Saravanan S
Bangalore
Summary
- Industry experience of over 16 years in logistics industry
- Managing more than 1500 white collar and blue collar manpower across south locations
- Rich exposure of various HR/IR functions and Statutory Compliance - Recruitment and Selection, Performance Management, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Relations, Employee Engagement, Policy Implementation, Payroll, Handling Employee Grievances, Dispute handling, Statutory Compliances (ESIC, EPF, Gratuity, LWF, Professional Tax, Factory Act, Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, CLRA, POSH and Disciplinary actions)
- Implementation of HR processes in the green field warehouses across the south region
- Excellent interpersonal skills and remarkable team management style. Can relate and connect with people easily across various levels.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager-HR, South Zone
Linfox Logistics India Pvt Ltd
02.2025 - 10.2025
- Manpower planning, Talent Acquisition and Induction
- Recruitment of various levels (On-Roll, Off-Roll employees and Apprentice trainees under NAPS)
- Salary negotiation & fitment as per the grade & designation
- Ensure timely issuance of offer letter & Appointment Letter to the employee
- Preparing and sharing the weekly, monthly PAN India recruitment dash board to Asia Pacific regional office.
- Statutory Compliance and IR:
- Registration of Shops and Commercial Establishment License, Contractor Labour Principal Employer RC, Contractor License and Trade License.
- Preparing the CTC breakup, offer letter for Fixed Term Contract employees and Contract Labours as per the minimum wages act.
- Filing statutory returns under Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, Contract Labour Act, Minimum wages act, Maternity Act and Bonus Act etc.).
- Liasoning with the labour department, ESIC, PF, Professional Tax and Corporation/Local Panchayat Office.
- Grievance Handling, Disciplinary actions and Handling employee disputes
- Attending Labour Court Cases on behalf of the company
- Conducting statutory&compliance audit of manpower contractors
- Vendor Management
- Sourcing and onboarding the new manpower vendors.
- Preparing contract labour and security wage structure as per the minimum wages act
- Processing manpower and security vendor invoices.
- Preparing and maintaining manpower vendor agreements
- Vendor assessment and due diligence
- Conducting vendor statutory audits on monthly basis
- Attendance and Payroll Management:
- Sending south regional payroll inputs every month, which includes new joiners, resignees, transfers, over time details, salary adjustments and updated in HRIS.
- Conducting exit Interviews and sending the exit forms for the F&F Process.
- Employee Relations
- Conducting employee contact programs
- Ensuring prompt resolution of employee grievances to maintain cordial Human Relation.
- Create and maintain a positive relationship with employees
- Supporting a healthy work/life balance
- Employee Engagement Activities
- Celebrating of festivals, monthly birthday celebration and arranging employee health camps in the region)
- Regional HR Team Management
- Conducting regular weekly and monthly review meeting with all the project and location HR's
Regional Manager-HR
FM India Supply Chain Pvt Ltd
03.2022 - 02.2025
- Recruitment and Onboarding:
- Identification of white-collar and blue-collar manpower requirements and sourcing the talents from diverse sources with the predefined TAT at regional level.
- Coordinate and conduct new joiner orientation to facilitate a smooth onboarding process and ensuring a smooth transition into the organization.
- Vendor Management
- Sourcing and onboarding the new manpower vendors.
- Preparing contract labour and security wage structure as per the minimum wages
- Processing manpower and security vendor invoices.
- Preparing and maintaining manpower vendor agreements
- Vendor assessment and due diligence
- Conducting vendor statutory audits on regular basis
- Attendance and Payroll Management:
- Sending regional payroll inputs every month, which includes new joiners, resignees, transfers, over time details, salary adjustments and updated in HRIS.
- Conducting exit Interviews and sending the exit forms for the F&F Process.
- Performance Management:
- Explaining principals & process of PMS to all employees.
- Facilitating the KRA & goal setting process to all employees.
- Coordinating with corporate HR for entire regional appraisal process
- Assist in the development and implementation of performance improvement plans
- Employee Relations
- Conducting employee contact programs
- Ensuring prompt resolution of employee grievances to maintain cordial Human Relation.
- Create and maintain a positive relationship with employees
- Supporting a healthy work/life balance
- Employee Engagement Activities
- Celebrating of festivals, monthly birthday celebration and arranging employee health camps in the region)
- Statutory Compliance and IR:
- Registration of Shops and Commercial Establishment License, Contractor Labour Principal Employer RC, Contractor License and Trade License.
