Sanalkumar K
Cochin
Summary
Seasoned HR/Admin leader with a proven track record at Amalgam Group, enhancing organizational efficiency and employee satisfaction through strategic HR management and robust policy revision. Skilled in relationship management and performance improvement, I've driven significant growth with a blend of hard and soft skills, including expertise in statutory compliance and public relations.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
GM-HR/Admin
Amalgam Group
Cochin
11.2014 - Current
- Company Overview: Headquartered in Cochin, Amalgam Group was established in 1977
- The holding company has joint ventures and alliance partnerships with leading international food companies and is driven by a team of skilled and trained personnel
- Started with fully integrated seafood export processing enterprise with hatcheries, feed mills, aqua farms and processing facilities
- Established itself as the indisputable leader in seafood and aqua feed exports
- Over the last 5 years the group has restructured its business to focus on three distinct segments of the Indian food industry through three individually managed companies
- Group has four factories, three in Kerala and one in Karnataka
- Group has now consolidated its operations under 4 Companies
- As Incharge of HR/Admin of the entire Group, responsible for end to end HR activities and administration by leading a team of HR/Admin personnel
- Statutory compliance, liasoning with Govt Departments like F&B, PCB, Labour Dep, Fire & rescue, coordinating legal cases was successfully done
- Took active role in maintaining harmony in factories, employee engagement activities and routine trainings
- In addition to this, spearheaded the initial compliance and liasoning required for the new factory project of the company including representing the company in state single window board meetings
- Initiated timely completion of performance appraisals and decisions based on it
- Revised and streamlined corporate HR policies in discussion with the top management
- Streamlined the ERP system with respect to the Payroll, HRMIS and led the team to implement the same in all units
- Maintains good relationship with all senior level officials and unit heads and thus the acceptance of changes required was well received by them
- Handling a team of 7 direct reportees in HR/Admin Vertical who are Sr.Manager to Officer level, having responsibilities at various units and corporate office
- Headquartered in Cochin, Amalgam Group was established in 1977
- The holding company has joint ventures and alliance partnerships with leading international food companies and is driven by a team of skilled and trained personnel
- Started with fully integrated seafood export processing enterprise with hatcheries, feed mills, aqua farms and processing facilities
- Established itself as the indisputable leader in seafood and aqua feed exports
- Over the last 5 years the group has restructured its business to focus on three distinct segments of the Indian food industry through three individually managed companies
- Group has four factories, three in Kerala and one in Karnataka
- Group has now consolidated its operations under 4 Companies
- The Group has a total head count of 1500 plus employees
- It has got 4 factories in Kerala, 1 unit in Karnataka, 1 unit in Haryana & 9 sales branch offices in major cities pan India
Group Head-HR&Admin
Dhathri Group
Cochin
11.2005 - 10.2014
- Company Overview: Dhathri Group is a renowned healthcare Group with a wide range of business in FMCG/Food & Beverage, classical and patent products, nutraceuticals, Hospitals, wellness clinics etc with a turnover of 150Cr and a headcount of strength of 627
- Joined as HR/Admin Officer with charge of two manufacturing units and hospital initially and quickly moved up the career ladder to become the Head-HR&Admin of the whole group comprising of 5 different companies with a wide range of business and units spreading across the country
- Have made significant contributions to the growth of the organisation by driving the resources towards the vision and spearheading the change management required for different phases of growth of the company
- Got the rarest honour of appreciation from the Managing Director who convened a meeting in each business unit to appreciate my efforts in single handedly launching the Hospital Unit in Guruvayur which gave a head start in the expansion of the healthcare units in the following years
- In addition to the entire gamut of HR/Admin activities took part in strategic organizational decisions and reputation management through CSR activities
- Often given the responsibility of visualising the organisational PR collaterals and representations and presentations as a company spokesperson among the public, internal customers and external customers
- Dhathri Group is a renowned healthcare Group with a wide range of business in FMCG/Food & Beverage, classical and patent products, nutraceuticals, Hospitals, wellness clinics etc with a turnover of 150Cr and a headcount of strength of 627
Executive (Administration & Operations)
Eka Internet Technologies (P) Ltd.
Cochin
11.2000 - 11.2005
- Company Overview: An IT company based in Cochin and floated by N.R.Is
- Over all handling of HR and operations
- Handled team in India and abroad
- Pay roll, ESI /EPF
- Personal Files Maintenance
- Recruitment, Joining formalities, exits
- Appraisals
- General facility administration
- An IT company based in Cochin and floated by N.R.Is
Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration - Human Resource Management and Marketing
School of Communications and Management Studies (SCMS)
Cochin01.2002
B.Sc. - Electronics
M.G University
Kottayam01.1997
Skills
- Human Resource Management
- Recruitment
- Performance Management
- Training & Development
- New Systems & Policies
- Personnel Administration
- Public Relations
- Industrial Relations/Statutory Compliance
- Relationship Management
- General Administration
- Well versed with Windows, MS Office, Design Tools like Adobe Photoshop as well as Internet Applications
- Human Resources Management
- Organizational Development
- Staff Training and Development
- Performance Improvement
- Succession Planning
- Staffing
- Human Resources Leadership
- Salary structure/compensation analysis
Affiliations
Member of NIPM, Cochin Chapter
Projects
Study of the Delayering Scheme Implemented in Fact and its Effect on the Organizational Efficiency. Employee Satisfaction Survey. A Study of Statutory and Non Statutory Welfare Measures.
Languages
- English
- Malayalam
- Hindi
- Tamil
Professional Enhancements
- Public speaking course from Ramanathan Institute for Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, Chennai, 1999.
- Indian society in transition - a seminar by Prof. Ramanathan Narayanswamy, IIM Bangalore, 1999.
- Assertiveness for Success - a Course conducted by Progressive HRD Consultants, Chennai, 2000.
Personal Information
- Current CTC: 21.7 Lakhs per Annum plus 8 Lakhs Family Mediclaim insurance coverage.
- Date of Birth: 01/20/75
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
GM-HR/Admin
Amalgam Group
11.2014 - Current
Group Head-HR&Admin
Dhathri Group
11.2005 - 10.2014
Executive (Administration & Operations)
Eka Internet Technologies (P) Ltd.
11.2000 - 11.2005
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration - Human Resource Management and Marketing
School of Communications and Management Studies (SCMS)
B.Sc. - Electronics
M.G University
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