Ashish Jehurkar
Head Of HR, Admin And IR
Aurangabad
Summary
Bilingual Business Human Resources Head offering 23+ years of progressive success in Telecom and Power Sector. Strong foundation of utilizing excellent communication and emotional intelligence to build strong teams and cultivate positive work cultures. Superior employee relations acumen and passion for recruiting, retaining and supporting high-quality talent to drive company growth propositions through Leadership Interventions, Talent Acquisitions & Development, OD & Change Management, Performance Management, Employee Relations and Industrial Relations.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
HR
Sterlite Technologies Ltd, Vedanta Group of Companies
Aurangabad
- POLICIES AND SYSTEM
- Planning of strategies for effective formulation and implementation and review of HR Systems, Policies and Practices.
- Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 5000+ employee company.
- Implemented modules like 6+2, 4+2 working hrs w/o any major cost implications.
- Developing Dashboards for efficiency and efficacy pertaining to Productivity
- Ensuring all compliances & regulations compliance to protect employers from litigations and employees from discrimination and harassment. Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Negotiated HR-related vendor contracts to maintain agreements with necessary vendors to support HR operations.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Developed comprehensive process for new hires and reviewed new hire productivity, optimizing onboarding effectiveness.
- Develop channels and provide platforms to receive feedback from the Executive/Non Executive Staff on the Policies and Systems
- Coordinating with Central Team and developing and implementing strategies and initiatives aligned with overall business strategy to achieve the overall Business KRA’S.
FUNCTIONAL NARRATIVE
MANPOWER PLANNING
- BUDGETING
- Strategizing the Zero Base Manning, Role base Organization along with Manpower budgeting & planning as per the Business objectives
- Designing strategies to attract and retain critical/niche Talent
- GAP analysis, Job Description, Vacancy Module and Recruitment Module
- Designing and development of manpower dashboards with financial metrics
- Effectively plan and coordinate the campus recruitment & hiring activities on a need basis
- Ensuring staffing plans on the Premises
- Managing the Employee cycle through Success Factors (SAP) for Recruitment Module and maintain talent pool.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
- Transforming the Safety Culture under Abhay Initiative (Associated with DuPont)
- Contract Labor and Apprentice management (NAPS) enabling Variability in system
- Designed the module for manpower variability for fixed cost optimization in alignment with business objectives and competitiveness
- Setting stretched targets for self as well as team which are in line with Unit’s targets
- Ensure productivity of the employees
- Builds a strong business relationship with the internal client and Grievance handling
- Develop subordinates by enhancing their skills and abilities to take up higher responsibilities through requisite training on behavioral competencies, soft skills and functional areas functional areas
- Conduct periodic feedback conversations “Reflections” with team members as part of, and in addition to, the performance appraisal processes
- Conduct training sessions of team members and identifying and nominating them for internal/external programs.
Head
Glass
10.2017 - Current
- Plants in India)
Business HR Head
Sterlite Power Transmission Limited
05.2014 - 10.2017
- Haridwar and Jharsugda – 6 Plants + Marketing
- Function: HR, IR & Admin, Handled Demerger activities for Sterlite from Front with smooth transition
- Institutionalized the best HR Practices pertaining to employee engagement and work life balance of employees like Staffing Model and Five days week in Sterlite Power
- Inducted DET Internship module as a game changer
- Handled all levels/hierarchy staffing and selection
- Brought new dimension of Onbording process and imbibing culture of Role Spec, BEI, DISC for collective subjectivity in Staffing and Recruitment
- Instrumental Role in GPTW, Yogdaan, House of Fame, Retention of Employees/Talent
- Effective implementation of Polices /systems, across the company
- Excellent project management skills
- Passionate towards getting the best talent for the company.