- Filing statutory returns under Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, Contract Labour Act, Minimum wages act, Maternity Act and Bonus Act etc.).
- Liasoning with the labour department, ESIC, PF, Professional Tax and Corporation/Local Panchayat Office.
- Grievance Handling, Disciplinary actions and Handling employee disputes
- Conducting statutory compliance audit of vendors
- Training & Development:
- Effectively identified training requirements for enhancing manpower skills & knowledge, designed training calendar plans for achieving organizational effectiveness.
- Coordinating with corporate training team for regional trainings.
- Closely associated with corporate HR and assist them in developing and conducting employee satisfaction surveys.
- CSR Initiatives
- Gender diversity-hiring unprivileged female candidates and setting target of 30% of female employee ratio.
- Associated with local NGO's, which works with disadvantaged children & youths
- Associated with HO-France Office for FM Foundation activities in the South region.
- Regional HR Team Management
- Conducting regular weekly and monthly review meeting with all the project and location HR's
- Setting KRA/KPI's for the project HR's and location HR's.
- Assessing performance of project HR's and location HR's
Assistant Manager-HR and Admin
TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd
06.2018 - 03.2022
- Recruitment and Onboarding:
- Identification of manpower requirements and sourcing the talent from diverse sources with the predefined TAT at regional level.
- Selecting the candidates through IJP (Internal Job Posting)
- Coordinate and conduct new joiner orientation to facilitate a smooth onboarding process and ensuring a smooth transition into the organization.
- Vendor Management
- Sourcing and onboarding the new manpower vendors.
- Preparing contract labour and security wage structure as per the minimum wages
- Conducting vendor statutory audits on monthly basis
- Attendance and Payroll Management:
- Sending regional payroll inputs every month, which includes new joiners, resignation, transfers, over time details, salary adjustments and updated in HRIS.
- Conducting exit Interviews and sending the exit forms for the F&F Process.
- Performance Management:
- Explaining principals & process of PMS to all employees.
- Facilitating the KRA & goal setting process to all employees.
- Coordinating with corporate HR for entire regional appraisal process
- Assist in the development and implementation of performance improvement plans
- Employee Relations
- Conducting employee contact programs
- Ensuring prompt resolution of employee grievances to maintain cordial Human Relation.
- Create and maintain a positive relationship with employees
- Employee Engagement Activities
- Celebrating of festivals, monthly birthday celebration and arranging employee health camps in the region
- Statutory Compliance and IR:
- Registration of Shops and Commercial Establishment License, Contractor Labour Principal Employer RC and Contractor License, Trade License.
- Filing statutory returns under Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, Contract Labour Act, Minimum wages act, Maternity Act and Bonus Act etc.).
- Liasoning with the labour department, ESIC, PF, Professional Tax and Corporation/Local Panchayat Office.
- Conducting statutory compliance audit of vendors
Manager-HR and Admin
Ruban Bridge Pvt Ltd
02.2018 - 06.2018
- Recruitments
- Identification of manpower requirements and sourcing the talent from diverse sources
- Searching talent via job portals, LinkedIn, recruitment consultants and through campus recruitment.
- Issuing an offer letters and appointment letters
- Completion of joining formalities and maintaining personal files.
- HR Operations:
- Communicating & execution of policies.
- Induction training to the new joiner.
- Conducting exit Interviews to analyze the various hidden reasons of attrition.
- Measuring attrition on monthly and quarterly basis.
- Attendance and Payroll Management:
- Sharing the salary inputs every month to the payroll consultant, closely working them to run the payroll and ensure for the employee salary payout.
- Exit Interviews and F&F Process.
- Administration:
- Taking care of House Keeping, Security and other contractors.
- Stationery and Printing Stationary
- Processing vendor bills.
- Startup E-Commerce Company
Assistant Manager-HR and Admin
CEVA Freight India Pvt Ltd
08.2013 - 02.2018
- Recruitments and Selections:
- Identification of manpower requirements and sourcing the talent from diverse sources
- Searching talent via job portals, LinkedIn and recruitment consultants.
- Completion of joining formalities and maintaining personal files.
- Performance Management:
- Explaining principals & processes of PMS (Online) to all employees.
- Facilitating the KRA & goal setting online process to all employees.
- Coordinating with corporate HR for entire regional appraisal activities.
- HR Operations:
- Communicating & execution of policies.
- Induction training to the new joiner.
- Conducting exit Interviews to analyze the various hidden reasons of attrition.
