MANOJ KUMAR
HR Leader
Ahmedabad
Summary
· Experienced professional with over 21 years in strategic planning, recruitment and manpower planning, HR operations, and OD functions.
· Implemented innovative HR initiatives to streamline processes and support organizational growth opportunities.
· Skilled in employee relations activities and the recruitment process, prioritizing workforce competence improvement, and managing end-to-end HR processes in a matrix structure.
· Uses a team-based management style and focuses on mentoring, training, and career planning for team members.
· Led change management processes to streamline operations, build employee morale, control attrition, and develop committed teams.
· Capable of managing large workforces, maintaining a peaceful work environment, and initiating beneficial measures for the organization.
· Team player with strong communication and problem-solving skills, able to think clearly and logically.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Head – Talent Acquisition & Corporate HR
Adani Petrochemicals
Ahmedabad
11.2021 - Current
- Leading the Talent Acquisition & Corporate HR for Petrochemicals business
- Leading Workforce Planning, HR Budgeting, Performance Management, Learning & Development, Compensation & Benefits & Talent Management initiatives
- Capacity building for Coal to PVC Greenfield Project with hiring of more than 800 candidates in 12 months
- Part of the Group Talent Acquisition revamp task committee for Oracle Recruiting Cloud – Revamp of the entire hiring process through Oracle
- Drafted Group New Joinee Eligibility & Reimbursement Policy
Head – HR/Admin/Legal/CSR/Corporate Communications
Green Gas Limited
03.2017 - 11.2021
- Responsible for Complete HR Strategy & HR Operations of the Company reporting to Managing Director
- Presenting to Board of Directors and seeking their approval on new HR Polices and Initiatives
- Liasioning with District Administration, Dy CLC & RLC (Central), Factory Inspector, Police, other Statutory Authorities and local media
- Leading the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) schemes of the Company with spend of more than Rs 2.50 crores in 2019 & 2020
- Managing Corporate Communications
- Drafting, approval and implementation of complete HR policies of Green Gas Ltd in line with CGD Business in 2017
- Standardization and restructuring of Outsourced Manpower, Administration & Service Contracts
- Development of HRIS for Green Gas Employees and complete outsourced manpower
- Introduction of Reward & Recognition schemes like Best Performing Asset of Year Award with competition among all CNG Mother Stations of Lucknow & Agra
- Facilitated the first time “Strategic Meet” workshop for the Company in 2018 and thereafter has been driving it as Most Important Yearly Event for the Finalization of Business Plan
- (JV of Indian Oil & GAIL)
HR & Admin
Essar Group
Mumbai, Kolkata, Jamnagar, Durgapur
08.2005 - 09.2016
- Restructured organization structure which resulted in better business optimization and reduction in manpower requirement & cost at E&P, CBM Raniganj (total 110 employees exited the Senior, Middle and Junior Management cadre)
- Defined Career Paths for GET/DET in Refinery through Career Ladders
- Identified key critical positions and succession planning; performed 3x3 matrix evaluation, based on performance & potential of employees
- Took the initiative of executing career planning discussions (Career Desk) with select group of employees (Pilot Project)
- Coordinated first time implementation of Balance Score Card Methodology while hand-holding Managers and Functional Heads on designing Scorecards for their functions and teams
- Selected by Refinery Leadership Team to represent Essar Oil Ltd
- In the Solomon Benchmarking Study Conference in Singapore in December 2010
- Participated in the benchmarking study on Personnel Index where Essar was ranked no
- 1 in Personnel Cost Index in Asia Pacific Peer Group
- Drafted and introduced the following Reward & Recognition Schemes at Essar Oil Ltd.:
- Gem (Going Extra Mile) - individual & team recognition through gem portal with redemption of rewards online
- Best Of Best – Team Award for operational excellence
- Designed & implemented the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd
- & Essar Oil Ltd
- Employee Exchange Program in Jan'10
- Received the following awards and honor's:
- Gem Award – for formulating the Refinery Expansion Commissioning Incentive in 2012
- Innovation Quest 2013 Award by MD & CEO, EOL & Group President – HR for providing the winning idea on making workplace better
- Formulated the following schemes and plans:
- Out of the Box Scheme resulted in savings of more than 100 crores in 2011-12 & 2012-13
- Mega Turnaround Incentive helped in framing the incentive plan and supervised the payout for 1100 regular employees and contract employees for Essar Oil Ltd., and other Group Companies in December 2011
- External Talent Map for the new business initiatives which was highly appreciated by Vice Chairman
- Prepared the Refinery Commissioning incentive plan and managed the payout for more than 1400 regular employees and contract employees for Essar Oil Ltd
- And other group companies in May 2012 and was awarded Gem Award for the contribution
- Led Hewitt Employee Engagement Survey 2012 Process for more than 1300 employees and found that the overall engagement score for Essar Oil was 81% with 96% employee's participation
HR Analyst – Recruiting
Delphi Automotive Systems Ltd.
