Manimekala Saravanavelu

HR Manager

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India15 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Reduced voluntary attrition by 8% through targeted retention plans.
Implemented performance calibration process improving rating consistency by 12%.
Led policy rollout impacting 800+ employees, saving annual costs.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources professional with expertise in strategic HR management and analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hr AnalyticsEmployee RelationsTalent AcquisitionComplianceCompensation & BenefitsHr ManagementReporting & AnalysisHr Business PartneringEmployee EngagementRecruitmentEmployee Learning & Development

Other Skills

Microsoft Power BIOnboardingConflict ResolutionMarket BenchmarkingDashboardsOrganizational DevelopmentChange ManagementNeuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointInternal AuditsHuman BehaviorSourcingPersonnel ManagementDesign Thinking

About

With 15+ years in HR, I bring a pragmatic, strategic approach to partnering with business leaders. I’ve worked across the recruitment lifecycle, compensation & benefits, HR policies, employee relations, and HRIS. I combine hands-on employee relations experience with HR analytics to diagnose issues, propose prioritised interventions, and measure impact. Key Strengths: • Strategic HR Partnership: Translate business goals into people plans that move the needle. • Employee Relations & Compliance: Calm, fair, outcome-oriented conflict resolution. • Compensation & Benefits: Market benchmarking, Pay structure recommendations, benefits communication. • HR Analytics & HRIS: Turn data into decisions — attrition hot spots, cost of hire, time-to-fill optimisation. • Change & Culture: Design interventions for engagement, retention, and leadership effectiveness. Key Achievements: • Reduced voluntary attrition by 8% through targeted retention plans. • Implemented a performance calibration process that improved rating consistency by 12% • Led the Company policy & compensation rollout impacting 800+ employees and saving the company’s cost annually.

Experience

15 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Ntc logistics india [p] limited

2 roles

Manager - People & Culture

Promoted

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

Partnered with business leaders to align people strategy with revenue targets and operational KPIs.
Designed and implemented a structured recruitment & onboarding process, reducing time-to-hire from 60 to 35 days.
Led employee relations & grievance resolution, reducing repeat incidents by 7% through coaching and policy updates.
Developed new compensation framework and benchmarked roles, improving pay competitiveness and decreasing attrition in critical roles by 6%.
Created HR dashboards (attrition, engagement, cost of hire) to enable leadership decisions - reduced monthly reporting time.
Rolled out learning interventions for frontline leaders that improved first-line supervisor NPS.

Microsoft Power BIHR AnalyticsEmployee Relations

Assistant Manager - Human Resources Business Partner

Feb 2022 – Nov 2022 · 9 mos

Assist business unit with determining current and future skills needed to achieve optimal results along with Lead HRBP.
Monitor HC, staff cost, skill mapping & Employee productivity of your respective business.
Partner with Talent Acquisition for sourcing, selection, hiring, and onboarding of talent.
Responsible for Complete employee life cycle management for respective Business
Support Lead HRBP & business in executing key transformation activities including driving organization design and organization change initiatives.
Work with the Lead HRBP & business to identify and implement effective strategies and programs for addressing employee retention, employee engagement, employee and manager development, and workplace/resource planning.
Partnering with line management and employees to enhance employee engagement
Lead and Support administration of performance management program within respective BU.
Promote diversity and inclusion awareness in business
Recommend career planning, staff transfers, confirmations, promotions, job enrichment, IJP and administer PIP in business
Monthly MIS focusing on Head count / attrition / revenue / manpower cost / T&D / Employee Engagement activities, Initiatives and monthly implementations of the respective verticals.
Responsible for maintaining HRMS data for respective BU’s
General operational HR support as required in partnership with Corporate HR and Compensation, analytics and payroll team.

HR Business PartneringEmployee Engagement

Wevin private limited

Senior Executive Human Resources

Dec 2014 – Feb 2022 · 7 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Accountable for handling the lower to mid-level recruitment process from the scratch.
Devised strategy to execute the joining formalities and induction of recruits. Coordinated with internal departments for identifying training needs and organizing the training program.
Monitored the daily attendance and leaves through GreytHR ERP; ensured leave policies are adhered to and closed the monthly attendance for payroll processing.
Involved in framing grade-wise CTC structure; prepared and reviewed the monthly CTC reconciliation reports.
Accountable for payroll processing
Accountable for the yearly collection and verification of investment documents for Income tax calculation
Responsible for filing half-yearly/annual returns under Factories Act, Payment of Bonus Act, LWF, CLRA, NSSO, etc.
Timely remittance of PF, ESI & PT and submission of monthly statutory compliance reports to the management.
Competently handled Pan India statutory compliance
Released on-time confirmation appraisal form and annual performance appraisal form to the eligible employees.
Preparation of ISO documents and attended the internal & external audits
Renewal of Group Health Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance, Overseas Travel insurance & WC Policy; support cashless and reimbursement claims
Resolved employee grievances and addressed their queries on attendance, leave details, payroll, company policies, etc.

Employee Learning & DevelopmentRecruitment

Tab india granites private limited

Executive HR

Apr 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India

Implement HR initiatives and policies; effectively handle activities related to talent engagement, promotions, and increment cycles resulting in employee gratification.
Coordinate with internal departments for identifying training needs and their periodic conduction.
Responsible for Time office & Payroll Management.
Responsible for Contract Attendance & wage statement preparation.
Preparing PF & ESI monthly challans and processing of PF Transfer & Withdrawal Claims.

Employee Learning & DevelopmentHR ManagementEmployee Engagement

Rajsriya automotive industries pvt. ltd.

HR Trainee

Jul 2010 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos · Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India

Held accountable for muster roll maintenance and the processing of monthly salary.
Oversaw the PF & ESI, including the monthly remittance and periodical returns.
Maintained IF records and TS16949 records; generated MRM reports and managed MIS.