Sep 2021 – Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Designed, Deployed and Institutionalized in the following areas:
• Performance & Talent Management COE
• Robust Performance Management System and Process transitioning from annual to quarterly review process in 2 years, performance, potential and competency evaluation framework, the 9 Grid and Talent Categorization system, 180° feedback, 1-o-1s, career conversations and talent review.
• Career Development Programs for different talent category.
• Standardized job roles; Created competency mapping framework and career planning architecture.
• Organization Development (OD)
• Organizational design initiative - creation of cost centers, employee mapping, and P&L accounting.
• PeopleStrong HRMS as Project Leader – HRIS, Employee Lifecycle, PMS, LMS, Career & Succession, Recruit & OB Modules.
• D&I agenda, New Leader Assimilation Program, First Time Managers Program, Constructive Feedback Program.
• Ring-Fencing for Top Talent and Hi-Pots.
• Transfer & Deputation Policy and Process.
• FTC Lifecycle Management Policy.
• Succession Planning for Critical Position & Key Talent.
• Introduced Psychometric assessment for hiring.
• Worked on company mission, Culture Pillars & Culture assimilation.
• Redesigned the Job Level, Pay Grade and Designation to align with evolving company needs.
• Total Rewards / Compensation & Benefits (C&B)
• Compensation Benchmarking, Pay ranges, LTI Plan, Annual Rewards Process.
• Variable Pay Plan, aligned with quarterly performance reviews.
• Manpower Rightsizing Framework, Organization Productivity initiatives.
• HR Business Partnering (HRBP)
• HR Advisor for Enabling and Corporate Functions.
• ELC Management – Induction, Employee Engagement, R&R, Transfer & Deputation, Capability Building, Career & Growth Planning, Query & Grievance Management, Performance Mgt, Retention & Attrition Mgt, Employee Relations (ER), Payroll Inputs, FTC lifecycle mgt, Manpower Planning, 1-o-1s, Skip Level Meetings, Quarterly meetings with leaders on people agenda etc.

Jan 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · On-site

• Talent Management & Development COE
• Enabled Performance Appraisal for the July & January Cycles.
• Developed Roles Directory through Job Analyses; Created Job Description & Specification.
• Mapped Competency for Unique roles; Created Career Planning framework and Career paths.
• Critical Position & Key Talent Mgt; Succession Planning for Critical Positions & Top Talent; Hi-Pot mgt.
• Conducted Career Planning and Goal setting workshops; Co-ordinated for Development Center.
• Facilitated MOUs for Critical Talent development with IIT Madras & UPES.
• Process owner for Career Development Programs with IIM Ahmedabad and SP Jain.
• Deployed Talent Engagement and R&R Framework through various Initiatives; Conducted Engagement & Pulse Surveys and planned action based on results. Participated in GPTW survey.
• Executed Diversity strategy based on D&I Analytics.
• HR Business Partnering
• Enabled Performance Management: Goal Setting, Appraisal, Leadership Reviews, Normalization, Promotion and Rewards.
• Capability Building: competency-based L&D programs as per Training Need Analysis.
• Executed Employee Engagement and R&R Programs, Townhalls, Coffee with HR, Skip Level 1-o-1s.
• Employee Lifecycle Mgt; Onboarding and exits, Monthly Payroll; Employee Grievance & Query Mgt.
• Attrition Mgt: Ring Fencing Critical Positions and Key Talent; Career & Growth Planning for Top Talent.
• HR Technology
• Designed & Deployed online recruitment system – eRec (Homegrown), online onboarding system with Success Factors Employee Central Module integration, Career Planning Architecture Portal, Employee Communication Portal, Employee Lifecycle Letters Portal integrated with Success Factors – Employee Central Module and Employee Benefits portal .
• Deployed AI based Sourcing & HR Chatbot and Queries ticketing system.
• Deployed Employee Recognition Platform of BI Worldwide based on LTHE’s framework.
• Worked with L&T Corporate HR on Deployment of PeopleStrong Recruit & Onboarding platform

