Abhishek Dash
HR Professional
Pune
Summary
Results-oriented Senior HR Professional with over 13 years of comprehensive experience in managing diverse HR functions. Proven expertise in designing and implementing HR policies, talent acquisition, talent management, performance management, learning and development, and employee engagement initiatives. Adept at driving special HR projects and process improvements to enhance organizational effectiveness and employee experience.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior HR Manager (Senior HRBP)
Sany Heavy Industries India Private Limited
08.2022 - Current
- Steer both operational and strategic HR mandates for multi-functional factory operations — including Supply Chain, Production, Process Engineering, and PPC — while leading comprehensive HR governance for Finance, Support, R&D, and Wind Energy divisions. Champion people strategy for a workforce exceeding 800 employees, focusing on performance culture, talent development, and organizational transformation.
- Overall, Roles & Responsibilities:
- Workforce Planning & Recruitment: Lead workforce planning and resource deployment strategies to ensure optimal staffing levels, in alignment with the Business head.
- Talent Management: Cultivate a strong talent pipeline through talent management program and creating success profiles for critical positions.
- Succession Planning: Collaborate with COE and senior leadership team to support smooth succession planning for critical roles.
- Performance Management: Oversee completion of Annual & Quarterly PMS with Smart goal setting, Manager review, feedback and calibration for factory, support function and R&D.
- Talent Development: Co-ordinate with COE to impart quality training to employees and execute their development plan.
- HR Digitalization: Project lead to initiating Darwin box and streamline the existing HR process and digitalize all modules in a single software.
- Annual Budget: Prepare the annual headcount for Factory, finance, support function and R&D.
- Change Management & Culture Transformation: Played a key role in managing change during organizational transformation, expansion, or restructuring. Streamline the department SCM, Production, Quality, finance and Process Engineering Department.
- Employee Experience & Engagement: Launch and monitor engagement programs, pulse surveys, and feedback mechanisms to ensure a motivated, inclusive, and high-performing workforce.
- SANY, a Fortune Global 500 company, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction and heavy machinery. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Changsha, China, SANY delivers innovative solutions across construction, mining, port, and renewable energy sectors.
- Major Achievements:
- Ensure total Manpower availability highest ever in Factory that is 97% in 2024, closed nearly 100+ Positions.
- Project Leader for Implementation of HR Digitalization Project Introduction of Darwin Box. (Vendor Selection to Execution).
- Taken a lead in Developing Business Process Mapping for all HR process for implementing HR digitalization.
- Played key role in supporting the restructuring of Supply Chain Management and Quality Assurance departments by identifying key roles, streamlining positions, and establishing new verticals in collaboration with key stakeholders to improve overall productivity.
- Lead the recruitment drive to support filling of critical position – Director Factory operation, Head SCM, Head Quality, Head PPC, Head Maintenance, Head Procurement, Head Assembly Production, Head customer Quality, Plant TPM and ISO Co-Ordinator, Project lead R&D, Process Engineering lead for wind business.
- Project Leader for leadership development project, identifying key positions and defining critical role profiles as part of the leadership program.
- Project Team member for GPTW survey team to drive the employee engagement survey for Factory and support Function and sharing the key findings to Management.
- Project Team for Management Connect: Initiate Focus group discussion with 43 Key resources including BU Heads & HODs to identify key action items to improve employee’s Motivation & Happiness.
HR Manager (HRBP Role)
Aggreko Energy Rental India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2018 - 07.2022
- HRBP for PAN India location covering Pune, Chennai and Greater Noida, looking after the complete employee life cycle for 200 + employees, for the most dynamic organization into service of temporary power solutions
- Budgeting and Resource Management: Manage the HR budget and allocate resources effectively to meet organizational needs
- Talent Sourcing & Acquisition: Identify hiring needs in collaboration with department heads to close critical position.
- Reward & Recognition: Promote standard reward and recognition processes that motivate staff and encourage alignment with business strategy.
- Performance Management: Promote performance management culture in business for all employees.
- Organization Development: Support line managers in completing the talent review process and in developing appropriate action plans based on the outcomes.
- Learning & Development: Work with line managers to identify learning needs and propose learning solutions.
- Data Management: Provide regular and appropriate people data to business and functional leaders
- Contractor Management: Provide HR input in third party contractor management to ensure HR process in line with company policies & local regulations.
- HR Metrics and Analytics: Utilize HR analytics to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to employee performance, turnover, and engagement.
- Employee Engagement: Identify key areas of focus to improve employee satisfaction and engagement; provide coaching to business managers and advocate effective communication with employees.
