Projects carried out in Asia and Eastern Europe for Global Sourcing, Relocation, Implementation of local offices and OffshoringProjects: (projects mainly carried out for European companies) :

Offshoring/ Sourcing:

• "Offshore Coaching" for Decision Makers before AND after the final decision to externalize parts of their project load to Emerging Countries
• "Global Fitness" Audits (HR and Project Management Analysis)
• Market Studies for e-trade applications and telecom equipment
• Identification of potential suppliers (products and services)
• Requests for Qualification + Assessments (Scan Audit)
• Supplier Qualification, Legal Frameworks
• Follow-Ups, Quality Assessments of Offshore Supplier
• Set-Up of various Offshore Development Centres (IT development and Mechanical design) in India and Marocco/Tunesia and Eastern Europe for European, American and Japanese customers

Relocation/ Local Presence:

• Set up of an Indian subsidiary of a large Energy supplier, including research of housing and office solutions, recruitment of main staff and directors of board
• Set up of a Japanese representation office in Marocco, including recruitment and staffing
• Staffing of personnel for several subsidiaries and business development projects in Asia, Africa and South America
• Analysis of HR needs for several customers willing to relocate to India or other Asian countries, or to North Africa
• Recruitment and Coaching of business development staff and sales people in our offices for several customers, worldwide

We have delivered successful projects to customers in sectors like automobile, aeronautics, chemicals/ pharmaceuticals, medical sector, energy, telecoms, IT, Services (Call Centers, Insurances, Legal Services etc..), for: the Establishment of Sales JVs, Market studies, Benchmarkings, Quality Audits of sales representatives, handling of complex project teams...

In all countries:
Studies and "First trials" for your products in new Emerging markets and study of import/export and logistical constraints studies through our own offices, if needed: recruitment of your business development staff

Specific exemples:

China: Market Study and set-up of a Joint-Venture in the plastic components manufacturing sector (Medical applications, automobile)
Roumania: Market Studies for e-trade applications and telecom equipment
EGYPTE: Feasability study for a Joint Venture for a producer of building materials (Analysis and implementation of the JV)
India: Recruitment of local experts and business developers and first placement in the Xavantes offices
India: Assistance in the implementation of the sales offices and of your local sales network
Russia/India/ Vietnam/South Africa: BUSINESS Intelligence - Ongoing research for partnerships and other local opportunities
Marocco: Identification of problems in the different sales processes and solution finding with local experts

Examples for strategic support in Europe:

Europe: Facilitation of the elaboration of the <<Market Entry Strategy Emerging Markets >> for Managing Directors and CEOs/CTOs (brainstormings, case studies , management trainings, ...) plus support of the company in putting the strategy into concrete local actions
Europe: Seminars for the creation of cohesion among the key management through round tables and first trials (marketing of the products, new production channels)
Europe: Analysis of business opportunities per country and implementation locally

Since more than 3 years now, Xavantes is consulting its customers in how to create international websites and mobile applications. We are there to decide which contents to choose, which technology to implement, which partner could be relevant for offshoring current tasks etc. Xavantes chooses the best solution for each project and acts as a project manager.

As this activity is not the core competency of Xavantes, a new brand has been created: Entreprendre-en-ligne.fr. Entreprendre-en-ligne.fr is the Xavantes brand for global communication and marketing services which propose complete on demand packages to companies.

Here are some project examples:

• Implementation of an online newspaper :: << La Semaine du Pays Basque >> Technical Specification of the project, design of the application, Development of the application. (Duration : More than 1 year)
• Support in the concept and development for an EU financed project for the Indian Government: "TradeportalofIndia.net" The site is a portal for all European companies to establish contacts and trade relations with Indian companies. (Duration 14 months)
• Implementation of a complete online project management solution and related automatic project reference creator for a German Humanitarian aid organization. (Duration: 6 months)
• Implementation of an on-demand Online HR and recruiting solution, in asp.net, including an online candidate registration and online candidate handling database. (Duration: 8 months)
• Design and implementation of an on-demand e-commerce website for antique furniture from all over the work (Prestashop)
• Design and implementation of an e-commerce solution in Zend for SmartBox, one of the largest present voucher vendor in Europe. (Duration: 7 months)

Overall more than 100 websites created in collaboration with different partners all over the world.

We have delivered successful projects to customers in sectors like automobile, aeronautics, chemicals/ pharmaceuticals, medical sector, energy, telecoms, IT, Services (Call Centers, Insurances, Legal Services etc...), for the recruitment, training, and local management of your technical and commercial teams, the set-up of training curricula and Training Centres on site in your premises, the coaching of expatriates and the organization of training courses for Emerging Markets locally in the countries (or at your headquarters in Europe) and finally the set-up of Internal Universities and other Talent Management Strategies

Strategic HR Solutions

• Analysis of your existing recruitment processes and their application IN THE COUNTRY (automobile sector)
• Analysis of the HR policies applied in the country, comparison with the internal processes in place
• Motivation audits among local teams, design of improvement strategies (Automobile, IT, Energy
• Analysis of the need for coaching or training of the TOP CEOs during strategic board meetings and culting sessions
• Strategic Workshop: The Talent Management in Emerging Countries (Automobile, Energy, Steel, Telecoms )

HR OPTIMUM / HR INTELLIGENCE & RECRUITMENT

• Individual Expat Coaching, adapted to the local conditions of the respective country, local follow-up meetings
• Identification of potential future expats for international operations
• Internal Assessment Centres to evaluate the potential of the customers human resources with regards to a future expat mission in Emerging Markets (Skills Gap Analysis)
• Brainstorming animation for the improvement of the future workforce plan for specific countries
• Actions for a tailored approach for HR entities in "Offshore Development Captive Centres" (IT development )
• Choice of high potentials for future hirings and head hunting for all members of the board of a new subsidiary
• On site recruitment support or pacement of candidates and pre employment in the IT sector and the mechanical design in India

HR TRAINING & MORE

• Seminars including internal animation to communicate and discuss about the overall strategy of "Outsourcing" (Auto) , "Offshoring of (IT) or" Implementation of production site (airport subcontractor) in emerging countries
• Engineering Trainings, Establishment of Training Centers in JV with an Indian company
• Induction Days: Establishment of two days per month "Induction Days" for new hires
• Concepts and Implementation of an Internal University and relocation of "branches" in each country