Hardik Kharbanda

Practice Head - R&D, Supply Chain and Mfg | IIT KGP | SVNIT

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Experience

  • Manager - Operations Practice [ R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing ] at Michael Page
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    'Building' Revenue Generating & Profitable Practice Operations Leadership Search Practice - R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain and Manufacturing specific functions Industry Focus: Deeptech: Electronics, Semiconductor, Energy, Robotics, Physical AI, EV Industrial: Automotive, Chemical, Metal & Mining, Automation, Capital Equipment Consumer: Retail, FMCG, Ecommerce, D2C/DC, F&B, Logistics & Transportation, Supply Chain, Services

  • Founder's Office - People Growth & Partnerships at CynLr
    Apr 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    'Chotu' of the organisation Doing everything that is hard and boring Working on BOT mode for Marketing, PR, Branding, Talent, HR and Admin Specialisation: Leadership Hiring across Finance, HR, BD, Engineering and Supply Chain Functions

  • Building 10xTalent at xto10x
    Apr 2022 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs

    We firmly believe that Startups will change the world and we want to enable this change by helping them scale by creating meaningful impact. One of the biggest value unlock for any startup is the right talent that drives excellence and innovation. At 10xTalent, we are trying to solve the most critical talent challenges for startups and deliver a net positive impact to the talent pool in the start-up ecosystem. Our engagements with 200+ growth-stage startups (and counting) have helped us develop functional expertise and have given us an insider perspective on 'what startups want'.

  • Michael Page (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
    • Sr. Consultant - Operations Practice
      Jan 2022 - Mar 2022 · 3 mos

      Onboarding new clients from Semiconductors, Electronics, IoT, EMS, Automotive, Heavy Engineering, and Engineering Services industries. Owning end-to-end recruitment processes from the pitch, negotiations, contract closures, sourcing, and offer management. Executing senior-level R&D, Mfg., & Supply Chain mandates - R&D: Head, Architects (Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical), Specialists, Program Managers etc. - Mfg: Heads of Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Safety, Site Operations etc. - SCM: Heads of Procurement, Sourcing, Logistics, Supply Chain etc. Providing 360-degree recruitment solutions to both employers and job seeker

    • Consultant - Operations Practice
      Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr

  • Territory Sales Manager - SCV Cargo and Pickups at Tata Motors
    May 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    - Channel Sales: Driving Dealerships to Achieve Volume and Market Share Targets of the assigned Territory - Marketing: Planning and Execution of ATL/BTL Activation for Sales Promotion - Market Research; Sales forecasting, competition monitoring and discovering avenues for market penetration/development - Team Development; Training dealer teams on Product, Soft-Skills and Sales processes - Tracking/Reporting: Using CRM and Data Analytics tools for reporting and tracking daily business