Human Resource Partner

Garvita Bhandari

+1-984-***-**** Morrisville, North Carolina *******.********@*****.***

Valid US L2 Work Visa and US Work Authorization (EAD) http://www.linkedin.com/in/garvitabhandari PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Biogen Idec Biotech India Pvt. Ltd. India

Human Resources Partner Mar 2013 – Sept 2015

Responsible for managing Country HR agenda for Biogen India

UCB-Biogen Business Transition: Managed transition of Biogen India Multiple Sclerosis business (approx. 50 employees) to UCB Pharma - part of core team, planned, conducted due-diligence and executed the transition within 7 months from March until Sep 2015. Liaised with Senior Management within Biogen India, Biogen Global and UCB India

Talent Acquisition:

o Campus Hiring: Introduced “Summer Internship” program & managed end to end hiring of interns in 2014 o Partnered with the immediate manager and onboarding for 30-60-90 day plan of new hires o Ensured all vacancies were filled up through IJPs or referrals to save costs, 60% reduction in TA cost in 2014

Talent Development: Discussed all employees’ profiles, their career paths, succession planning for important leadership positions as part of OHRP. This has ensured lowest attrition rate compared to peer group

Employee Engagement: Ensured Engagement Scores improved by 10% in 2013 and Engagement Scores for Biogen India were the highest

Reward & Recognition: Developed the RnR program and designed the RnR Booklet, conceptualized and implemented Achievers Nite with cross functional team

HR Policies: Developed HR Policies and created a Ready Reckoner guide by studying key competitors & market strategy to ensure employee friendly & compliant policies, increased visibility of policies through “Know Your Benefits” series

Internal Communication: Designed and launched BIIB India TeamNet – a communication & collaboration tool, managed quarterly Newsletter content, liaised with the web designer for artwork, responsible for townhalls and internal announcements

CSR: Managed the CSR budget, relationships with NGOs such as Goonj, Khushboo Welfare Society, Room to Read & The Earth Saviors Foundation, created the “2013 BIIB India Care Deeply” video which received global recognition through International EHS&S’s Sustainability Award

HR Systems: Liaised with Biogen Global IT and introduced SharePoint in India from scratch. Managed the launch of HRConnect to host HR Policies and related FAQ and WorkDay to host confidential employee information in 2014

Training: Streamlined the process of assigning & tracking trainings through different training portals - BIU & ISOtrain

Operations: Streamlined all HR processes to ensure compliance with statutory requirements, ensured alignment to global processes & timely completion of processes such as Oracle entries, terminations and BAM updation.

Awarded as “Debutant of the Year 2013” and Top Performer in Supporting Functions 2014” Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt Ltd India

Senior Executive, Human Resources Jul 2008 – Feb 2013 Responsible for Compensation & Benefits agenda for Perfetti India and HR Generalist agenda for the Snacks Business Compensation and Benefits – approx. 800 employees

Led the project for documenting “Job Descriptions” for entire organization i.e. approx. 70-75 unique positions

Partnered with Hewitt for the “2012 FMCG Industry Manpower & Productivity Study”, conceived and designed to provide credible benchmarking data for informed decision making

Initiated a benchmarking study to understand “Front Line Sales Allowances” – designed and rolled out a survey, approached various FMCG forums to gather participation (7 companies participated), all recommendations were incorporated

Analyzed data from Hewitt, Tower Watson and Mercer surveys to ensure all positions were paid at median

Managed Performance Appraisal Cycle for the organization, ran Calibration Meetings with Business Heads

Benchmarked & proposed compensation for Expat positions – approx. 6 positions in India and 10 outside India

Automated the “Increment Process” using MS Excel as the platform which resulted in increased efficiency of the process and reduced the chances of errors

HR Business Partner for Snacks Business – approx. 40 employees

Talent Acquisition: Built the business from scratch – hired 40 employees including Senior positions such as Business Head, Marketing Head, Quality Head & Area Business Managers

Training: Compiled Training Calendar with focused technical & behavioral inputs of employees, organized internal and external trainings, identified service providers, managed discussions related to program content

Rewards & Recognition: Designed & implemented the Rewards & Recognition mechanism WIPRO Ltd. India

Team Leader Operations, Dell Inc. May 2004 – Jun 2008 Led a team of 12 Associates, 1 Resolution Specialist & 1 Voice Coach

Awarded as ‘Best Team Leader Operations’ for three consecutive quarters in 2007-2008

Helped 6 members to grow to next level through focused talent development

Created the Quality Audit Program Manual for Transition Queue in 2005 EDUCATION

Xaviers Labour & Relations Institute, Jamshedpur India Post Graduate Certification in Human Resource Management Class of 2010 Institute of Excellence in Higher Education, Bhopal India Bachelor of Commerce (Accounts Honors) Class of 2004

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