Vaibhav Kumar
Gurugram
Summary
Business-aligned HR Partner with 6+ years of experience driving workforce strategy and end-to-end talent acquisition across FMCG, EdTech, Building Materials, and eCommerce sectors. Experienced in partnering with senior leadership to translate revenue goals into structured hiring plans, compensation benchmarking, and capability building initiatives. Strong background in leadership hiring, stakeholder management, and people analytics, with a consistent track record of improving quality of hire, hiring efficiency, and early retention.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager - People and Culture
Wholsum Foods Pvt Ltd (Slurrp Farm & Mille)
Gurugram
09.2024 - Current
- Partnering with business leaders to drive workforce planning, manpower budgeting, organisation design, and KPI alignment to support revenue and growth objectives.
- Translating business strategy into actionable HR roadmaps, including hiring plans, succession planning, talent mapping, and role prioritisation.
- Driving end-to-end talent acquisition in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring quality of hire, cultural fit, and business alignment.
- Monitoring and analysing HR and recruitment KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, attrition, and productivity metrics) to enable data-driven decision-making.
- Designing and implementing compensation benchmarking, CTC structuring, and variable pay/incentive frameworks, aligned with performance management systems.
- Advising and coaching business leaders on performance management, employee engagement, retention strategies, and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
Recruitment Specialist
Aditya Birla Group - Birla Pivot
Bengaluru
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Partnered with Sales, Product, Logistics, Marketing, Customer Excellence, and IT leadership to translate business expansion goals into structured workforce plans and hiring roadmaps.
- Developed targeted sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networks, competitor mapping, and talent market intelligence to build high-quality pipelines across the building materials and e-commerce sectors.
- Conducted structured screening interviews and collaborated in cross-functional interview panels to assess technical competencies, behavioural skills, and cultural fit.
- Managed stakeholder communication by providing regular pipeline updates, hiring dashboards, risk assessments, and data-driven insights to enable informed decision-making.
- Led compensation benchmarking, salary negotiations, and offer management, while ensuring internal equity, budget adherence, and competitive market positioning.
- Monitored recruitment KPIs including time-to-hire, source effectiveness, conversion ratios, and candidate experience metrics, while mentoring junior recruiters and supporting employer branding initiatives.
Senior Recruitment Associate
Byju's - The Learning App
Bengaluru
02.2022 - 08.2023
- Developed and executed recruitment strategies to hire senior-level and niche talent using job portals, LinkedIn, social media, networking events, and talent databases.
- Partnered with hiring managers to define role requirements, competency frameworks, and hiring priorities aligned with business objectives.
- Conducted structured screenings, coordinated interview panels, and facilitated stakeholder decision-making to ensure quality of hire and cultural fit.
- Led offer negotiations and compensation discussions while collaborating with operations teams to ensure smooth onboarding and positive candidate experience.
Recruitment Associate
Byju's - The Learning App
Bengaluru
05.2020 - 03.2022
- Sourced candidates through Naukri.com (Boolean search), LinkedIn, Indeed, social channels, campus drives, and job fairs, while conducting telephonic and virtual interviews for Sales and Sales Support roles across PAN India.
- Managed end-to-end onboarding, rehire processes, and virtual induction programmes, collaborating with the Central L&D team on sales training and content initiatives to enhance employee experience and retention.
- Led attrition analysis by training and managing a team of six to collect exit feedback data, performing analysis to design retention strategies, and reduce employee turnover.
- Implemented and managed the company’s first employee referral platform (Ripplehire), overseeing end-to-end operations from lead distribution to referral incentive payouts.
Business Development Associate
Byju's - The Learning App
Bengaluru
11.2019 - 04.2020
- Drove direct sales and customer acquisition through high-volume outbound calling, consultative selling, and effective objection handling to achieve revenue targets.
- Built strong client relationships, negotiated and closed deals, and contributed to weekly sales reporting and strategy planning to improve conversion performance.
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Human Resources Management
NMIMS
Mumbai, MH01-2024
Bachelor's Degree - Hospitality Management
Amity University
Lucknow01-2016
Skills
- Leadership
- Recruitment
- Interviewing
- Talent Management
- Internal Stakeholder Management
- Industry-Specified Sourcing
- Workforce planning
- Recruitment lifecycle
- Compensation negotiation
- Employee engagement
- Sourcing strategies
- KPI monitoring
- Employer branding
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Cultural fit assessment
Certification
- KEKA HR KATALYST 4.0
- KEKA HR KATALYST 5.0
Websites
Hobbies and Interests
- Travelling
- Biking
- Cricket
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
French
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Assistant Manager - People and Culture
Wholsum Foods Pvt Ltd (Slurrp Farm & Mille)
09.2024 - Current
Recruitment Specialist
Aditya Birla Group - Birla Pivot
08.2023 - 05.2024
Senior Recruitment Associate
Byju's - The Learning App
02.2022 - 08.2023
Recruitment Associate
Byju's - The Learning App
05.2020 - 03.2022
Business Development Associate
Byju's - The Learning App
11.2019 - 04.2020
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Human Resources Management
NMIMS
Bachelor's Degree - Hospitality Management
Amity University