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Arjun Pai

Operations Associate

Hyderabad, Telangana, India14 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in campus recruitment and strategic hiring.
  • Proven track record in enhancing employer branding.
  • Strong leadership in managing diverse recruitment teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in Talent Acquisition and Supply Chain Management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Campus RecruitmentStrategic PlanningTalent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingNiche HiringSales GrowthMarket Analysis

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementProcess EnhancementTeam ManagementRecruitment StrategyClient ManagementContract NegotiationStrategic Human Resources LeadershipProcurementRecruitingManagementTalent ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipTrainingStrategyMarket Research

Experience

Novartis

2 roles

Senior Manager - Supply Chain Management

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · On-site

Head - University Relations & Campus Recruitment - India / SAARC

Jan 2018Aug 2023 · 5 yrs 7 mos · On-site

Pwc india

Campus Recruitment and University Relations Leader

Dec 2015Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

  • Pan India Campus Recruitment Lead for PwC India
  • Leading xLoS campus requirements – Advisory, Assurance, Tax & Internal Firm Services
  • Strategized & developed complete architecture for streamlining the process in Campus recruitment
  • Responsible for building a strong campus connect with all the Premier institutions
  • Established a set procedure & protocol for referral candidates
  • Enhancement of recruitment processes for niche & strategic hiring
  • Interface between the business & the branding team to develop & project the right message
  • Competitor mapping & information on their activities across campuses
  • Record offers to joins conversion through a strong customer centric approach towards recruitment
  • Managing a team across locations
  • Process enhancement, metric capture & analysis
  • Sign MoUs with institute for strong industry-academia relations & thus ensure that curriculum and the students are in-line with the market expectations
Campus RecruitmentStrategic PlanningStakeholder ManagementProcess EnhancementTeam Management

Infosys

2 roles

Senior Lead - Talent Acquisition

Jul 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Leading campus recruitment for multiple states in India. This includes Karnataka, Goa, and states of North, West, Central, East, North East India
  • Plan and strategize to decide on the top Engineering/Graduate institutes to be visited in the region based on hiring targets
  • Negotiate with the top engineering campuses to procure the Best Hiring Slot during the recruitment season for recruiting best talent
  • Schedule and plan the Recruitment initiatives at various colleges to achieve the stipulated target and optimizing the costs at the same time.
  • Enhance the Employer Brand Image among Engineering Campuses through Creative and Innovative ways like Technology Road-shows, Seminars, Hackathon etc.
  • Improve Candidate Experience by ensuring timely communication about the offers and Date of Joining with the Institutes and resolve their queries regarding the same.
  • Stakeholder management – Internal & External to ensure targets are met for the hiring managers and in-turn the organization as well
  • Maintaining MIS data and tracking hiring trends
  • Promote Campus Connect program to build stronger relationships
Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingStakeholder ManagementRecruitment Strategy

Lead - Talent Acquisition

Sep 2010Jul 2014 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Hiring mid/senior level people for the Marketing Unit
  • Heading E-School recruitment for Karnataka & Goa region
  • Responsible for Niche Hiring based on requirements stated by units
  • Partner with academia and select groups within Infosys to enhance capability of the talent pipeline
  • Interface between faculty and students across premier institutions across the region to outline strategies for academia-industry relation to benefit students and involved stakeholders
  • Ensuring requirements are met without going overboard
  • Involved in Premier E-School hiring and location mentor for PROTÉGÉ – Summer Internship program for Premier E Schools
  • Liaise with various units to understand requirements thus ensuring fulfillment in minimum possible time
  • Handling end-to-end recruitment process for freshers & lateral hiring
  • Keeping track of hiring trends across the industry & competition
Talent AcquisitionNiche HiringStakeholder Management

Chem trend chemicals co. pvt. ltd

Deputy Sales Manager - Die Casting

Mar 2009Sep 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos · New Delhi

  • Break into new avenues & drive sales growth for the organization in North & East India
  • Work closely with the automobile & ancillary manufacturers to understand the latest development in the die casting industry & it's processes
  • Be an interface between the clients & the organization to understand the requirements so as to help customize products to suit the customers needs & wants
  • Conduct real-time product performance analysis to ensure relevant data points are captured for further developments
  • Achieve market-share metrics by proactively conducting opportunity analysis by keeping abreast of market trends and competitor moves
  • Streamlining the entire supply chain management system to ensure minimum stock build-up
  • Conduct Rolling Forecast & planning of stocks for the coming 4 months with minimum deviation
  • Have a proactive foothold of the market to understand the effects & repercussions of the same on the company's business
Sales GrowthMarket AnalysisClient Management

Godrej & boyce mfg. co. ltd

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Jun 2005May 2006 · 11 mos

  • Market intelligence on upcoming storage facilities & warehouses
  • Suggest optimum warehousing solution to the customer
  • Interface between clients & design team to suggest the right product to the client
  • Coordinate with the logistics department & ensure timely despatch of all the necessary components
  • Calculate the cost & time involved for the installation & assigning a contractor for timely completion of the project
  • Oversee the entire project & ensure smooth flow of the activities

Education

SDM Institute for Management Development

MBA — Marketing and Finance

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Manipal Institute of Technology

B.E. — Industrial & Production

Jan 2001Jan 2005

Poorna Prajna Public School

12th — Science

Jan 2000Jan 2001

Poorna Prajna Public School, New Delhi - CBSE

10th

Jan 1998Jan 1999

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