Gurgaon
06.2005 - 07.2005
- Closed critical Operation positions of 50 numbers in Greater Noida plant which had higher attrition among all the three plants i.e
- Gurgaon, Greater Noida and Manesar
- Prepared the job descriptions of the Operation, Production Engineering, Purchase & Vendor development positions
Recruitment Consultant – EMPI Vertical
Adecco Peopleone India Ltd.
02.2004 - 06.2005
- Recruited workforce for middle and senior level for companies like Jubilant Organosys Ltd., Hero Motors, New Holland Tractors India Pvt
- Ltd., Asahi Glass India, SRF Limited, Metso Minerals, BILT, JCB India Ltd., Maruti Udyog Ltd., Alstom Power Projects, Sterlite Group, Schneider Electric, Tecumseh Products India Ltd., and Class India
- Closed technical positions for International Clients like GRACO & Al Fozan
- Led the GET recruitment drive of Sterlite Group for their expansion projects at BALCO & Hindustan Zinc in Delhi, Jaipur & Raipur; conducted written test, group discussion, and preliminary interview of the candidate and coordinated for final interview with Sterlite officials
- Honor of being a part of Achievers Club (Internal Recognition Club) Q2 FY'04-05
Recruitment Consultant
Sukhvarsha Management Services
Bangalore, Pune
06.2003 - 02.2004
- Recruited workforce for lower, middle and senior levels for engineering projects, services and pharma companies like American Power Conversion Ltd., ABB, Schneider Electric, Tata Advance Materials Ltd., Tata Honeywell Ltd., Siemens Ltd., ITC India Ltd., Polyflex India, Molex India, Makino Asia Ltd., Kodak India Ltd., Eureka Forbes, Exide Batteries, Wipro Fluid Power, CB Richard Ellis, Tyco Electronics, Suzlon Energy, Jones Lang Lasalle, Dr
- Reddy's Laboratories, AstraZeneca and Microlabs
- Created a profile bank of strong candidates of technical positions through headhunting
- Set up the new branch at Pune with the recruitment of office staff and development of new clients
Education
Qualified UGC- NET - Labour Welfare/Personnel Management /HRM
UGC
New Delhi 01.2002 - 04.2022
Masters - Personnel Management and Industrial Relations
Utkal University
Bachelors - Commerce
Sambalpur University
Skills
- Engineering
- Procurement
- Construction
- Plant Operations
- Maintenance
- Talent Planning
- Talent Acquisition
- Talent Development
- Talent Management
- Reward & Recognition
- Performance Management
- Employee Relations
- Grievances
- Training
- Development
- Compensation Management
- Global Mobility
Certification
Certified Compensation & Benefits Manager – MIDDLEEARTHHR & CAMI
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/25/79
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Head – Talent Acquisition & Corporate HR
Adani Petrochemicals
11.2021 - Current
Head – HR/Admin/Legal/CSR/Corporate Communications
Green Gas Limited
03.2017 - 11.2021
HR & Admin
Essar Group
08.2005 - 09.2016
HR Analyst – Recruiting
Delphi Automotive Systems Ltd.
06.2005 - 07.2005
Recruitment Consultant – EMPI Vertical
Adecco Peopleone India Ltd.
02.2004 - 06.2005
Recruitment Consultant
Sukhvarsha Management Services
06.2003 - 02.2004
Qualified UGC- NET - Labour Welfare/Personnel Management /HRM
UGC
01.2002 - 04.2022
Masters - Personnel Management and Industrial Relations
Utkal University
Bachelors - Commerce
Sambalpur University
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