and accelerate your operational performance.

Healthcare

Our healthcare interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to ensure operational continuity, lead your critical projects, and drive transformations within your healthcare facilities.

Finance and Consulting

Our finance interim managers can be deployed within 72 hours to lead your transformation projects, secure your processes, and enhance the performance of your financial functions.

Supply chain

Our interim supply chain managers are deployed within 72 hours to secure your supply flows, drive your logistics transformations, and restore your supply chain's performance.

Retail and Distribution

Our retail interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to secure your operations, drive your omnichannel transformations, and strengthen your competitiveness.

Reaching excellence with Delville Management

François Denis
GENERAL MANAGER - GEOTAB

Delville is an excellent interim management firm. The team is highly professional and excels at accurately understanding the precise needs of its client companies.

Pierre Magro
CEO - BABYMOOV GROUP

Professional, high-quality, and efficient team, even under pressure.

Nicolas Péjout
CEO - EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL

The benefit of the mission was immediate. Sylvie, the interim manager, successfully laid the foundation for a smooth, human-centric, and rigorous transition.

Matthieu Lambeaux
CEO - AGRIBIOTHERS

A highly professional team capable of finding the right candidates who match the expressed needs.

Jérôme Delanoë
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR - SFERIS

Interim management seemed like a good solution, and it proved to be.

Eric Gauthier
HEAD OF OPERATIONS EUROPE - WINDROSE

I needed people who had already worked with Chinese people or in China, because that helps culturally. [...] We were lucky to have two managers from Delville Management, who did an excellent job and helped us.

Guillaume Ferrand
INTERIM CEO - VALDUNES

Thanks to a methodical and people-centred approach, Valdunes has managed to overcome its immediate challenges.

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