Mumbai Metropolitan Region
With over nine years of human resources experience, currently leading HR operations for 1,000+ employees across five premium brands at Raymond Limited. Focused on driving succession planning, achieving 86.4% employee engagement score through innovative programs, and ensuring operational excellence in compliance and organizational design. Collaborated with functional leaders to implement change management initiatives aligning HR strategies with business objectives. Previous roles at Flipkart and Reliance Industries honed expertise in performance management, regional HR activities, and workforce planning. Known for a data-driven approach to HR, leveraging analytics to enhance decision-making and foster inclusive, high-performing cultures. Dedicated to building sustainable HR frameworks that empower teams and drive organizational growth.
Internally promoted to Lead the HR, IR and Admin functions for the Amravati Textile Manufacturing Plant. Spearheading the HR and Administrative aspects for a workforce in excess of 1000. Maintaining healthy Industrial Relations within a Unionized environment, ensuring practice grievance redressal and labour harmony. Ensuring 100%statutory labour compliance and overseeing plant administration to support 24/7 manufacturing operations.
• Human Resources Business Partner managing HR operations for over 1000 employees nationwide across Retail, Sales, Business Development and Projects functions, supporting five premium brands—Park Avenue, Parx, Colorplus, Raymond Ready to Wear and Raymond Made to Measure. • Led succession planning for critical roles up to N-2 levels, enhancing leadership pipeline. • Achieved 86% employee engagement through initiatives like Converse, Confluence, RED and Amber Pulse. • Partnered with functional heads to drive OD and change management strategies aligned with business goals. • Ensured 100% compliance with labor laws and handled ethical issues and domestic enquiries effectively. • Designed and implemented a structured onboarding program to enhance new joiner integration, engagement, and productivity from day one
• HRBP for over 300 sales employees across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. • Ensured timely completion of the Performance Management Cycle. • Championed the “My Voice” employee engagement survey, enabling line managers to craft actionable plans for both short-term improvements and long-term cultural shifts. • Leading region-specific HR activities including recruitment and C&B policy implementation and serve as regional SME to provide advice and guidance to the Leadership. • Spearheaded efforts in Recruiting, Developing, Managing and Monitoring the performance of a multi-skilled work force of Business Development Associates, Team Leads and Cluster Heads.
• HRBP for employees across various manufacturing sites and campuses/offices in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana. • Employees connect for better mental well-being during COVID period. • Ensured timely completion of the R-Performance Cycle at every stage. Handling post - PMS queries and grievances related to appraisal and promotion criteria. • Successfully recruited 100 Security Executive Trainees from 30,000 applications, managing the process end-to-end digitally. • Maintained and optimized Organization Management (OM) structures, ensuring data integrity and accurate relationship mapping across systems to support seamless HR operations and strategic workforce planning.
• Spearheaded Employee & Industrial Relations at Reliance Industries, Patalganga Manufacturing Division - Petrochemical Division, fostering a compliant and collaborative work environment. • Pioneered the launch and implementation of the SCRUM system for contract workforce management at JNPT, Mumbai — a first-of-its-kind initiative at the location. • Achieved and maintained 100% compliance for over 1000 Contract Workers (scalable up to 2500 during plant shutdowns), including timely renewal of contractor registers and statutory filings. Handled Audit by Government Officials pertaining to Contract Workers. • Liaised with Labour Law Consultants, Legal Team & Government Authorities on active Labour Court cases. • Implementation of Wage Standardization for all the Contract Workers. Organized periodic People Council Meetings to enhance employee engagement and gather actionable feedback. • Plan, organize and conduct People Council Meeting in different plants for employee interaction and communication at periodic intervals for dissemination of relevant information and obtaining group feedback. • Led the preparation and analysis of weekly, monthly, and quarterly MIS reports, dashboards, and key HR metrics to support strategic decision-making. • Played a pivotal role in annual budgeting processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial planning. • Led campus recruitment initiatives at top engineering institutions including IITs and NITs for onboarding Graduate Engineer Trainees (GETs). Additionally, managed recruitment drives for Diploma Engineer Trainees (DETs), ensuring a robust pipeline of skilled technical talent aligned with organizational workforce planning.