May 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · On-site

• C&B / HR Analytics & Dashboards
• Created PowerBi dashboards of Demography, Recruit & OB, HR Operations, HRBP and HRSS.
• HR reports for Top Management reviews: Manpower/Demographics/ Diversity / Attrition/ Manpower Cost etc.
• Analysis on Compensation (Benchmarking & Range), Engagement, Sentiment, Employee Spend, Attendance, Demographics & Diversity and worked on Action Plan as per Management.
• Manpower reports for Project Bidding including skill & capability analysis, Experience Analysis etc.
• Annual Strategic Workforce Planning & Manpower budgeting based on AOP.
• Created a CTC calculator for recruiters based on internal parity, existing pay bands and reward guidelines.
• Worked on formulation of Project Completion Bonus Scheme, a long-term gainsharing scheme.
• Talent Acquisition / Trainee Management / Employer Branding COE
• Lateral Hiring for enabling, SCM and Engineering Functions; Leadership Hiring for AGM and above level. Onboarding for n-1 Leadership hires.
• Campus recruitment of GETs, PGETs, JETs and MBAs and Trainee management for 1 year.
• Formulation of Sourcing Channel Strategy to reduce external reliance and increase Quality of Hire.
• Development and Institutionalisation of Buddy System and STAR Awards (For TA) and Most Promising Trainee Award.
• Creation of Manuals for Talent Acquisition, Trainee Management, Internship Policy and Onboarding.
• Revision of Policies- Employee Referral, Internal Job Posting and Background Verification.
• Simplification and Standardization of Contract of Employment & CTC Offer components across Verticals, Grades and Locations.
• Created and communicated Employer Value Proposition based on total rewards model
• Created LTHE LinkedIn page for employer branding; Management of the LTHE's LinkedIn account.
• Winner in Corporate Awards - Maharashtra Best Employer Brand Award- 2019, Best Overall Recruiting & Staffing Organisation of the Year – 2019 and Best Use of Technology in Recruitment -2019.

Jun 2017 – Jul 2017 · 1 mo

• # Standardized the processes to be followed across all the verticals of LTHE regarding onboarding and Induction.
• # Created a Policy Manual with regards to the same.

Apr 2017 – May 2017 · 1 mo

• # Benchmarked best practices for employer branding and talent acquisition on social media platforms such as Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter across different industries.
• # Carried out Feasibility study of the social media endeavors for the organization.
• # Created a manual about how to go about employer branding on social media sites with detailed layout of the process and policies to be followed.
• # Finalised the vendor agreement as per the organisation requirement for social media endeavors.

Aug 2012 – Apr 2016 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Pune Area, India

• Carrying out daily purchase activity based on Buffer Penetration Report (BPR) obtained from BOM explosion and daily communication with suppliers to ensure smooth delivery of material so as to avoid production line stoppage and reduce inventory carrying cost & freight cost.
• Monthly scheduling of parts based on Material Requirement Planning (MRP) both for make to availability (MTA) and make to order (MTO), subsequent communication to suppliers for their production planning and release of purchase orders (POs) to avoid maverick spending.
• Daily Co-ordination with production & planning cross functional teams to generate various reports on daily shortages of assembly & packaging and acting on the same to avoid line stoppage.
• Single handedly coordinating the Packing Area shortages across all commodities including packing boxes to avoid last minute delays in dispatch.
• Assisting SQI and R&D dept. for on time delivery of quality parts by coordinating with suppliers in quick defect resolution and design changes of parts thereby improving the process capability of the suppliers.
• Supporting Sourcing team on price revision and supplier selection for various Value Engineering projects and design changes, thus increasing the quality and decreasing the cost of the parts.
• Evaluation of all the suppliers on parameters of delivery and quality every month and delegation of the report to various suppliers and intra departmental CFTs to formulate strategies on sourcing, supplier improvement and supply chain optimization for streamlining production and supply chain.
• First-hand knowledge of various ERP functions and advanced Excel.
• Worked on weight reduction projects for fabrication components such as conversion of CI components to aluminum by developing the components through APQP route to reduce engine weight and improve aesthetics thereby gaining experience on various aspects of new component development process.

May 2011 – Jun 2011 · 1 mo · Pune Area, India

• Statistical Process Control of trunk lid outer - MANZA and defect trend analysis