- Preparing various reports like headcount details, manpower reports, etc.
- Liasoning with Labour Department, Provident Fund Office, Employees State Insurance Office and Professional Tax Office.
- Handling Mediclaims & GPA, coordinating with TPA.
- Employee engagement activities (Celebrating of festivals, birthday celebration and arranging employee health camps in the region)
- Issuance of appointment letter, promotion letters, confirmation letters, increment letters and employment proof letters to employees.
- Attendance and Payroll Management:
- Sending salary inputs every month, which includes biometric attendance, new joiners, resignees, transfers, over time details, and any other adjustments etc.
- Exit Interviews and F&F Process.
- Training & Development:
- Effectively identified training requirements for enhancing manpower skills & knowledge, designed HRD calendar plans for achieving organizational effectiveness.
- Coordinating with corporate HR team for regional trainings.
- Administration:
- Taking care of House Keeping, Security and other contractors.
- Booking air ticket, assisting visa process, hotel room booking, organizing sales conference and customer meets.
- Managing office stationery and printed stationaries and processing vendor bills.
Executive HR
DB Schenker India Pvt Ltd
11.2011 - 08.2013
- Assisting Regional HR Manager for recruitment
- Requesting offer letter from corporate HR
- Completion of joining formalities and maintaining personal files.
- Conducting exit formalities
- Assisting employees for mediclaims cashless/reimbursement facilities and coordinating with TPA.
- Employee engagement activities celebrating of festivals and birthday celebration on every month last working day.
- Assisting Regional HR Manager for payroll activities and sending salary inputs to corporate office which includes attendance (Bio-Metric Attendance uploading in the SharePoint portal), new joiners, resignees, transfers, over time details, etc.
- Exit Interviews and F&F Process.
Executive HR
RK Management Services Pvt Ltd
01.2009 - 11.2011
- Statutory and compliance/IR
- Registration of Shops and Establishment License, Contract Labour Principal Employer RC, Contractor License, ESIC, PF and Professional Tax
- Preparing ESIC and PF Challans and depositing in the SBI bank and filing monthly returns for associated companies
- Professional tax filing every month and renewal every year for associated companies
- LWF Challans preparation & on time submission for associated companies
- Liasoning with labour department for all statutory compliances and inspection
- Implementing of Minimum Wages to contract labours.
- Updating statutory registers under Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, CLRA Act, Factories Act, Minimum Wages, Payment of Wages Act, Bonus Act, Maternity Benefit Act.
- Conducting statutory and compliance audits
- Preparing and sharing the payroll sheet to the small scale industries and proprietorship companies to salary payout
- Preparing salary statement, ESIC, PF and Professional Tax recovery statements.
Education
MBA-HRM -
Annamalai University
05.2008
PGDHRM -
Bangalore University Central College
06.2006
B.A -
Bangalore University, RBANMS College
04.2003
PUC -
Karnataka Pre-University Board
04.2000
SSLC -
Karnataka State Education Examination Board
04.1997
Skills
- Manpower planning
- Talent acquisition
- Statutory compliance
- Payroll administration
- Vendor management
- Employee relations
- Training and development
Languages
English, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
Professional Summary
16, Managing manpower across south locations, HR/IR functions and Statutory Compliance, Recruitment and Selection, Performance Management, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Relations, Employee Engagement, Policy Implementation, Payroll, Handling Employee Grievances, Dispute handling, Statutory Compliances, Excellent interpersonal skills and remarkable team management style.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Late. Subramani
- Date of Birth: 04/13/81
Timeline
Manager-HR, South Zone
Linfox Logistics India Pvt Ltd
02.2025 - 10.2025
Regional Manager-HR
FM India Supply Chain Pvt Ltd
03.2022 - 02.2025
Assistant Manager-HR and Admin
TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd
06.2018 - 03.2022
Manager-HR and Admin
Ruban Bridge Pvt Ltd
02.2018 - 06.2018
Assistant Manager-HR and Admin
CEVA Freight India Pvt Ltd
08.2013 - 02.2018
Executive HR
DB Schenker India Pvt Ltd
11.2011 - 08.2013
Executive HR
RK Management Services Pvt Ltd
01.2009 - 11.2011
MBA-HRM -
Annamalai University
PGDHRM -
Bangalore University Central College
B.A -
Bangalore University, RBANMS College
PUC -
Karnataka Pre-University Board
SSLC -
Karnataka State Education Examination Board