- Major Achievements:
- Design a few HR policies like leave, reward and recognition, recruitment, employee handbook.
- Closed all the audit points related to HR Process Played a lead role in improving the HR Audit score from “C” Grade to” A” Grade.
- Played a major change agent in smooth implementation of new HRIS System (Workday) creating a paperless HR function in current organization.
- Streamlined the HR vendor management process and resulted in saving twenty lakhs per month.
- Successfully completed an OD intervention and restructuring of department like sales and support function team for India business.
- Played a key role in driving a CSR activity and supported 50 poor children to get them pure drinking water.
- Completed the Career development program for Pan India employees for critical employees through DRIVE Model (Direction, Readiness, Involvement, Value creation and Execution & Excellence)
Assistant Manager – HR (HRBP)
Advik Hi Tech Pvt. Ltd.
05.2018 - 10.2018
- Functional Head for Training and Development a unit of managing 500 + employees, responsible for developing learning culture for the organization
- Training & Development: Prepare Training calendar, identify needs & Identification, Prepare Annual Training Calendar, Training effectiveness & Evaluation and Maintaining Training Record.
- ADVIK Hi-Tech Private Limited (AHPL) is one of India's leading & global Automotive component manufacturers, catering to the needs of several domestic and overseas Customers across four continents in the two-wheeler, stationary, engine and transmission system segments
- Major Achievements:
- Training Incentive Policy for creating the SME culture.
- Develop Induction Program for GET/MT
Assistant Manager – HR (HRBP)
Spicer India Pvt. Ltd. (Anand Group)
06.2012 - 04.2018
- Plant HR Lead for responsible for managing the complete employee life cycle of 600 + employees in both white and blue color, majorly for two business units (Axle & Gear Division)
- Source candidates through internal database and job portals, networking employee referrals for end-to-end recruiting thereby building a strong pipeline for the current and future openings
- Monitoring & addressing employee grievances and driving engagement between employees, front-line management & HR
- Prepared BU – Manpower Budget AOP in terms of manpower cost in various categories like salary cost, welfare cost, contract labor cost, training cost and other cost
- Maintaining payroll information by collecting, calculating & entering data; updating payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions and job title & department/division transfers
- Developing employee connected programs through townhall, communication sessions, counselling, reward and recognition and motivational nudges, multiple engagement initiatives, skip level meetings, annual sports, food festivals and quiz contests
- Supervised the launch of numerous programs like talent hunt, sports carnival, fun on floor, community relations, family day, rewards & recognition to increase employee engagement.
- HR analytics, to work extensively on monthly HRMIS report, provide strategic reporting in people parameters encompassing demographics, attrition, engagement, self-learnings, reward and recognition.
- Collaborating with business unit customers to assist in meeting business unit objectives and accordingly design (L&D) framework to drive the performance of teams and create a talent pipeline in the organization.
- Spicer India Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of automotive components, primarily focused on driveline and powertrain solutions. It is a joint venture between Dana Incorporated (USA) and Anand Group (India).
- Major Achievements:
- Design Induction Module for New Joiners
- Specialized Trainings and higher education plan for employees.
- Mentor Mentee program for Team Leaders
- Develop different recognition forum reward employees.
Education
MBA - HR
Kalinga Institute of Information and Technology
Bhubaneswar01.2012
B.Sc. - Botany
OUAT University
Bhubaneswar01.2009
HSC - undefined
Royal College of Science & Technology
01.2004
SSC - undefined
DAV Public School, CBSE Board
01.2002
Skills
Employee Life Cycle Management
Certification
CHRMP – Talent Management Certification - 2025
Accolades
Outstanding Performer for the year 2024 @ Sany India., People + champion in 2019, Rewarded as Human Capital-2017, Awarded for outstanding performance in the year 2017 at Spicer India Pvt. Ltd., Awarded as Unsung Hero in the Unit in Spicer India Private. ltd in the Year 2016, Best Performer for the year 2014
Timeline
Senior HR Manager (Senior HRBP)
Sany Heavy Industries India Private Limited
08.2022 - Current
HR Manager (HRBP Role)
Aggreko Energy Rental India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2018 - 07.2022
Assistant Manager – HR (HRBP)
Advik Hi Tech Pvt. Ltd.
05.2018 - 10.2018
Assistant Manager – HR (HRBP)
Spicer India Pvt. Ltd. (Anand Group)
06.2012 - 04.2018
B.Sc. - Botany
OUAT University
HSC - undefined
Royal College of Science & Technology
SSC - undefined
DAV Public School, CBSE Board
MBA - HR
Kalinga Institute of Information and Technology