Chief Manager
Sterlite Technologies Ltd
06.2007 - 05.2015
- Contributing to the business strategy by helping business leaders to identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes
- Supporting line managers in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements in line with the function / business strategy
- Implementing appropriate employee training and Development Initiative’s and manage its delivery
- Helping business unit leader to provide employees with development opportunities and ensure that they are able to meet current and future performance standards
- Developing and promoting feedback mechanisms for employees to influence the continuous improvement
- Reviewing and benchmark the internal and external environment to improve the HR policies and initiatives
- Identifying new opportunities where HR can add value to the business
- Managing specific projects as determined in the annual HR operational plan and participate in functional and cross-functional initiatives 7
Officer
Sterlite Technologies Ltd, Fiber
Aurangabad
07.2000 - 05.2007
- Provide flawless product specifications and work orders to the manufacturing department
- Maintain proper documentation / records and ensure successful Internal and external audits
- Ensure timely calibration of all machine
- Proper inventory /spares management related to department
- Trouble shooting related to Production
- Achieving Shift Target
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
06.2009 - 05.2011
GPA: 55%
Master of Science - Computer Science
07.2001 - 05.2003
GPA: 52%
B.Sc - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
07.1997 - 06.2000
GPA: 65.2%
HSC - Science
06.1995 - 04.1997
in First Class, GPA: 62.83%
SSC -
06.1994 - 04.1995
GPA: 79.82%
Skills
Leadership Development
OD & Change Management
Performance Management
Employee Relations
Industrial Relations
Talent Acquisation & Development
People Leader
Impact & Influence
Business Strategies & Oriented
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Training and Development
Succession planning
Business administration
Employee Experience
Accomplishments
- Good understanding of Performance Management System architecture – Competency based PMS, KRA/KPI and Target setting
- Experience in designing & rolling out communication plan and PMS implementation and facilitation of smooth completion of the Performance Management Process as per the business guidelines within timeline
- Experience in framing the Employee Benefit Policies along with the central team (R&R, Relocation Policy, Variable Pay etc.)
- OD/TRAINING
- Core team member of Designing and Development of “People First” managerial intervention (in coordination with Harappa) which is recognized as one of the best Human Capital Management program by Brandon Hall
- Recognized as “Trainer and Coach” in STL Train the Trainer “STEP UP” program
- Developed Multiskilling Development Module “Skilletron” based on 3x3 model
- Organization Analysis & Culture- Gallup & GPTW survey
- Capability Architecture-Capability Index, Capability Building Plan, Role Architecture, Job Evaluation
- Unique Role Analysis & Development (CPTM) with Hey Group
- Driving development program for all the sets of the employees
- Expertise in Succession Pipeline development, Talent card
- Behavior Event Interviews
- Expertise Capability development coaching framework (Agility & Innovation workshop), Boost Program
- Competency development behavioral, and functional
- Compliance and governance trainings
- Having expertise in Training Management process (TNA and GAP analysis) from Design to Delivery
- Brandon Hall Award for People First Program
- Awarded as “People Coach and Mentor” in the Step Up Train the Trainer Program
- Grabbed the HR Excellence Award in the onsite assessment by IMexl ( Kaizen Hansei)
- Aurangabad Shendra Draw Plant won the First Prize in ‘Narayan Meghaji Lokhande Industrial Safety & Health Award- 2023 by Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health, Maharashtra
- Won the award for optimising the fixed cost in business sprint program “Project Junoon and Project Phoenix” for business continuity and stabilisation
- Recognised for framing and launching of “SOP Visualisation Program” for multiskilling of resources
- Introduction and stabilisation of “NAPS –National Apprentice Promotion Scheme” at OF Aurangabad Plant
- Developed a model for knowledge sharing by exchange of resources (Optical Fiber India-Optical Fiber Cables India-Optical Fiber, China ) for transforming into a Learning Organisation
- Handled critical IR issues related to fatal accidents, riot case, accidental cases, COVID-19 pandemic etc in this duration
- Received Job Evaluation (JE) certificate through Hay Group Korn Ferry for assessment of roles as part of CPTM (Career Progression and Talent Mobility Framework)
- Thrice Fast Track Performer as a reward of Grade Elevations every time
- External Recognitions:
- Invited as Key Note Speaker at NIPM Aurangabad Chapter,ISTD Silvassa and other HR Forums
- Delivered and shared lecture on “STL Covid-19 Manual” to the industry experts of Aurangabad which helped them to prepare procedure of handling and working in premises during COVID-19 wave
- Delivered lecture at various colleges of Aurangabad,Silvassa and Jharsuguda.
Timeline
Head - Glass
10.2017 - Current
Business HR Head - Sterlite Power Transmission Limited
05.2014 - 10.2017
Y.C.M.O.U. - MBA, Human Resources Management
06.2009 - 05.2011
Chief Manager - Sterlite Technologies Ltd
06.2007 - 05.2015
Dr. B.A. Marathwada University - Master of Science, Computer Science
07.2001 - 05.2003
Officer - Sterlite Technologies Ltd, Fiber
07.2000 - 05.2007
S.B.E.S College OF Science - B.Sc, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
07.1997 - 06.2000
S.B.E.S. College Of Science - HSC, Science
06.1995 - 04.1997
Shishu Vikas Mandir - SSC,
06.1994 - 04.1995
HR - Sterlite Technologies Ltd, Vedanta Group of Companies
FUNCTIONAL NARRATIVE - MANPOWER PLANNING
- PEOPLE MANAGEMENT